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The Who What Wear Podcast: Episode Summary
Episode Title
New York Fashion Week F/W 26 Recap: High-Neck Styling, Velvet Bum Bags, and Pattern Clashing
Episode Description In this episode, Who What Wear Associate Editorial Director Eliza Huber and Senior Fashion and Social Editor Tara Gonzalez discuss their experiences and observations from New York Fashion Week (NYFW) for the Fall/Winter 2026 season. They cover standout shows, unexpected celebrity appearances, key trends, and provide tips on incorporating these trends into personal wardrobes.
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Key Highlights
Introduction
- Host Hilary Kerr introduces the episode and hands over to Eliza Huber and Tara Gonzalez for a recap of NYFW.
Atmosphere and Personal Favorites
- Sandy Liang Show:
- Both hosts express excitement about attending the Sandy Liang show, which they feel encapsulates a quintessential New York brand vibe.
- Discussion of the upbeat energy and whimsical designs associated with Sandy Liang.
- Unexpected celebrity sighting: Post Malone attended the show, sparking curiosity.
- Standout Shows:
- Zankoff: Notable for its beautifully styled looks and bold color combinations.
- Tori: Consistently a favorite, praised for her personal style and unique pieces that resonate with the audience.
- Calvin Klein: Veronica Beard's work is highlighted for its return to classic 90s minimalism with a modern twist.
Emerging Trends
- Fashion Trends Identified:
- High-neck styling and textured fabrics are emerging as prominent trends.
- Velvet bum bags and playful accessories (like baseball mitt bags) are also trending.
- A conversation about the re-emergence of sexiness in fashion post-pandemic, with more revealing silhouettes and casual elegance.
Accessories
- Coach Accessories:
- A discussion on the unique bag designs, including a clutch resembling a newspaper and sporty baseball mitt bags.
- Eckhaus Lada Snap Bag: Noted for its practical design and stylish snaps instead of zippers.
- Sandy Liang's Bunny Shoes: Adorable footwear that evokes joy and nostalgia.
Street Style Observations
- Hosts noted that coats are essential in New York winter fashion.
- Innovative accessorizing techniques such as wearing belts over coats and brooches to elevate outfits.
- A resurgence of high heels in streetwear, even amidst winter conditions.
Styling Inspiration
- Discussion on how runway styles provide inspiration for everyday outfits.
- The hosts highlight layering techniques and color combinations that can be recreated with existing wardrobe items.
Closing Thoughts
- Both hosts express a desire to integrate various elements from shows into their personal styles.
- They reflect on the importance of creativity and individuality in styling post-NYFW.
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Conclusion The episode wraps up with a reminder for listeners to subscribe to the podcast and follow Who What Wear on social media for more updates and fashion insights. The hosts reflect on the excitement and vibrancy of NYFW, emphasizing how it shapes contemporary fashion trends.
Production Details
- Produced by Hilary Kerr, Summer Hamaris, and Natalie Thurman.
- Audio engineering by Glen Canyon Audio.
- Music by Jonathan Leahy.
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Key Takeaways
- NYFW remains a pivotal event for fashion insights and trend forecasting.
- Balancing personal style with contemporary trends is essential for fashion-forward thinking.
- The excitement of fashion shows transcends mere observation, inspiring creativity and self-expression in everyday attire.
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This podcast episode provides a vibrant and detailed overview of the latest trends from New York Fashion Week, highlighting the interplay between runway inspiration and personal styling choices.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VORecapping Sandy Liang's Show
1:54 to 3:03
Hosts discuss the ambiance and standout moments from Sandy Liang's show.
“It is the Sunday of New York Fashion Week.”
Unexpected Guest: Post Malone
3:07 to 4:03
Hosts discuss the surprise appearance of Post Malone at the show.
“Actually, that's such a good point because I do find it funny when she does the shows uptown because you're right.”
Highlights from Zankoff's Show
4:10 to 4:56
Delve into the standout moments and styles from Zankoff's presentation.
“which I feel like you can also say, but your personal favorite shows.”
Tori's Consistent Excellence
5:10 to 6:15
Hosts reflect on Tori's evolving designs and their appeal.
“I feel like Tori for me is like, it's always either my favorite of the week or in the top three.”
Calvin Klein Show Insights
6:17 to 7:20
Discussion on Calvin Klein's minimalist approach and standout pieces.
