WWW Editors Report Live from NYFW

Welcome to our podcast, Who What Wear With Hillary Kerr. Think of it as your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts, editors, and tastemakers who are shaping the fashion-and-beauty world. Subscribe to Who What Wear With Hillary Kerr on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

On this episode of Who What Wear With Hillary Kerr, Hillary passes the torch to Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen and editor Eliza Huber, who are reporting live from New York Fashion Week. Lauren and Eliza give listeners a rundown of what they’ve seen in the first few days of shows, the biggest trends they’re excited to try, and what this means for the coming year. 

As self-proclaimed fashion nerds, Eliza and Lauren have been on the lookout for the newest trends for the SS23 season. Eliza even made a spreadsheet of 50+ trends and the week isn’t even over. They’re seeing trends like bubble skirts, double-layered skirts, dropwaists, and sheer fabrics. 

Double-layered skirts dominated the runways for brands like MNZ and Sandy Liang. At Fendi, Lila Moss wore a cargo mini skirt with a lace-trimmed, sequin miniskirt underneath.

The dropwaist has also made a comeback with collections by Khaite, Carolina Herrera, and Sandy Liang all featuring the silhouette. Bubble skirts were also seen in collections by Proenza Schouler and Ulla Johnson. 

As for street style, suiting and leather continued to reign, with some newer trends such as logo tanks, Barbie core, sporty sunglasses, and maxi lengths also popping up. 

For excerpts from their conversation, scroll below. 

Lauren Eggertsen: I flew in on Friday. I was super stressed because my plane landed at 2:30 at JFK. I had the Proenza show at 4 so I literally changed and did my makeup in the Uber. The second I got to my hotel, I just gave my bags to the front desk and sprinted to the show. 

Eliza Huber: I need to know about the show. How was it? 

LE: Oh, it was perfect. It was the perfect show to start with. It's such an iconic New York brand. It was their 20th anniversary show Kendall and Bella walked for the first time this season. The collection was so strong. But it essentially set the standard for the week. It set it pretty high. And I love that I got to be there. It was such an honor and such a beautiful show. I'm lucky I made it to be honest.

EH: As for trends, first drop waist dresses, specifically the ones at Khaite, Carolina Herrera and Sandy Liang. I feel like this trend used to be so hated. And then Khaite made a style Kendall Jenner wore. Everyone fell in love and then of course, the Abercrombie viral dress, so it's no surprise that designers are bringing them out on the runway. Then we saw a ton of bubble skirts at Proenza Schouler, Ulla Johnson and Khaite. Obviously this is an 80's inspired trend but I think something that was fun about this one is that it felt super modern. And then last are double-layered skirts which we saw at MNZ, Sandy Liang and Fendi. At Fendi, Lila Moss opened the show with a cargo mini skirt and then a lace trim sequin mini underneath.

LE: Can we chat about what the street style scene has been wearing? I feel like half the fun of attending shows is seeing what the chicest people in our industry choose to actually wear. I know sometimes it can get really wild and be super flashy. I think this season we've definitely seen just some very pared down simple chic looks so I'm curious what you think. I feel like I've been noticing suiting continuing, you know really strong blazers, trousers, definitely puddle pants.

EH: I definitely have been seeing so many maxi lengths, be it a skirt or a dress or even a long trench. Everyone wants their clothes to be touching the ground apparently. Another one is logo tanks. And then Barbie core is huge right now. And then lots of sporty sunglasses, which I think is fun. Because even though you can buy the designer options, you can still get the super cheap ones. 

LE: Okay, then there was also the Tommy Hilfiger show, which is the perfect segue for some of these more random yet noteworthy moments that didn't make it onto our Instagram stories that we are definitely talking about in the office.

EH: Oh, the Tommy show. It was certainly noteworthy. It was held at the Skyline Drive in Brooklyn, which is completely uncovered, so of course it poured down rain throughout the entire event, which had so many celebrities in it. Still not even a deluge could keep us from seeing Travis Barker perform. We also saw Precious Lee in a denim onesie carrying a whip. Ashley Graham, Julia Fox and Winnie Harlow all walked the runway, especially iconic was spotting Kourtney show her support in the front row alongside Kris Jenner and Kate Moss who casually walked past us in the soaking wet crowd. And she looked incredible, even better in person. I adore her. I want to be her.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.