A style for
every story.
NYC contemporary womenswear — the wrap dress, the pleated skirt, the slip, the silk jumper, the knit cardigan.
Profile NYC designs season-after-season editorial pieces from a New York studio. Dresses, skirts, sweaters, denim, silk, knit, linen. The full Curated Sense edit covers 133 styles, 1,171 pieces in stock, $20–$169. The closet you build, one chapter at a time.
Five chapters. One closet.
Eight departments.
One studio.
Skirts, dresses, sweaters, tops, blouses, jackets, t-shirts, sets — the full Profile NYC catalogue organised by category. Click through to shop the chapter.
Twelve frames. The Edit.
Summer Seam Skirt in Sky Blue
$78
Faux Wrap Sweater
$78
Stretch Coloured Denim Skirt
$56
Blue/White Floral Jumper
$46
Slip Dress
$85
Crinkle Cream Skirt
$54
Cropped Knit Cardigan
$69
V-Strappy Slip Dress
$52
Rose Faux Wrap Dress
$95
Silk Jumper
$60
Panel Pleated Skirt
$55
Striped Front Tie Dress
$60
The spread.
Pre-Fall 2026.
Look 01 · The Skirt
Look 02 · The Dress
Look 03 · The Cardigan
is the line we keep returning to. PG 042 · Pre-Fall 2026
Profile NYC is a New York studio designing contemporary women's pieces around a single editorial idea: your closet should hold a piece for every chapter of your life, not a single uniform that pretends to do every job. Some days the wrap dress; some days the pleated skirt; some days the slip; some days the silk jumper; some days the knit cardigan over everything.
We work in five fabric families — silk, wool, knit, linen, denim — and seven garment categories (skirts, dresses, sweaters, tops, blouses, jackets, sets). The 133 pieces in this Curated Sense edition are organised into the five chapters of Issue No. 02: The Wrap Dress, The Pleated Skirt, The Slip + The Silk, The Knit Cardigan, The Denim Skirt.
Each piece is a sentence in the story you write with your closet. Pick the cut, pick the fabric, pick the colour. The chapters are ours; the story is yours.
Welcome to Issue No. 02.
Materials, annotated.
Six silk pieces this issue. Mulberry silk woven 19–22 momme weight, dry-clean only, hand-finished hems on the slip dress and silk jumper. The fabric ages with patina.
Seven wool pieces, including the belted A-line skirt and faux-wrap sweater. Worsted-wool finish on tailored pieces; merino blend on knit cardigans for softness against the skin.
Twelve knit pieces, including the cropped cardigan in eight colours, the scallop-edge cardigan, and the striped sweater. Gauge 12–16 yarn for everyday wear; gauge 7–9 for the chunkier scallop pieces.
Two linen pieces: the linen wrap skirt and a linen blouse. European mid-weight linen with a soft hand and the characteristic crinkle that linen earns through wash and wear.
Ten denim pieces. Stretch denim with 1–3% elastane for recovery; the coloured denim skirt and leather-seam skirt are mainstays. Wash cold, hang dry to preserve colour and stretch memory.
Three editorial reads.
Primary-source-cited deep dives on the wrap dress (DVF 1974), the NYC fashion-editorial tradition, and the silk-knit-denim material framework that defines contemporary womenswear.
The Wrap Dress: Diane von Furstenberg, 1974, and Why the Silhouette Still Sells in 2026
DVF 1974, the cotton jersey, the body-flattering math, true vs faux wrap construction. Citing the Smithsonian, LACMA, MoMA, and Vogue's 50-year retrospective.
GEOGRAPHY OF STYLEDesigned in NYC: How New York's Fashion Editorial Tradition Shapes Contemporary Womenswear
Garment District 1890s, Vogue NYC 1909, NYFW 1943, the Costume Institute. Why brands designed in New York read different from anywhere else.
MATERIAL SCIENCESilk, Wool, Knit, Linen, Denim: The Five-Fabric Framework Behind Contemporary Womenswear
Momme weight, micron count, gauge spec, oz/yd denim weight, FTC labeling rule. How to read a fabric label and build a five-fabric closet.
Reader questions.
Things shoppers actually ask before adding to cart.
Where is Profile NYC designed and produced?
Profile NYC is a New York-based studio designing contemporary women's pieces. Pieces are designed in New York and produced through a network of garment manufacturers across the Garment District and overseas partners. The brand has been operating from at least 2019 (the dated Pre-Fall 2020 lookbook reference is the oldest publicly traceable record on profile-nyc.com), with consistent seasonal collections through 2026.
What sizes does Profile NYC carry?
Profile NYC sizing follows standard US contemporary womenswear sizing, with most pieces available in XS, S, M, L; some pieces extend to XL. Specific size charts and measurements are listed on each individual product page on profile-nyc.com. The Curated Sense storefront mirrors the same sizing, with live inventory updated against the manufacturer's stock. If a size is shown as available on Curated Sense, it is shippable; if it shows out of stock, it has cleared from the manufacturer's inventory and is awaiting restock.
What materials does Profile NYC work with?
Five fabric families: silk (mulberry silk, 19–22 momme weight, used in slip dresses, silk jumpers, and silk wrap skirts), wool (worsted-wool tailored pieces and merino-blend knit), knit (gauge 12–16 cardigans and gauge 7–9 scallop pieces), linen (European mid-weight linen for warm-weather pieces), and denim (stretch cotton with 1–3% elastane). Specific composition percentages are disclosed on each product detail page in compliance with the FTC Textile Fiber Products Identification Act (15 U.S.C. § 70). The materials grid above maps each fabric family to its standard care.
Which pieces are the bestsellers?
By live inventory and sell-through, the consistent bestsellers are: the Cotton Rib Bikini-style wrap pieces, the Faux Wrap Sweater ($78), the Cropped Knit Cardigan in all colours ($69), the Slip Dress ($85), and the Summer Seam Skirt in Sky Blue ($78). The Curated Sense edit’s Twelve Frames grid above features each of those plus seven adjacent picks. The cropped cardigan is Profile NYC’s signature piece — the closest thing to a uniform the brand offers.
How do the wrap dresses fit?
Profile NYC's wrap silhouettes are faux-wrap on most styles — meaning the wrap is sewn closed and you step into the dress, rather than tying it yourself. This eliminates the gap-and-shift problem that traditional wrap dresses can have during wear. The Rose Faux Wrap Dress ($95) and the Faux Wrap Sweater ($78) are both faux-wrap construction. The Silk Wrap Skirt is true tie-wrap with adjustable closure. Both styles flatter most body types — the wrap silhouette is the most universally-flattering dress shape per the published industry consensus dating to Diane von Furstenberg's 1974 wrap-dress launch.
Does Profile NYC ship internationally? Wholesale?
Direct retail through Curated Sense ships nationwide in the United States. International shipping on direct retail is reviewed case-by-case — reach out via the contact form for ETA and rates. Wholesale through Profile NYC is open to boutique retailers, intimates and apparel shops, and apparel buyers; inquiries go through the contact form on profile-nyc.com or via info@profile-nyc.com. The brand does ship to multiple international markets and currencies are configurable through the storefront's region selector.
The closet you build,
one chapter at a time.
133 styles. Five fabrics. Five chapters. NYC contemporary womenswear — a style for every story.
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