“It was my first Calvin show, which was exciting.”
Colleen Allen's Impact
7:25 to 8:10
Hosts analyze Colleen Allen's collection and its reception.
“She just did a presentation, but it was like, you know how hard it is to get an editor or a stylist to do a standalone feed post about a brand's collection?”
Accessories That Stood Out
8:13 to 10:16
Exploration of notable accessories from various shows.
“And everyone was like, oh, you know, this February.”
Runway Styling Inspiration
12:56 to 14:00
Learn how runway looks can inspire your personal style.
“I feel like the runway stylists don't often get kind of the hype they deserve because like those looks are like putting the look together is a huge part of the fanfare of it all.”
Exploring Textures in Fashion
14:00 to 15:11
The hosts discuss the use of textures in recent fashion shows, emphasizing fun styling options.
“which is obviously the best runway styling when you could be like, wait, I don't even need to buy – I mean I still want to buy some of these things.”
The Sexiness of Fall Fashion
15:12 to 18:15
An analysis of emerging trends focusing on unexpected cutouts and sheer fabrics in fall collections.
“I actually like I feel like you could find something really cool that feels like not like a party boa, but like a cool 1920s boa.”
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Challenging Fashion Norms
18:16 to 21:09
Discussion on how fashion is embracing imperfections and realistic styling through visible bra straps and relaxed fits.
“That's easier in spring, you know, Yeah, of course.”
Carolina Herrera's New Direction
21:10 to 22:20
A look at Carolina Herrera's latest collection, highlighting its shift towards more wearable and approachable designs.
“I was like, where are you going with this?”
Emerging Designers and Trends
22:21 to 24:48
Responses to the impact of new designers and specific trends like high vamp pumps and turtleneck layering.
“Were there any that you were excited to see this season?”
Street Style Observations
24:49 to 27:44
The hosts elaborate on street style trends seen during New York Fashion Week, especially winter coat styling.
“Even like Tori had something kind of similar.”
Memorable Fashion Moments
27:45 to 28:00
Reflection on standout looks from the fashion shows, particularly from Sandy's collection.
“I'm like Margot Robbie on the Wuthering Heights store.”
Reflections on New York Fashion Week Styles
28:00 to 29:27
The hosts discuss their favorite looks from New York Fashion Week, exploring details and styling.
“So I feel like I'm going to be thinking about that and I will probably be needing all of those looks just in general.”
Transcript
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1:09Tara Gonzalez:Welcome to the Who What Wear podcast. I'm your host, Hilary Kerr, but today I am passing the mic to Associate Fashion Director Eliza Huber and senior fashion and social editor, Tara Gonzalez, who are here to recap everything you need to know about New York Fashion Week. The two of them sat down between shows on Sunday to give you a front row seat to all the fall winter 2026 collections. They're discussing the standout pieces, designers to watch, and of course, the most important trends to expect come fall. It's all coming up on Who What Where.
1:53Tara Gonzalez:Well, Tara, I'm so excited to be doing this with you again. Same. It is the Sunday of New York Fashion Week. We just finished up at Sandy Liang. How are you feeling?
2:04Eliza Huber:Well, I'm feeling great because we just got back from Sandy Liang. It's your favorite. Which is actually my favorite. I'm currently wearing this Sandy actually top and hair clips. So I was like very ready for the show. I feel like that was both of our kind of last shows. Yeah. So I feel like that was like a really fun one to kind of end on because to me it feels like so quintessential New York because she's like such a New York brand. Like she's from New York. Her clothing is like really whimsical and quirky and fun. And I feel like everyone there is always just like so happy to be there, which I think isn't always the case with like, you know, everyone's super tired for Fashion Week, like shuffling around, doing a ton of stuff.
2:39Eliza Huber:So I honestly feel like that was – I'm feeling great because I feel like the energy was like really lovely and really cute. And so that's kind of the vibe I'm currently in.
2:48Tara Gonzalez:I'm kind of obsessed with Sandy doing shows on the Upper East Side because it is such like a downtown, playful brand. And then in the context of like kind of a quieter neighborhood, it's just like the Sandy takeover. It's just like satin and bows taking over the street.
