Having a conversation with designer Joseph Abboud is a bit like taking a master class where the syllabus combines men’s style, business management, and consumer psychology. His fall 2019 collection, which debuted on a chilly night last February, was shown at New York City’s South Street Seaport.

The venue was chosen to reflect the city’s rich migrant heritage: Abboud’s sophisticated approach to tailoring and love for imported Italian fabrics collided with an Ellis Island-era Bohemian panache. There was pattern mixing, texture saturation, sleek leathers and shearlings, kilim bags, and luxurious knits.