IYKYK Fashion Month: Trend Predictions, Emerging Designers, What People Actually Wore & Highlights
A spring 2026 fashion month dump from the depths of my mind...
Spring 2026 fashion month is over and I have so many thoughts. You’ll hear and read more from me in the coming months. But just one week after the shows, here’s what’s top of mind for me.
Highlights…
To warm you up, here are a few fashion month highlights I wrote about, plus some personal favorites…
During Paris Fashion Week, there was an archive, Comme des Garcons auction in Paris and I went inside for Vogue (I also bought a few things, let me know if you want a little haul?).
Matières Fécales is the new darling of fashion month, as they should be. Their PFW show (which I profiled them about) was absolutely groundbreaking, as was the casting. If you haven’t seen it already, check out the duo sharing their technique with me in Dover Street Market New York
Matières Fécales spring 2026 Anna Sui released a new ‘90s theme book and I chatted with her about it—her work is always some of the strongest in the New York scene, but it doesn’t feel like she gets enough credit for it.
NYFW isn’t dead. Here’s everything I thought about it.
I briefly asked Jenna Ortega about what’s inspiring her lately and also got intel on her current playlist at Dior’s blowout lipstick bash at the David Lynch-designed club Silencio.
My reviews: Miu Miu’s aprons felt like a throwback to the incredibly weird, 2010s look that was the pinnacle of the brand for me—Miuccia Prada has experimented with aprons since the 1990s and I love this interpretation, Duran Lantink’s new Jean Paul Gaultier (I loved it) was one of the most interesting moments of fashion month, Valentino went full vintage, Margiela got boring, Balenciaga felt destined to retain previous customers but looked pretty great, the jewelry at Saint Laurent was iconic, I loved Prada’s weird layering, I can’t wait to see more of Demna-era Gucci’s camp-y Italian drama.
Roger Vivier opened up a huge new maison/archive in Paris and Inès de La Fressange curated an archive exhibition full of rare vintage shoes from my literal dreams—she has an encyclopedic knowledge of the brand and was friends with Vivier himself. The vintage bejeweled styles with historical inspired heels are so inspiring to me. You can visit the archives by making an appointment.
Personal favorites.
The most shoppable, real world covetable collections for next season are Simone Rocha, Dries Van Noten, Sacai and August Barron (more on that in the emerging designers section). Special mentions also go to Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood which had some real gems—in particular the antique inspired bodices and sleeves, and Kiko Kostadinov’s cool hoods and knitted boots. If I buy anything next season, it would probably be from these collections. Though I’m also very interested to see the commercial interpretations of both Noir Kei Ninomiya and Junya Watanabe; permanent favorites for me.
Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood spring 2026 
Kiko Kostadinov spring 2026 
Simone Rocha spring 2026 
Sacai spring 2026
and additionally…
Town and Country asked me to report on the rise of the Green Screen Fashion Critic and the interesting dynamics at fashion week.
Before fashion month kicked off, I asked the top retailers in the U.S. what their bestseller predictions were for the fall 2025 season for Vogue. Hint: beige!
The influence of Old Prada is everywhere right now, especially on the runways and in the wardrobes of fashion insiders. I’ve always been a fan of Old Prada and have been collecting it for years secondhand and via the outlets, so naturally, I’m thrilled. I wrote about it for Elle.
Trends predictions…
Old Marni feels like the next big thing: Meryll Rogge closed fashion month and her show was outrageously good, riffing on genius little details like embellished mary-janes and chaotically good clashing colors. It’s easy to see why she’s taking over Marni and I’m so excited. Marni, pre-Francesco Rizzo, was one of those incredibly distinct, art-focused brands so clearly designed by a woman for women. It’s been one of my favorite under-the-radar brands to shop secondhand for years because it’s highly under-valued. I hope Rogge restores it to its former weird, handmade artistic glory but in the meantime I predict old Marni and its similar art teacher, intrinsically Italian aesthetic will rise in popularity.
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