3:06Eliza Huber:Yes. Actually, that's such a good point because I do find it funny when she does the shows uptown because you're right. I feel like I associate her brand so much with downtown. Times Square. Yeah, exactly. Like with like Chinatown and like her store there. And like obviously like her, you know, she grew up going there and her family is there. But it is like really funny because like taking it out of that context and then seeing all of like really quiet neighborhood. And then it's just like this corner of like girls and like schoolgirl skirts and like bows. Yeah, all the hair is like. Exactly. Like I feel like my driver was like driving me up the street.
3:36Eliza Huber:And then he started seeing all these like girls like getting out of their cars and like in similar aesthetic kind of outfits. And I think he was like, oh, are you going where they're going? And I was like, yeah. He's like, OK. Like he was like definitely like so confused. And then there was just Post Malone. Wait, yeah. Can we talk about that? So Post Malone was at the Sandy Liang show, which was the most, I think, unexpected in my opinion. Love to hear yours. I feel like that's the most unexpected Fashion Week guest. Yeah. We still don't know why he was there.
4:06Tara Gonzalez:No, if somebody knows, hit us up in the DMs. I want to hear about your, other than Sandy, which I feel like you can also say, but your personal favorite shows. Like what has stuck with you this week?
4:17Eliza Huber:I really loved the Zankoff show, which I feel like both of us were kind of talking. It was like such a standout for me because I feel like every look, honestly, I thought was like top to bottom was really beautifully styled. And I loved so many textures, so many colors. I feel like you were saying no one is kind of doing colors like he is, like the color combos and so many unexpected patterns and prints that shouldn't work together. He's very good, in my opinion, of like the so wrong, it's right kind of look where, you know, that's pretty hard, obviously, to pull off. But I feel like the way that those looks had so much going on and yet still felt very cohesive.
4:55Eliza Huber:And I love them. And I also feel like sometimes you see a show like that and you're like, it's so beautiful, but I can't imagine myself in it. But I feel like everything that he was that I was seeing, I was like, oh, and I also want that or I want to style things like that. For me, that's like a show that I keep looking back and thinking about. What about what about you? I feel like Tori for me is like, it's always either my favorite of the week or in the top three.
5:18Tara Gonzalez:And this season was no exception. I think over the last like I don't know five years she's just like gotten into this groove of being so herself like it feels like she's like untethered to all the stressors of the fashion industry and all the pressures and is just like doing what she wants and and really following her inspiration wherever it takes her and it just always results in pieces that I want to actually buy and I know so many other like fashion girls want to buy because we're all like fighting. We all want the same things. Totally. Color wise, those like sheer drapey dresses, the one that was orange, I thought was so beautiful.
6:04Tara Gonzalez:I have like three of her ones from a few seasons ago that was that same like sheer draping. And I wear it all the time and always get compliments. So I'm like, maybe that'll be my buy. Yeah, you're like, what's another one? We'll see. There's a lot of to come. Yeah. And I think Calvin was a favorite. It was my first Calvin show, which was exciting. And I just think that what Veronica is doing is like kind of going back to the Calvin that we all want to see that like classic 90s minimalist, but also like unique and a little different. And in that time, it was always worn by professional women who also had like this really elevated sense of style and I feel like that's kind of the woman that will be wearing it and man but what were some of the standout shows that you feel like everyone was talking about outside of us that was just like
6:51Eliza Huber:the chatter I do feel like a lot of people were talking about Calvin I feel like Parenza had people were obviously always talking like you know with Rachel Scott um and I feel like a lot of people were interested in how Parenza was gonna look and also how Diotima was gonna look because now that she's doing both so I feel like that was something that a lot of people were talking about
7:07Tara Gonzalez:it's always interesting when it's like in the same city like the same designer doing the same city Because you see it with like Jonathan Anderson, but it's like they're separated. So you can kind of like get it in one context and then get it in another and have like a break between. So it's always interesting to see when it's just like a few days apart kind of how they are. This wasn't a show, but I feel like Colleen Allen is like the name in New York now and for the last like two, three seasons. She just did a presentation, but it was like, you know how hard it is to get an editor or a stylist to do a standalone feed post about a brand's collection?
7:46Tara Gonzalez:I feel like it doesn't happen very often, but I've seen so many about Colleen's collection, especially those like bum bags, the velvet bum bags. I love those. Just because the pieces are so beautiful and you don't even need a show. You don't need this big statement to make them kind of shine. It's just like one model can be enough because the clothes speak for themselves.
