Five Trends From New York Fashion Week You’ll Want to Get a Head Start On
Fuchsia, leopard prints, and updated businesswear are a few...
As the first official week of what editors have affectionately dubbed “Fashion Month,” New York Fashion Week is where trends hit the ground running. Our fashion features editor Isabel Slone attended the shows and noticed a few particularly prominent trends crop up over the course of the week. Here are five trends straight from the runways of New York Fashion Week that we predict will be huge for – and before! – Fall.
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Underwear as Outerwear
Vaquera F/W 2018
It may still be freezing outside, but as soon as temperatures rise, you might find yourself tempted to take your shirt off…and keep it that way. Jeremy Scott and Alexander Wang both debuted underwire-heavy versions of the bra top at their F/W 2018 shows, Dion Lee incorporated bras into their tailored separates and Vaquera showed a gold cone bra worthy of Jean Paul Gaultier.
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Tequila Sunrise
Alexander Wang F/W 2018
Sizzling pops of fuschia and orange emerged as hot colours for the usually sombre fall season. The best part: you can go all-out with an eye-popping monochromatic look, or keep it simple with just a sultry accent.
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Boss Lady
Alexander Wang F/W 2018
Ever since Alexander Wang spoke of his inspiration for his F/W 2018 collection as “what a modern CEO would wear,” we’ve had business on the brain. Calvin Luo and Monse showed cool, downtown versions of conservative herringbone plaid, while Vaquera skewed more risqué, showing a tweedy blazer – and not much else.
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George of the Jungle
Michael Kors F/W 2018
Leopard print dominated the concrete jungle of New York Fashion Week both on and off the runways. Plenty of showgoers turned up to the events wearing animalistic overcoats, while the trend was replicated on the runway. Michael Kors and Carolina Herrera used subtle accents of the print on collars and scarves, while Calvin Klein went the Grey Gardens route, channeling unapologetic eccentricity with a full leopard coat.
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The Clash
Anna Sui F/W 2018
This season designers made the decision blow off boring minimalism for good, embracing heretofore-unseen levels of Basara. Anna Sui and Tanya Taylor presented looks with three clashing patterns a piece, and Coach and Libertine amped up their accessories game with plenty of jangling charms.
Isabel Slone is a fashion journalist and critic based in Toronto. She is author of the newsletter Freak Palace.
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