Month: September 2019

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The Best Runway Looks From New York Fashion Week, According to Our Editors

It’s that time of year again: the glorious beginning of fashion month. Over the next four weeks, we’ll no doubt bear witness to plenty of beautiful runway looks, celebrity front-row outfits, backstage beauty trends, and more—and it all kicks off with New York Fashion Week. In addition to New York mainstays like Proenza Schouler and Marc Jacobs, we’re excited to see brands that are getting hotter by the minute, from Nanushka and Area to Pyer Moss and Eckhaus Latta. 

Let’s face it. The frenzied week can be a bit overwhelming, so consider this your ultimate cheat sheet to the Big Apple shows. Below, the Who What Wear team breaks down every noteworthy show and the trends that emerged from each one. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. These looks will be all over your Instagram any minute now. 

With looks punctuated by voluminous sleeves and sweetheart necklines, there were plenty of Khaite’s signature silhouettes spotted on the runway. New for the brand? Prints are a first for Khaite, which took on a grungy country vibe that carried through the whole collection.

Elegant evening looks and reimagined tuxedos were the focus on the runway at Ralph Lauren. Held within Ralph’s Club, an Art Deco-inspired nightclub opened just for the show, the designer ushered in the glamour of NYC in the 1930s.

Season after season, the Area runway is flooded with the brand’s signature crystal and the S/S 20 collection was no exception—this time seen worn as facial jewelry and cascading as fringe from garments and shoes. The clothes? They took Victorian shapes and Americana prints as a point of departure.

Next up: the trends that will dominate the street style scene this month.