8:10Eliza Huber:Yeah, I was going to say I totally agree with you about Colleen Allen because I do feel like everyone that I spoke to was like, oh, like, what are you excited about? And everyone was like, oh, you know, this February. I feel like in general, the calendar was like a little bit there wasn't as many shows this season. It definitely felt a little quieter. But I do feel like Colleen Allen, everyone was like really excited to go to to have an appointment. And like because I wouldn't even say it's like a really a presentation. It's like they just have the model like trying the stuff on. It's like a preview.
8:33Eliza Huber:you i do feel like weirdly like with the colleen allen brand it just also makes so much sense to me like i don't know if she's planning on ever doing a show but even like this format it's just like i don't know it feels like something that's like so that now it's like her thing you know her signature of the week everyone's like oh i can't wait to kind of go to that appointment and just watch this beautiful model and talk and see beautiful things yeah exactly flow in this room like with the clothing and then she turns and it's always like oh the details yeah drama okay what
8:58Tara Gonzalez:about accessories did anything stand out to you oh yes okay so the way I started fashion week was
9:03Eliza Huber:at the coach show and I feel like I'm always like super excited about the accessories there I feel like they've been doing a lot of really good bag actually this bag I wore today is a coach bag shout out coach um but I feel like they always have really great bags and I feel like this season they had this kind of um like they were all carrying it like in their hands like a clutch It was like a clutch, like scrunch. Yeah. It was like a clutch that looked like the way like a newspaper looks, you know, when you're holding it like that. And I feel like that texture was like really interesting to me.
9:33Eliza Huber:And it was something I kind of noticed immediately. And then also towards the end, they basically had bags that looked like baseball mitts and like an old football.
9:41Tara Gonzalez:Yeah, the kiss lock on the top was so cute. Which is such a fun balance of like kind of a feminine.
9:46Eliza Huber:Woman about town and then like a sports situation. so I feel like I loved that kind of that dynamic too was really interesting and what made those bags really fun so I feel like that was like one of the fun accessory and I'm honestly hoping that they commercialize I mean I'm assuming that they're going to but sometimes they have like really fun pieces on the runway that don't get commercialized but those baseball mitts and the
10:06Tara Gonzalez:football would be so cute to go to a baseball game and just like vintage jeans and a like Dodgers t-shirt or like a Yankees t-shirt and then the mitt as like this fashion accessory Right. I feel like as someone who covers like a lot of sports stuff and goes to a lot of sporting events, you always want one thing at least that kind of feels like you because like the merch is all very general, but you want something that feels like fashion-y.
10:32Eliza Huber:Any other accessories? So speaking of bags, I actually, I am really, really obsessed with the Eckhaus Lada snap bag. And this season, they had it on the runway. It has like a top handle. And it just has these like little like snaps, like little like kind of silver things that you can kind of like. Zippers are out. Zipper. Yeah. No more zippers. No more zippers.
10:53Tara Gonzalez:We're kiss locking. We're snapping. You're right.
10:55Eliza Huber:We're kiss locking. We're doing this. That like a lia. What is the one that's like? Oh, yes. The lick, lick. The lick, lick. Yeah. we're clicking we're snapping we're clicking we're snapping we're not zipping sorry mr zipper so so i love i really really love the og snap bag i love the kind of top handle snap bag it's just like comes in such great colors it's such a practical bag it doesn't even i mean i'm pretty sure it says a house on it but you can't really tell it's just like very kind of understated so i loved that we talked about the sandy but the sandy um the bunny shoe or was it the lamb shoe
11:29Tara Gonzalez:I don't know what it was, but it was like very adorable.
11:32Eliza Huber:We both gasped. You, me, and the like four-year-old cross the runway. We were all like, appeal to everybody, women of all ages and little girls. Yeah. That was so –
11:43Tara Gonzalez:We're all little girls. It's like that Mutria Prada where she's like, me and me is for my little girl or whatever. Exactly. That's us. Me and grown women with these hairy lips in my hair.
11:54Eliza Huber:But it was like that was such a cute shoe. And I'm like, I simply must know more about this and also what animal it is because we just saw it like an hour ago. And so I can't tell if it had ears or not. Lamb or bunny.
12:06Tara Gonzalez:I think it had like little ears. So maybe it was a bunny.
12:08Eliza Huber:Maybe it was a bunny. Regardless.
12:10Tara Gonzalez:I didn't bring my glasses.
12:11Eliza Huber:Well, regardless, it was adorable. You could tell it was adorable without your glasses, which means it was really cute.
