What happens backstage at New York Fashion Week often stays there – unless it ends up in Vogue. This season, it did. And our own tailor Myrna was at the center of it.
The House: About Cuculelli Shaheen
Founded in 2016 by Anthony Cucculelli and Anna Rose Shaheen, Cucculelli Shaheen has built one of New York’s most distinctive couture identities. Hand-embroidered, heavily embellished, and somehow both rock-and-roll and classical at once, their pieces reference mythology and fine art while feeling completely, unmistakably New York.
For a show like NYFW, that level of craft raises the stakes. The fabrics are specialty, the construction is complex, and the margin for anything less than perfect is zero. A designer bringing looks to the runway needs a tailor they trust completely. Cucculelli Shaheen trusted Myrna.
The Work: Tailoring for NYFW
In the lead-up to the show, Myrna worked through the collection’s most demanding pieces – beaded bodices, intricate embellishments, specialty fabrics – making sure every look was runway-ready under serious time pressure. The show went beautifully, and the collection was later captured in a feature for Vogue Portugal. Not a bad outcome for a night’s work!
The Tailor: A Shining Example of Alts Talent
Myrna has been part of Alts since nearly the beginning. Her technical range covers everything from bead-encrusted couture to bridal gowns to the everyday alterations that make up the backbone of what we do, and she approaches all of it with the same precision and care. Over the years she’s also become a mentor to the next generation of Alts tailors, passing on standards that come only with hands-on experience.
What people notice first, though, is how calm and collected Myrna is. Where NYFW backstage is famously chaotic, she is a calm sea in a storm of people. Brides who come in anxious leave feeling completely taken care of. Models rushing to a lineup get the same steady hands.
From the runway tents to a quiet bridal fitting, she brings the same thing every time: real expertise, genuine warmth, and the kind of skill that makes hard work look effortless.
