In a delightful twist of contrasts, BREDA launched their Coda collection at All Blues wood-paneled listening room during fashion week's opening night. Bec Lauder's acoustic set deliberately stripped away the venue's audiophile-grade sound system in favor of raw, unmediated sound - a choice that echoed the Coda's own design philosophy: finding beauty in deliberate simplicity. (Audiophiles, don’t fret, when Lauder wasn’t performing, the room resonated with carefully selected jazz classics, such as The Lightmen's Free As You Wanna Be.)

The timepiece, with its continuous curves flowing elegantly from case to bracelet, found its natural home in All Blues' intimate setting, where the warmth of tube amplifiers met the glow of vintage audio meters. The evening drew an eclectic mix of New York's creative community: Dimepiece founder Brynn Wallner and model-creator Jack Meilleur mixed with creator Corinne Collado, writer/stylist Ashley Ballard, stylist Tara Nichols, and writer Jo Rosenthal. Throughout the night, attendees enjoyed yuzu & white peach vodka cocktails, spicy mango margaritas, and plates of crispy Karaage chicken and tempura fries. Photographer Matt Weinberger captured the evening's intimate moments, with the event later being featured in PAPER Magazine's coveted NYFW party coverage.

Against the backdrop of New York Fashion Week's usual frenzy, All Blues NYC transformed into an unexpected sanctuary. The listening bar's rare vinyl collection and vintage audio equipment provided a fitting backdrop for a timepiece that shares its name with music's most intentional pause, the coda, a passage that brings a piece to its end while creating space for reflection. Like its musical namesake, the collection found harmony in this audiophile haven, where each element celebrated the ritual of taking time.

In a space built for audio perfection, we chose to celebrate imperfection, proving that sometimes the most powerful statements come from knowing when to strip things back to their essence.

Images by Matt Weinberger.