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13:14Tara Gonzalez:Yeah. Did you see anything interesting that you kind of want to try yourself in terms of styling?
13:20Eliza Huber:I feel like one thing that I definitely and I had mentioned this obviously earlier was I feel like Zankoff like just like seeing the way that I was like oh stripes with argyle. I feel like that was like a really good show for me to be like okay these are lots of things that I already like have in my closet. Like I have like sequins in my closet. I have argyle in my closet.
13:37Tara Gonzalez:And maybe they feel like dated in your closet. Exactly. But it's like this is a new way.
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13:41Eliza Huber:Yeah. So I feel like that's totally like I was like oh wait this is like all these different ways that I can like maybe wear my argyle that I like haven't thought to wear in a while. or I have this like sequin skirt that maybe feels too fancy. And I feel like just like seeing the way that he was playing with textures and patterns and then making it look – it helped me like think about things that I already have in my closet, which is obviously the best runway styling when you could be like, wait, I don't even need to buy – I mean I still want to buy some of these things. Like as much as you want to buy stuff, like as much as it makes you want to buy, it also just like creates this treasure trove of outfits to copy and play around with.
14:15Eliza Huber:Another thing was that I feel like, and you and I were talking about this, I think on our way over here, that there was a lot of like texture. We were just saying like Sandy had like fuzzy, I loved that there was like fuzzy shoes. And I really liked the way that she had worn it with like some, or she had styled it with like some kind of like sweat pieces. Yeah. Some like, like a sweatshirt, like sweat pant. And I was like, okay, that's like an interesting way to think about like fuzzy kind of texture. And also at Eckhaus Lada, a lot of the models had these kind of like fuzzier pieces that they wore around their neck with like just like very sleek, sexy skirt, top.
14:48Eliza Huber:And I was like, OK, that's like fun to think about because I think sometimes when I think about like fuzzy or like that kind of thing, it's more of like I'm layering on top of my like winter coat or I'm wearing a fuzzy jacket or I have a fuzzy scarf on or I'm thinking more as a utilitarian thing. And I think in those two runways, I had seen it used as almost like a little like cherry on top of the outfit almost or on the bottom in the case of the shoes. But just like adding a nice little interesting texture in a way that wasn't necessarily for like warmth, if that makes sense.
15:18Tara Gonzalez:I feel like you should get a boa.
15:20Eliza Huber:Oh, I like that idea.
15:21Tara Gonzalez:I actually like I feel like you could find something really cool that feels like not like a party boa, but like a cool 1920s boa.
15:32Eliza Huber:Yeah, like a woman who has like galas to go to. Yeah. She's like, I need my boa. Yeah. That could be me. That's a great idea. If anyone could. Exactly. Thanks. So what about you, Eliza? You've enabled me to get a boa, so what can I help you get? Oh, God.
15:48Tara Gonzalez:I'm really into, at Kate, I saw this a lot, which was like a coat and thigh high boots. I'm very into like.
15:57Eliza Huber:Boot as pant.
15:58Tara Gonzalez:We talk a lot about like boot as pant, coat as dress.
16:02Eliza Huber:outfit boot as and then you're like wearing no actual clothing nothing but i feel like i just
16:09Tara Gonzalez:want to invest my money in like a beautiful coat that i can wear every single day and feel like fabulous in it yeah and be warm and then like just adding on a boot or like and you always i feel like we always say this about like you could wear sweatpants underneath if you get a long really long fabulous coat you could wear sweatpants underneath and it looks chic honestly i feel
16:30Eliza Huber:like that looks really chic in general and like that's kind of what i want to do and then add like
16:33Tara Gonzalez:a thigh high boot so that when the coat like opens you just have this like little amazing boot i have
16:38Eliza Huber:fun boots on today too vintage vintage bottega leopard print 10 out of 10 10 out of 10 i feel
16:44Tara Gonzalez:like styling wise other than that i'm like the runways give me all the inspiration for color combinations yeah i feel like the weirder the better because i won't think of them like Like if you can't tell, you're like, I got the classics. Like black, navy, white, cream, gray. It makes you want to try something different. Yes. I feel like that's what I always love about Prada because it's always like pink, green, orange, gray ways to do it. And I feel like like Zankov was a great example of that. Like the red and blue together. I would never really think to do that. And now I'm like.
