Fashion Week season is upon us. Across the world, major cities like London, Paris, Milan, and New York are taking turns to host the most stylish set of editors, influencers, celebrities, and models. For New York residents, it’s the time to people-watch. Just perch anywhere outside, and you’ll catch sightings of fashion’s finest.

Twice a year, in February and September, brands showcase their spring/summer collections and fall/winter collections respectively. Designers fight for relevancy by making bold statements via the runway with models carefully curated to encapsulate their vision and, of course, a star-studded, press-filled guest list that gets people talking.

New York Fashion Week is one of my favorite fashion events in the city (behind the Met Gala, of course), and after Beyonce’s appearance at the Laur show…I’ve been taking in all the content.

My main takeaway from this year’s Fashion Week festivities? Designers are tired. Disappointingly, the collections we see strutting across the runway all look a tad familiar. We’re recycling trends this go-around: think big belts, furs, and corsets.

Just as Daisy Jones intended, fur-trimmed coats (or full furs in general) were all the rage on the runway. This coat on Emily Ratajkowski is the perfect example of my dream “mob wife aesthetic” outerwear piece.

Emily Ratajkowski in NYC for NYFW 2024BACKGRID

Yes, mob wife style is the most recent TikTok fashion trend sweeping the internet…but, living in North Jersey, mob wife style has always been known as “what I’m wearing to brunch.”

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Speaking of mob wife aesthetic, the L’Agence show was filled with those fur-trimmed jackets and black dresses. After all, a mob wife is all about curating the perfect mixture of elegance and showy luxury pieces – but black is always the base. Your jacket often does most of the talking (and your hair).

At shows like Lapointe, the fur coats were met with bright colors and monochromatic sets. But again, the point of NYFW was that you need some sort of fur coat or there was no point at all.

And just when you thought you could start leaving the belt behind for good…think again! In fact, we’re emphasizing the statement belt. In most cases, the bigger the belt, the better.

At the Laur show, your accessories were what mattered. Bags of every type were draped over shoulders, wrists were decked out with bejeweled cuffs and bangles, and don’t forget the belly beads.

And then there were shows like Laraque, where you could live out your Margot Robbie Barbie look dreams in a dollhouse filled with pink and tulle galore. The coquette look has been trending for a while, and we’re floating dangerously close to hoop skirts once again. What’s next, bloomers underneath dresses?

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