{"id":1820421,"date":"2026-03-11T15:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1820421"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:16:30","slug":"excellence-in-it-girl-casting-11-more-fw26-fashion-month-superlatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1820421","title":{"rendered":"Excellence In It-Girl Casting & 11 More FW26 Fashion-Month Superlatives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fashion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Excellence In It-Girl Casting & 11 More FW26 Fashion-Month Superlatives<\/h1>\n
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Our favorite moments of the whirlwind season were just downright fun<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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by Kevin LeBlanc<\/a><\/address>\n
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How do you measure a month in the fashion universe? We could track miles flown, steps walked, calories ingested (forget that one), or the trends we love<\/a>, but we\u2019re feeling a bit delirious from all the front-row happenings <\/a>and 70-look shows. With silliness in mind, we\u2019re recapping the Fall\/Winter 2026 season<\/a> with a yearbook-style superlative group that, yes, touches on the highlights from the first show in New York to the last show in Paris, but also embraces what made it goofy and fun<\/em>. Fashion can be way too self-serious sometimes, so we\u2019re celebrating what made us laugh, smile, shrug, and come back for more.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re taking stock of our favorite front-row star, the best seat-mates of the month<\/a>, the dresses and skirts you\u2019ll want to buy come September, and the cutest animal-style bag of the season. Keep scrolling to see what random awards we came up with that still carry weight to them, from hair to makeup, bows, and faux fur<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Most Exciting Eveningwear Trend: Squiggles<\/h2>\n
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No offense to any one in particular, but if we see another black bias-cut slip dress as an evening-wear option, we might gouge our eyes out. Our favorite late-night looks had weird ribbons and squiggly lines throughout, like Area<\/a>\u2019s cassette-tape minidress and Tom Ford\u2019s goth jellyfish. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Kate Moss Award For Most Moss: Miu Miu, Herm\u00e8s & Louis Vuitton<\/h2>\n
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It was mossy at Herm\u00e8s<\/a>, mossy at Miu Miu<\/a>, and at Louis Vuitton<\/a>, a Jeremy Hindle-designed futuristic landscape was moss-coded. Everything pointed towards designers wanting to \u201ctouch grass.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Best Use Of Ribbon: Simone Rocha<\/h2>\n
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Many editors and influencer skipped over London\u2019s<\/a> blink-and-you\u2019ll-miss-it four-day stint, but dropping in for Simone is always worth it. This prize-winning dress was both feminine and deeply unserious, which makes it all the more enchanting. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Best Front Row Guests: Loewe\u2019s Plushies<\/h2>\n
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Under the creative direction of Jack McCullough and Lazaro Hernandez, Loewe<\/a> is continuing its streak of being for the art baddies and cool kids. True Whitaker, Sarah Pidgeon<\/a>, Sissy Spacek, and Hari Nef<\/a> all sat among Cosima von Bonin-designed sculptures (read: stuffed animals). It\u2019s art, but it\u2019s also, at the end of the day, really fun, as McCullough and Hernandez said via press release: \u201cHumour can be revolutionary, at times the most piercing way to deliver a serious message.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Most Recession-Indicating Makeup Trend: The Smoky Eye<\/h2>\n
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For all of Prada\u2019s<\/a> subtle glamour, the raccoon eyes they sent down the runway shocked us with its grit. Gucci<\/a> followed suit, as did Saint Laurent<\/a>; and when Herm\u00e8s paired healthy skin with smudged eyes, we knew it was back for good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Lisa Frank Award For Excellence In Glitter: Chanel<\/h2>\n
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Not since Karl Lagerfeld have Chanel<\/a> shows been this fun; Matthieu Blazy knows how to lighten the mood. Not only was this technicolor chainmail section pure mermaid fantasy, but the holographic hair was a breath of fresh air on runways that are dead-set on making models look \u201cnatural.\u201d Sometimes, a punch in the gut in the form of glittery hair is just what the doctor ordered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Quirkiest Use of (Faux) Fur: Stella McCartney<\/h2>\n
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Shearling, fur, faux fur, whatever it is: It\u2019s everywhere<\/a>. This season, the ante was upped to figure out how to make it show up in unusual ways. Trim was the way to go, and Stella made great use of faux fur as peplum belts, coat trims, and even on her Falabella bag. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Chameleon Of The Season: Myha\u2019la<\/h2>\n
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We extolled her virtues at New York Fashion Week<\/a> and followed her along to McQueen<\/a>, and we simply cannot get enough of her bangin\u2019 abs in this Courr\u00e8ges<\/a>. Wherever Myha\u2019la went this season, fun and a very her<\/em> look followed, no matter the occasion. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Class Clowns: Vaquera<\/h2>\n
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I mean this with all the love in my heart, and designers Patric Dicaprcio and Bryn Taubensee would probably accept the term happily. Their Paris show always lands on the first day of the week, and what fun<\/em> they\u2019re having. Their collection was chock-full of references to Rudi Gernreich, Cristobal Balenciaga, Nicolas Ghesqui\u00e8re… we could go on, but they took these cues and brought them to new heights. It was weird, it was funny, and it was capital-F Fashion. We want more risk-takers on our schedules next season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Best Trend For Your Buck: Drop-Waist Skirts<\/h2>\n
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We called this out last season when Matthieu Blazy brought the Chanel skirt suit<\/a> into the 21st century by pulling the waistband down a few inches, and this season, virtually everyone followed suit. Whether in mini denim form at 7 For All Mankind or in the pencil-adjacent way at Marni (pictured here), it\u2019s a sure way to update your wardrobe. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Excellence In It-Girl Casting: Gucci<\/h2>\n
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Demna\u2019s Gucci is hot<\/em><\/a>. His first runway show was an epic undertaking and received both raves and pans \u2014 the dream for a provocateur like Demna. The clothes, bags, and shoes were desirable, as was the front-row, but the stars on the runway took the spotlight and ran with it. Gabbriette<\/a>! EmRata<\/a>! Sydney Carlson<\/a>! Vivian Wilson! Kate F*cking Moss<\/a>! Demna is the premier sociologist of our times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Instagram-Fodder Award For Accessory Design: Dior\u2019s Velvet Frog<\/h2>\n
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There was a lot to love at Jonathan Anderson<\/a>\u2019s Monet-inspired runway, where guests sat and basked (read: baked) in the greenhouse built specifically for the show. This velvet frog, with gold feet and button-shaped eyes, is not only fodder for social media, but a collector\u2019s item. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n