17:19Eliza Huber:And you're like, I need to do that.
17:20Tara Gonzalez:What do I have that's red and blue? What about like surprise collections? Did anything come up that you were like, this feels like a new thing for them, a new kind of direction or that you were just like, wow, OK, wasn't expecting that.
17:33Eliza Huber:In New York, something really interesting is that a lot of the brands do feel like they really kind of have – they have like this – their girl or the person that they're like speaking to and they do such a good job at like creating this like kind of like community like behind their brand. and so I feel like a lot of the collections kind of feel not like similar but I do feel like a lot of very unexpected like cutouts in places like there was like kind of like we saw some dresses
18:00Tara Gonzalez:oh yeah like a cutout in the armpit in the armpit at Cal's Auto Show they had a lot of like cutouts
18:05Eliza Huber:like at the hip bones almost like just like a little like cut um and then I feel like obviously Colleen Allen has like some very sexy pieces in general but I feel like this season there's a lot of like completely sheer like black skirt with like a blazer or like a kind of like top that was completely like you know buttoned up and everything and then all those really beautiful like black like lace tops that was worn with nothing underneath so I feel like that was something in general that I was noticing and I feel like you know the sexiness is like that kind of showing your showing skin and stuff like that's always in a thing in fashion but I do feel like for a while it was like with quiet luxury and maybe like also coming out of the pandemic I feel like everything felt very like buttoned up and covered up and like people were like right out of the pandemic people weren't really going to as many places I feel like we're starting to just see a little bit more sexiness in collections and I think that to me was like a little bit like maybe not surprising but something that I was like noticing that I was like okay this definitely feels like a little bit like we're kind of moving in a little bit of a different direction yeah I think it's exciting
19:03Tara Gonzalez:I'm excited to see how that kind of continues throughout the rest of the shows in every city because I feel like we reported a lot on it for spring with like Hermes getting sexier sort of and Tom Ford and just like brands kind of trying out tighter fits or like leathers and more like course setting and just like a more raw kind of sexy feel. That's easier in spring, you know, Yeah, of course. Everyone's going out, you're wearing like a tiny dress, whatever it is. But I feel like for fall, it's harder to see how that can work. And so I'm excited to see kind of how that continues to develop.
19:48Eliza Huber:I was just realizing at coach, they were like not wearing shirts or they were wearing a lot of the jackets open. And that's something, too, that I think even across the collections to a lot of people, a lot of the styling was like things really worn open or falling off the shoulder or like a skirt kind of falling a little and seeing a little midriff. and kind of fun.
20:06Tara Gonzalez:The fact that off the shoulder, like the falling spaghetti strap was like all over the shows last season. I'm like, I like it. It feels like an interesting touch and like what is it trying to say? I feel like we hear that a lot where it's just like this kind of stuff happens to women. So like we're trying to show a little bit of realistic happenstance on the runway so it's not also like perfect and buttoned up. It's like we live crazy lives. We're multifaceted.
20:32Eliza Huber:yeah our clothes should be the same I feel like showing seeing a little like strap falling or even like I feel like also a lot of people were commenting I feel like I had written this piece last season about like I was like bras are happening like they're showing like bra straps
20:44Tara Gonzalez:again and it's like not like a wrinkle like a purposeful wrinkle exactly like a little crinkle
20:49Eliza Huber:and it's like you don't have to like hide that stuff because it's like clothing is supposed to be things that you wear to like to to live your life in so why are you going to hide the signs of that life that you've lived you know and I think that having clothing that reflects that versus as being like, okay, you need – Sort of shaving. Your straps need to be like – You know what I mean? Like perfectly up and like you can't have anything – you know, anything crinkled or no wrinkles or anything.
21:10Tara Gonzalez:That always makes me think of Stick It. Oh my God, yes.
21:13Eliza Huber:I was like, where are you going with this?
21:16Tara Gonzalez:That's my favorite movie. So true. Anyway, I do have one. I feel like Carolina Herrera, though it's like always going to be for that really elegant, sophisticated woman. That woman's got Gallus to go to. I love her. You know, like, yeah, but I think this season, Wes Gordon kind of shifted it a little bit to be a touch more wearable and like approachable, but still have that like real beautiful elegance to it. But there was just like some looks that felt a little bit more casual and I loved it. I felt like that's always been a brand where I can appreciate it, but I maybe wouldn't like think to add it into my wardrobe.
