5 New York Fashion Week Trends For A Seasonal Update
Michael Kors S/S ’23. Hunter Abrams
New York Fashion Week wrapped up on September 14 with over 100 brands showing their Spring/Summer 2023 collections including New York mainstays Proenza Schouler, Michael Kors, Tom Ford, and Tommy Hilfiger. As for the outfits that we all need for a seasonal update, here are five preferred trends that go beyond the usual sequins, sheer or suiting offerings.
Strong Craft
Craft is still strong with designers proposing hand-made prints and textural surfaces as sartorial foundations. There were deconstructed knits and tie-dyeTie-DyeTie-dye refers to a resist-dyeing technique where fabric is bound, twisted, or folded before dye application, creating distinctive patterns where the binding prevented dye penetration. The technique underlies T'nalak's sacredGo to Tie-Dye Glossary at Marni, hand-loomed blanket dresses at Ulla Johnson, and crochet at Gabriela Hearst.
Low Waist Silhouettes
Low waist silhouettes are pulling trousers and skirts down and astoundingly, we dig it. Low skirts were seen at Tibi, lower at Peter Do, and lowest at LaQuan Smith.
Bubble Skirts
Bubble skirts are also popping (could not resist the pun) with an empired version at Ulla Johnson, dropped hem at Carolina Herrera, and utilitarian at Proenza Schouler.
Texture, Texture
Maybe as a solution to the desensitization of the past years, tactile and sensorial surfaces were in abundance. Drip in the form of fringes, tassels, and strings was seen at PatBo, Jonathan Simkhai, and Altuzarra.
Bright Green
Lastly, as if calibrating to the re-invigorated energy of New York City, bright green at the runways of Michael Kors, Aliette, and Bronx and Banco was a fitting metaphor for Spring Summer 2023: rebirth, renewal, and a reminder that if you haven’t yet, it’s a green light to go.
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Daryl Chang names five trends: strong craft, low waist silhouettes, bubble skirts, texture and bright green. The September 2022 article says New York Fashion Week wrapped on September 14 with over 100 brands showing, and that these trends go beyond sequins, sheer and suiting.
Marni showed deconstructed knits and tie-dye, Ulla Johnson showed hand-loomed blanket dresses, and Gabriela Hearst showed crochet. The article groups these as strong craft, meaning hand-made prints and textural surfaces, and lists them as the first of five trends from the Spring/Summer 2023 season.
The article says trousers and skirts sat lower, with low skirts at Tibi, lower ones at Peter Do and the lowest at LaQuan Smith. It lists low waist silhouettes as the second of five New York Fashion Week trends for the Spring/Summer 2023 season.
Bubble skirts appeared in three versions: an empire version at Ulla Johnson, a dropped hem at Carolina Herrera and a utilitarian style at Proenza Schouler. The article lists bubble skirts as the third of the five trends in its September 2022 New York Fashion Week round-up.
Fringes, tassels and strings appeared at PatBo, Jonathan Simkhai and Altuzarra, which the author links to a reaction to years of desensitization. Bright green walked at Michael Kors, Aliette and Bronx and Banco, read as a metaphor for rebirth, renewal and New York’s re-energized mood.
