The Trends to Know From New York Fashion Week

Right on schedule, there’s a usual discourse that spreads through social media and industry circles as New York Fashion Week rears its head. The conversations are largely based on the standing question, “Is NYFW dead?” One could argue back and forth surrounding the current direction of the fashion capital, but the looks below were enough to convince me that this fashion week is alive and exceedingly well. (After all, Beyoncé made an appearance.) Established names like Thom Browne and Marc Jacobs took you into worlds that surpassed imaginable levels of stylistic storytelling—they conveyed feelings within the fabrics. Tory Burch and Altuzarra celebrated anniversaries all while continuing to innovate after both having a monumental season in September. (The question filling our group chats and coffee breaks was “Will they be able to top the last?”)

Proenza Schouler and Sandy Liang, arguably the quintessential “cool girl” labels of the week (with noticeably different aesthetics) offered more reasons to take notes from New York. Schouler taught lessons in inventive layering, while Liang took a mature step up from the usual bows and Mary Janes with additions of tweed suit sets and cashmere sweaters. You can always count on emerging talent to give you something to believe in, and this season all eyes were on Zankov and Diotima for their attention to detail with knitwear and crochet, respectively.