![Helen Frankenthaler by Alexander Liberman/The Getty Research Institute](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0123/5065/2473/files/9thStreetArtists_02_DK_900x.jpg?v=1712022494)
These women were not simply reiterating the spontaneous methods of Abstract Expressionism, but rather actively expanding and defining what would become the first avant-garde movement to originate in the United States.
![Installation view of the Ninth Street show by Aaron Siskind / Smithsonian Institution](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0123/5065/2473/files/9thStreetArtists_03_DK_900x.jpg?v=1712022517)
Renegade in both their output and methods of production, their daily uniforms followed suit.
![Jane Freilicher and Jane Wilson at Freilicher’s studio in Hoboken](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0123/5065/2473/files/9thStreetArtists_06_DK_900x.jpg?v=1712022624)
The women of the 9th St. exhibition — their work, their pioneering spirits, and the lives they led — are the inspiration behind our Spring collection. Centered around the idea of individuals who contain multitudes, the collection presents pieces that transition seamlessly between work and leisure.
![Poster by Franz Kline](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0123/5065/2473/files/9thStreetArtists_06_900x.jpg?v=1712013456)
![9th Street Artists two images - 1](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0123/5065/2473/files/9thStreetArtists_07_900x.jpg?v=1712012929)
![Helen Frankenthaler in the studio at Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford Village, New York, 1977 Lindsay Green](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0123/5065/2473/files/9thStreetArtists_08_900x.jpg?v=1712012968)
A new, everyday uniform arrives with the Mainstay Cotton Ninth Street Jumpsuit, a workwear staple reimagined with perfectly balanced proportions. An ode to a painter's go-to ensemble, it's finished with button-down construction, a notched collar, and a drawstring waistband. We named it for the legendary moment that brought these trailblazing women into our collective consciousness; an admiring tribute to the artist at work.