Cottagecore fans listen up – McGee & Co just dropped a ruffle-heavy collab with Loeffler Randall that is a must-have for hosting season

As a fashion fan (and with a previous career in fashion under my belt), an interiors-meets-fashion collaboration is my kryptonite. So when I saw the teasers for the McGee & Co x Loeffler Randall collaboration starting to drop all over social media in the last few weeks I was suitably intrigued.

Now that it has finally launched – well, consider me fallen hook, line, and sinker. Dropping just as New York Fashion Week kicks off, this collection captures founders Shea McGee's (of Studio McGee and McGee & Co) and Jessie Randall's (of Loeffler Randall) shared love of hosting, fashion, and home design. It's truly a partnership born of shared admiration, and the results are here to prove it.

You'll already be familiar with Shea McGee's timeless, subtle, coveted design style but for those who are new to Loeffler Randall, there are just a few things you need to know. New York-based, this female-founded brand's designs are fanciful in all the best ways. Think ruffles, scalloped, florals, and playful Cottagecore-inspired aesthetics. Combined with McGee & Co's iconic style and a desire to create a collection worthy of the most decadent tabletop tastemakers, it truly is a hostess's dream come true.

So where did it all begin? With a dress, of course.

'I always joke that I'd love to wear a tablecloth, and this is that moment!' says Shea in a behind-the-scenes video, where she wears the dress that sparked the inspiration behind the entire collection.

Jessie Randall explains: 'The Gardenia Ruffle Tablecloth in this collection was inspired by a beautiful fabric that we have in our Loeffler Randall ready-to-wear collection. I have never seen a plaid woven in with a motif like a flower before, and so it was just such a special textile that we decided to use it for the tablecloth.'

Jessie sent Shea some photographs of how she likes to lay her table, filled with woven textures and neutral ceramics, to which Shea said 'This is speaking my love language' and they started to bring the vision together. They picked the gingham print first and evolved the collection to include soft neutrals, greens, browns, scallops, ruffles, and broderie details throughout that work together to create one harmonious, layered table.

'I love how versatile this collection is,' says Jessie, whose favorite piece from the collection is the Tabitha Butter Dish with its twisted handle. 'You can use it [the collection] year-round, you can dress it up, you can layer it – it feels special, but not over-done. Seeing it all together blew me away,' she says.

Shea also wanted to create a user-friendly collection thanks to their soft approach to color. 'It allows you to pair it, and mix and match – we even coordinated with textiles, seat cushions, and pillows with scalloped edges.'

'Every time that we come out with McGee & Co products, I take a few for myself, but with this [collaboration], I've asked them to save one of every piece for me,' gushed Shea. 'One of the many things I love about Loeffler Randall is their attention to unique, expressive details. There’s so much inspiration to be found in fashion that applies to interior details, as well.'

Shop The McGee & Co x Loeffler Randall Collaboration

Here's our edit of the most swoon-worthy goods from the collection – from scalloped dinnerware to decadent centerpieces and gingham-clad, ruffle trimmed pillows.

'All these little different details that work so well together and that is what happens with the table, you can just layer everything together and it works beautifully or you can use it on its own,' says Jessie Randall on how to shop and layer the collection. You can go all in or shop just a few pieces to elevate your existing tableware to add some McGee & Co x Loeffler Randall charm.