21:56Tara Gonzalez:And there were multiple pieces in that collection that I was like, oh, I want that. Like I want to have an occasion to wear that too. And maybe it's just like this collection spoke to me. Yeah. But just in general, I was like, I feel this like approachability. Yeah.
22:11Eliza Huber:That is really different for the Carolina Herrera. Yeah. That's a girl who has a boa. The Carolina Herrera girl. And no wrinkles. No. Sorry. No wrinkles for her. But a boa. But a boa. Yes.
22:23Tara Gonzalez:What about like new emerging designers? Were there any that you were excited to see this season? Yeah.
22:30Eliza Huber:Well, I mean, I guess like we did kind of already talk about this. I'm like trying to think because I was going to say Colleen Allen does feel very obviously feels like super new to me still. And I mean, new to a lot of people. She is like, I don't even know how long how long has the brand been around now? A couple of years.
22:44Tara Gonzalez:Maybe four seasons. Yeah, four seasons.
22:47Eliza Huber:So super new. So I feel like that is one that I've been like really excited about like season after season because I just feel like her brand appeals so much to what people in fashion I think are looking for right now because it has like a vintage kind of sensibility. Like it really does feel like something that you would stumble across in a vintage shop and be like, they don't make clothing. They don't make clothing like they used to. Like I feel like that's her thing. And I feel like she does such a good job of like to go back to the sexiness conversation. It's like her pieces have like a really like kind of like ooze the sexiness even if they're not, even if it's like completely buttoned to the top, like the turtleneck, even if it's like a whole all the buttons, like the silhouette is still like cinches in just right and looks really like really beautiful.
23:31Tara Gonzalez:Okay, so I know like we went to a show an hour ago, so we haven't really had that much time to digest. But were there any trends that you're already seeing kind of take shape?
23:42Eliza Huber:yeah so I feel like stripes which I feel like I feel like we've just been like seeing so many like kind of like polka dots I feel like we're all the you know had all the glory for a while but I feel like a lot of stripes a lot of texture which I feel like we had talked about but a lot of like a lot of embroidery on pieces I feel like we continue to kind of see a lot of like Victorian influence like with like a lot of like corset corseting and a lot of like really interesting like silhouettes like cinching silhouettes yeah going back to the craft going back to the craft of it. Yeah. So I guess that.
24:14Tara Gonzalez:I love it.
24:15Eliza Huber:Yeah. What about you?
24:16Tara Gonzalez:I can't talk about trends without talking about these high vamp pumps, which I don't know if anyone else calls them that. When I wrote about this, I messaged Lauren, who is our executive editorial and style director and was like, what do we call this? Like, and I gave her probably a list of, you know, it could be any of these things. And we decided to call them high vamp pumps, which I feel like we're seeing a lot now, but they've kind of taken on a new look for fall. I swear, essentially the exact same shoe style was at Calvin. I saw them at Michael Kors. I saw it at Proenza. Even like Tori had something kind of similar.
24:57Tara Gonzalez:It's definitely the shoe silhouette, I would say, of the season, but I guess we'll have to see what happens as the predictions. I also think like turtleneck styling we're seeing a lot of. I feel like it kind of, we saw it a lot with Celine and just like from last season. And I feel like we're kind of seeing that come in like a turtleneck with a button down shirt with a jacket, just like two different tones using color in an interesting way where it's like a tiny pop of color underneath a ton of other things. But you get that little bit. And tweed, which I feel like is kind of the Chanel, Matu Blasey Chanelification.
25:35Tara Gonzalez:Of everything. Effect. Yeah, just like really modern wearable. takes on tweed okay one last question the ever important topic of street style we spend a lot of time I feel like who outwear is like famous for like us all coming up with these outfits and like creating boards of what we're gonna wear and like talking about it all the time what trends did you see on the streets this season and also kind of like for yourself were there any exciting pieces or exciting trends that you wanted to incorporate into your looks yeah I feel like
26:09Eliza Huber:the thing that I noticed the most is that obviously in New York in the winter, the coat is the outfit. Like that is why so many people in New York have incredible coat collections. But I think something interesting is that I saw people accessorizing their coats in really interesting ways, which is like adding brooches. And then I've been seeing a lot of people wearing belts over their coats, which is like kind of fun. I feel like that's, I don't remember that really ever kind of being a thing, like not a belt that is meant to be with a coat, like a different belt, like a belt with like a fun belt buckle or like a fun color.
