Every Buzzy New Designer Piece to Have on Your Radar
A big part of my job as a fashion editor is to attend runway shows and market appointments to see what's coming up in the latest collections, stay current on the newest trends, interview leading industry experts, and know about the biggest drops in the fashion space before they are even released. I also oversee luxury content at Who What Wear, which means that I keep an especially close eye on the latest arrivals in the designer space. Often, I'm spotting them on the runway or in a showroom and keeping an eye out for them when they arrive in stores months later.
With that in mind, I'm making some predictions about the next key designer pieces to own. From the just-dropped buzzy items poised to be the next It accessories to smart, investment-worthy buys that have the makings of heirloom purchases, these are the best designer fashion finds to have on your radar.
The Carven skirt every editor wants in their closet and exactly how to style it.
East-west bag shapes are the key shape for fall, as is this shade of burgundy.
Every NYC fashion editor is wearing a great pendant necklace right now.
Animal prints are set to take over this season.
Chemena Kamali's debut collection is just hitting stores.
The coat I've been dreaming about since it hit the runway.
The Bottega Veneta Hop bag is the talk of the Who What Wear office.
This heel is anything but practical, but that isn't stopping every buyer from adding these boots to the top of their fall shopping lists.
It's getting hard to keep up with all of the new colorways in The Row's '90s bag, but they just keep getting better and better.
Kristen Nichols is the Associate Director, Special Projects at Who What Wear with over a decade of experience in fashion, editorial, and publishing. She oversees luxury content and wedding features, and covers fashion within the luxury market, runway reporting, shopping features, trends, and interviews with leading industry experts. She also contributes to podcast recordings, social media, and branded content initiatives. Kristen has worked with brands including Prada, Chanel, MyTheresa, and Luisa Via Roma, and rising designers such as Refine and Tove, and her style has been featured in publications including Vogue.com, Vogue France, WWD, and the CFDA. Before Who What Wear, Kristen began her career at Rodarte, where she worked on assistant styling, photo shoots, and runway shows, and at Allure, where she moved into print and digital editorial. She graduated from the University of Southern California, where she studied art history and business, and currently lives in New York.
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