Interview: On-The-Rise Designer Jay Godfrey Goes Rock & Roll Chic For Fall

Lincoln Center was quieter than usual before the Jay Godfrey presentation. It may have been because of the weather, or perhaps that it was not even 9 am. A great portion of the people that were there were scurrying in and out of the backstage area where Jay Godfrey was courting the press. As a new face in the tents, he was certainly on everyone’s mind. Godfrey’s past working in finance led to a stint at Oscar de la Renta and then eight years ago, his own label and eponymous boutique. We were able to catch him between the madness to talk shop.