26:38Eliza Huber:And I feel like that's like really interesting and fun street style trend because I guess I sometimes do wear my coats all the time
26:45Tara Gonzalez:and I don't ever think to like but it's just like a piece you throw on at the end yeah you throw it
26:49Eliza Huber:on at the end and I'm like wait maybe you should be throwing it on the end and then throwing some more stuff on yeah like the opposite of the Coco Chanel quote about like take one thing off before you leave the house it's like let me just keep one more thing let me just keep adding it on so I feel like that was definitely something and then another thing that I've been talking about for like last year or so is that I feel like I was like high heels are coming back like people I love a ballet flat and they're not going anywhere but I do feel like I have been seeing a lot more people wearing like high heel like even like my these are like smaller heel but like I wore heel too and I honestly don't normally wear a heel or I'm not really gravitating towards the heel but a lot of like really pointy shoes a lot of heels again I feel like happening even in the slushy New York yeah I mean nothing stops a New York gal from wearing what she wants to wear
27:32Tara Gonzalez:No great, no snow pile will stop her. No snow pile.
27:35Eliza Huber:Like everyone was like literally fully like I'm getting on that snow mound in my Manolos. I mean, whatever.
27:39Tara Gonzalez:I just want to say that the one day I wore flats, I got blisters. Oh, oh my God.
27:45Eliza Huber:Okay.
27:45Tara Gonzalez:I'm a heels girl. Okay. My feet just, they want to be. They want to be like this. I'm like Margot Robbie on the Wuthering Heights store. Oh my God. Yes. Like truly crazy. Was there one look that you were like when you went to bed at night that night?
28:02Eliza Huber:like i'm thinking about it okay well aliza you know i'm gonna go to bed tonight so like i loved a lot of the last sandy looks they had to your point they had like this like kind of like flowing there's a lot of movement to them which i feel like is not always the case with her but like the last look like the white dress like had a kind of a train and then one of the dresses had like a really like long bow that kind of fell down and i feel like so maybe this isn't exactly answering you. I also haven't had the time to look over every single looks sandy looks, but I was thinking a lot about that kind of like the way that the model like turned and like the detail, I kind of followed them in a really like beautiful way, like a little trail of smoke.
28:41Eliza Huber:I really love that. So I feel like I'm going to be thinking about that and I will probably be needing all of those looks just in general. So that's yeah, tonight I'm going to think about that.
28:50Tara Gonzalez:There were three coats. Okay. There's like a coat, the first coat from Kate.
28:55Eliza Huber:Okay.
28:55Tara Gonzalez:With the thigh high boots oh yeah at calvin there was like an amazing brown and black furry big voluminous coat though the first look at altizar was like black with leather and furry obsessed and the white calvin dress lots of calvin for you well we could go on for six more hours we could but we
29:15Eliza Huber:should probably go to sleep for the next 45 hours yeah exactly um happy new york fashion week another
29:23Tara Gonzalez:Another one bites the dust.
29:24Eliza Huber:Yeah, I know. This is so fun. And I'm so glad we got to do another dispatch. So thanks.
29:28Tara Gonzalez:Thanks.
29:34Tara Gonzalez:A huge thank you to Who What Wear, Associate Fashion Director, Eliza Huber, and Senior Fashion and Social Editor, Tara Gonzalez. Make sure to subscribe to our show wherever you listen to podcasts so you don't miss an episode. and while you're there I'd also be so grateful if you would rate and review us you can now watch all episodes of the pod on our new Who What Wear podcast YouTube channel so please subscribe and check us out there if you have any guest suggestions or any other feedback find us on social at Who What Wear see you next Wednesday on the Who What Wear podcast this episode was produced by Hilary Kerr Summer Hamaris and Natalie Thurman.
30:19Tara Gonzalez:Our production assistant is Raven Yamamoto. Our audio engineers are at Glen Canyon Audio and our music is by Jonathan Leahy.
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In this episode, Who What Wear Associate Editorial Director Eliza Huber and Senior Fashion and Social Editor Tara Gonzalez debrief everything they saw during NYFW, from bunny slippers to baseball mitt bags. They discuss some of the standout shows, and the unexpected guests they spotted in the crowd. Plus, they dissect the trends they noticed across the board and give their advice on how to work them into your wardrobe.
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