{"id":1789797,"date":"2026-02-24T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1789797"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:33:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:33:00","slug":"how-figure-skating-became-the-coldest-trend-of-aw26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1789797","title":{"rendered":"How figure skating became the coldest trend of AW26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/67-78-2158-1439\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437546.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/fashion\/article\/69726\/1\/figure-skating-aw26-london-fashion-week-milan-winter-olympics-alysa-liu-2026\" data-article-id=\"69726\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabe Gordon AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437546.jpg\" width=\"2500\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Hatnim Lee<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-24T11:33:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"24 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"24\">24,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - fashion\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/aw26\">AW26<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/aw26\">AW26<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>How figure skating became the coldest trend <span class=\"nowrap\">of AW26<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>Cropping up at Petra Fagerstr\u00f6m, Gabe Gordon and Skall Studio, ice skating \u2013 led by the success of Olympians like Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin \u2013 is inspiring this <span class=\"nowrap\">season\u2019s shows<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-24T11:33:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"24 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"24\">24,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-02-24T11:33:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"24 February 2026\"><span class=\"month\">February<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"24\">24,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/isobelvandyke\">Isobel Van Dyke<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-34-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Gabe Gordon AW26<\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36689\/0\/gabe-gordon-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabe Gordon AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1111\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-500-1667-1111\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437555.jpg\" width=\"1667\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36689\/1\/gabe-gordon-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabe Gordon AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1111\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-169-1667-1111\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437540.jpg\" width=\"1667\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36689\/2\/gabe-gordon-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabe Gordon AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1501\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-2252-1501\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437549.jpg\" width=\"2252\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36689\/3\/gabe-gordon-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabe Gordon AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1111\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-125-1667-1111\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437528.jpg\" width=\"1667\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36689\/4\/gabe-gordon-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabe Gordon AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1111\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-231-1667-1111\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437531.jpg\" width=\"1667\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36689\/5\/gabe-gordon-aw26\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gabe Gordon AW26\" class=\"img\" height=\"1111\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-94-1667-1111\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437524.jpg\" width=\"1667\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 34 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>The Winter Olympics 2026 are officially over, and sadly, they won\u2019t be returning to our screens for another four years. For the past 17 days, it\u2019s been the gift that kept on giving, introducing us to a whole <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/69658\/1\/winter-olympics-2026-breakout-stars-milano-cortina-blade-angels-alysa-liu\"><span>new cast of superstar athletes<\/span><\/a><span>. Take the Quad God, 21-year-old figure skater Ilia Malinin, for example, who had us on the edge of our seats with his backflips and quadruple axels. For his final performance, he even swapped Lycra for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/balmain\"><span>Balmain<\/span><\/a><span> couture denim jeans and a grey hoodie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Beyond Malinin, Alysa Liu was the standout sweetheart of the Winter Games. Skating with sheer joy, she won over the world with her halo hair, smiley piercing and song selections (PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson\u2019s \u201cStateside\u201d, for example). The Olympics might be over, but this definitely isn\u2019t the last we\u2019ll be seeing of winter sports\u2019 alt It Girl.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"71a3b76b-e2a9-43f9-9330-b3fb00a4db75\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438534.JPG\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Petra Fagerst&#246;m AW26 \" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438534.JPG\" width=\"2000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Petra Fagerst\u00f6m AW26<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Andrew Nuding<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For London-based fashion designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/66168\/1\/the-standout-csm-grad-coming-for-trad-wives-and-clean-girls\">Petra Fagerstr\u00f6m<\/a>, ice skating was on the mood board long before Milano Cortina began. Yesterday afternoon (Feb 23), the Swedish designer made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/london-fashion-week\">London Fashion Week<\/a> debut with a collection inspired by figure skaters. More specifically, it was about a fictional former figure skater turned coach, who pushes her daughter to fulfil the dreams she never achieved herself. Think <em>Dance Moms <\/em>on ice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"bb1d9b06-f1a6-4ee1-b123-b3fb00a468af\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438533.JPG\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Petra Fagerst&#246;m AW26 \" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438533.JPG\" width=\"2000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Petra Fagerst\u00f6m AW26<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Andrew Nuding<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>However, after seeing nothing but Alysa Liu on her feed for the past two weeks, Fagerstr\u00f6m also chose to pay tribute to the Olympian. \u201cWe were so inspired by Alysa [Liu],\u201d Fagerstr\u00f6m explained ahead of the presentation, \u201cshe\u2019s an amazing character, so we wanted to bring a bit of her into it.\u201d One white puffer resembled the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69552\/1\/how-nike-is-leading-the-sport-tech-revolution\"><span>Nike Air Milano jacket<\/span><\/a><span> worn by Liu on the podium, while a dazzling silver sequin gown could\u2019ve been a riff on the ice skater\u2019s bedazzled gold medal-winning dress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Elsewhere, ice skating has been a source of inspiration across several other AW26 shows. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69558\/1\/copenhagen-fashion-week-aw26-sson-anne-sofie-madsen-rave-review\">Copenhagen Fashion Week<\/a> last month, one model at Skall Studio carried a pair of white skates over her shoulder as an accessory, and in New York, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36689\/1\/gabe-gordon-aw26\">Gabe Gordon show<\/a> was inspired by both 80s figure skaters and cult horror movie <em>An American Werewolf in London<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Ice skating is perennially chic in the eyes of fashion \u2013 with designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen, Thom Browne and Virgil Abloh all either referencing the sport or building their own rinks for past collections. 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Saint Martins\u2019 graduating class came in hot for 2026<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69702\/1\/knwls-goes-ballistic-for-aw26-aidan-zamiri-lfw-csm-aw26-balenciaga\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"KNWLS AW26 \" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/480\/0-1-1080-718\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438146.jpg\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"card-latest__content\">\n<h3 class=\"card-latest__title\">KNWLS is going \u2018ballistic\u2019 for AW26<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"card-latest\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69692\/1\/mugler-the-divine-david-hoyle-heated-rivalry-miguel-castro-freitas\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"card-latest__img-wrapper\"><span class=\"image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span 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For the past 17 days, it\u2019s been the gift that kept on giving, introducing us to a whole <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/life-culture\/article\/69658\/1\/winter-olympics-2026-breakout-stars-milano-cortina-blade-angels-alysa-liu\"><span>new cast of superstar athletes<\/span><\/a><span>. Take the Quad God, 21-year-old figure skater Ilia Malinin, for example, who had us on the edge of our seats with his backflips and quadruple axels. For his final performance, he even swapped Lycra for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/balmain\"><span>Balmain<\/span><\/a><span> couture denim jeans and a grey hoodie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Beyond Malinin, Alysa Liu was the standout sweetheart of the Winter Games. Skating with sheer joy, she won over the world with her halo hair, smiley piercing and song selections (PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson\u2019s \u201cStateside\u201d, for example). The Olympics might be over, but this definitely isn\u2019t the last we\u2019ll be seeing of winter sports\u2019 alt It Girl.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"71a3b76b-e2a9-43f9-9330-b3fb00a4db75\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438534.JPG\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Petra Fagerst&#246;m AW26 \" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438534.JPG\" width=\"2000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Petra Fagerst\u00f6m AW26<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Andrew Nuding<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>For London-based fashion designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/66168\/1\/the-standout-csm-grad-coming-for-trad-wives-and-clean-girls\">Petra Fagerstr\u00f6m<\/a>, ice skating was on the mood board long before Milano Cortina began. Yesterday afternoon (Feb 23), the Swedish designer made her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/london-fashion-week\">London Fashion Week<\/a> debut with a collection inspired by figure skaters. More specifically, it was about a fictional former figure skater turned coach, who pushes her daughter to fulfil the dreams she never achieved herself. Think <em>Dance Moms <\/em>on ice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"inline-img expandable dev-view-hide\" data-img=\"bb1d9b06-f1a6-4ee1-b123-b3fb00a468af\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/2000\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438533.JPG\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"0.67\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"portrait\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Petra Fagerst&#246;m AW26 \" class=\"img\" height=\"3000\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/786\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/8\/1438533.JPG\" width=\"2000\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Petra Fagerst\u00f6m AW26<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photography Andrew Nuding<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>However, after seeing nothing but Alysa Liu on her feed for the past two weeks, Fagerstr\u00f6m also chose to pay tribute to the Olympian. \u201cWe were so inspired by Alysa [Liu],\u201d Fagerstr\u00f6m explained ahead of the presentation, \u201cshe\u2019s an amazing character, so we wanted to bring a bit of her into it.\u201d One white puffer resembled the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69552\/1\/how-nike-is-leading-the-sport-tech-revolution\"><span>Nike Air Milano jacket<\/span><\/a><span> worn by Liu on the podium, while a dazzling silver sequin gown could\u2019ve been a riff on the ice skater\u2019s bedazzled gold medal-winning dress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Elsewhere, ice skating has been a source of inspiration across several other AW26 shows. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69558\/1\/copenhagen-fashion-week-aw26-sson-anne-sofie-madsen-rave-review\">Copenhagen Fashion Week<\/a> last month, one model at Skall Studio carried a pair of white skates over her shoulder as an accessory, and in New York, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/gallery\/36689\/1\/gabe-gordon-aw26\">Gabe Gordon show<\/a> was inspired by both 80s figure skaters and cult horror movie <em>An American Werewolf in London<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"instagram-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-instagram\" data-script-depends=\"instagram-embeds\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Ice skating is perennially chic in the eyes of fashion \u2013 with designers such as Jean Paul Gaultier, Alexander McQueen, Thom Browne and Virgil Abloh all either referencing the sport or building their own rinks for past collections. And how could we forget the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/dsquared2\"><span>Dsquared2<\/span><\/a><span> \u201cSkate Moss\u201d boot heels from AW11? Although Olympians and professional ice skaters tend to avoid luxury brands, usually opting for custom-made lycra costumes instead, they clearly still serve as inspiration for some of the world\u2019s biggest and brightest names in fashion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"newsletter-inline-last\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-small\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<h1 class=\"newsletter-title\">Escape the algorithm! Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/fashion\/article\/69726\/1\/figure-skating-aw26-london-fashion-week-milan-winter-olympics-alysa-liu-2026&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/67-78-2158-1439\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1430\/7\/1437546.jpg&#8221;] Photography Hatnim Lee February\u00a0 24,\u00a0 2026 Fashion \/ AW26 Fashion \/ AW26 How figure skating became the coldest trend of AW26 Cropping up at Petra Fagerstr\u00f6m, Gabe Gordon and Skall Studio, ice skating \u2013 led by the success of Olympians like Alysa Liu and Ilia Malinin \u2013 is inspiring this season\u2019s shows [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,76],"class_list":["post-1789797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-dazeddigital-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1789797"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789797\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1789797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1789797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1789797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}