The Only Things Vogue and I Agree On

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Hi! I’m having a stressful time of it (no apartment and not enough job, lol), so I decided to do a speed run of the only shows on the Vogue website I care an ounce about (I reserve the right to change my mind and add if I missed something). You can read my NYFW accounts to get an idea of what I cared about in the off-schedule shows I attended (JRAT was the best!), but in regard to the Anna Wintour-sanctioned runways, only a handful truly galvanized me. Below, you’ll find them, complete with my favorite looks and bullets on what I noticed/enjoyed about each, plus a review at the end rounding up all the common threads I noticed between this selection of shows and other concepts and things that moved my soul (let’s just say I’m a big proponent of tucking baggy pants into skinny boots). Thanks for being here! And if you haven’t in a while, please reread the below section—I could really use your shares, and if you want a free subscription, sharing is the easiest way to get one :-)

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Prada

• pea green suede

• slightly-too-short sleeves

• peter pan collar

• loose pants tucked into

• dirty white cowboy boots

• star trek eyewear

• cool, pilly pink—almost puce (chaotic word)

• shoe cutouts? I can’t tell

• disheveled collar and hem

• cropped, tight tapered button-down

• overlong sleeves lazily bunched

• trompe l’oeil belts

• dorky color combo made sexyish

• trompe l’oeil collars

• cardinal red and saturated blue

• shoes with curled tongues

• I honestly don’t care too much about the gigantic skirt perforations or the metallic

• collar cutouts

• big pussy bow askew

• tails peeking out from hemline

• nautical vibe

• cardinal red + navy

• chained belt

• rolled, stand-uppy straps

• androgynous hair/makeup with a sundress (very Kurt Cobain)

Saint Laurent

• bomber jacket over suit jacket

• camel + navy + olive

• fully open shirt

• marigold

• are wayfarers gonna come back? with how rapid the trend cycle has been, I believe so lol maybe F.U.N. will get its second wind too

• brocade

• strong shoulders

• high ruffled neck (especially lace)

• shock of saturated, bright lace peeking out from under a more subdued jewel tone in a near-clashing way

• almost frosty, gilded marigold

• deep scoop neck

• high ruffled lacy collar

• turquoise + gold

Burberry

• skater tween plaid bermuda shorts

• slightly clashing but also plaid, more feminine top

• big army green bag

• short cropped hair

• askew pussy bow? or is that a sweater tied around the neck?

• another askew type of neck bow built into top

• stripy pajama-ish pants paired with a more formal button-up shirt

• bluish-gray parka

• furry hood

• parka + sparkly dress

Bottega Veneta

• leather? kerchief top

• angular peplum

• leather used like strips of colored paper

• full wrinkled look

• puce + tomato red and oxblood

• almost looks like a stop-motion character’s wardrobe

• deep, rounded neckline

• mixture of fleshy shades

• nubby, casual sweatshirt layered over button-down and tucked-in tie

• leather wig—somehow feels like it’s sparkling even though it’s matte

• big, chunky tassels at hem, sparsely spaced out

• tomato + oxblood + coppery orange

• matte silver belt

• huge shoulders

SC103

• origami neckline

• muted green + clashing blues

• apronlike dress shape

• bangs over eyes

• bangs over eyes

• sheer but not lace—crushed silk?

• big clowny ruffled collar but cut with a wide opening

• has “bagmaxxing” as per I <3 Mess traveled to shoelaces?

• layered drop-waist skirt

• diamond-shaped bodice

• subtle oxblood and navy stripes

• triangular neckline

• masculine cropped hair

• capris slinking toward the land of bloomers, paired w long socks for no exposed skin

• Tiffany blue

• this may be completely wrong, but I feel like the bottoms veer more toward CMYK and the top feels more RGB

• muscle tank silhouette

• crisp, highlighter yellow cotton

• apron peeking out from under shirt

• muscle tank-ish silhouette

• faded black + dried blood red print

Willy Chavarria

• teal-ish denim? bomber jacket cropped to the waist

• high-waisted, voluminous trousers

• tie same color as button-down

• keychain sleeker than carabiner in belt loop

• aviator glasses

• capris-as-workwear with long socks—no skin

• monochrome work shirt + tie

• belt loop keychain

• aviators

• Little Lord Fauntleroy working at a delivery service

What recurred a ton:

• arm band? elbow guard? idk what to call it

• huge, voluminous high-waisted trousers WITH racing stripes

• puce

• deep rounded necklines

• tomato + oxblood

• huge shoulders

• capris paired with long socks so as not to show any leg

• bow (pussy or otherwise) at neck, askew/off to one side

• very masculine/androgynous crops and makeup paired with dresses of all sorts

• stripes

• trompe l’oeil

• perverse color clashing or nearly

• huge, high-waisted pants

• cropped masculine tops

• apronlike shapes

Other things I’m excited about:

• tucking big pants into slim boots

• highlighter yellow

• tassels

• leather wigs

• pajama-ish pants

• brocade

• bomber jacket over suit jacket

• star trek glasses

• collars and straps deliberately askew (seemingly shaped w/wire)

• bangs over eyes

• parkas over party dresses

• high lace ruffly necklines

• the color combo of cardinal red and saturated medium blue (I’ve seen it on the train this week with silver accessories and shoes—looked great)

Thanks for letting me be a little terse this week, I really needed it! I’ll write again soon.

<3 ESK