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📰 Independent Designers Are Bullish on the Future of New York Fashion Week ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: The relevance of New York Fashion Week is a recurring topic each time the industry event returns. The key points are largely the same: Fewer designers are showing on the calendar; showgoer participation is down; the industry doesn't provide enough resources for talent; and the city of New York seems less invested in the event.  Yet, season after season, the energy throughout the week says otherwise. For Fall 2026, there was plenty of excitement happening, from newly appointed creative directors (Proenza Schouler's Rachel Scott, Derek Lam's Robert Rodriguez and 7 For All Mankind's Nicola Brognano) to promising first-time participants (Caroline Zimbalist, Contessa Mills and Pipenco, to name a few) to more seasoned labels with new ideas. We saw novel show formats, innovative design concepts and impactful trends . New York designers agree that the biannual even...

📰 Battalion Summer 2026 Internship Program In NYC ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story Battalion is seeking motivated, creative and organized individuals to join our Summer 2026 Internship Program in New York. This role offers immersive exposure to agency life with some of the industry’s top PR professionals, hands-on experience supporting some of the most respected global luxury brands in the world and opportunities for professional growth in a fast-paced communications environment. During this internship, you’ll gain invaluable experience in luxury public relations at an award-winning boutique agency known for elevating top accessories, lifestyle and fashion brands. Through firsthand involvement in media coverage tracking, event execution, social amplification, sample management and major campaign support, you’ll develop the skills and perspective needed to succeed in the industry. WHO YOU ARE • Have a heightened interest in learning more about the PR / communi...

📰 Vilcek Awards $250K to Immigrant Leaders Transforming Fashion & Culture ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Sponsored Story Photo: Courtesy of the Vilcek Foundation The 2026 Vilcek Prizes in Fashion & Culture recognize individuals who are changing fashion representation through photography, museum curations, historical database development and educational programming. As part of its mission to uplift immigrants working in the arts and sciences, the Vilcek Foundation awarded $250,000 to these immigrant fashion professionals. Tanya Meléndez-Escalante receives the $100,000 Vilcek Prize for Fashion & Culture for her work as an arts administrator and fashion curator at The Museum at FIT where she develops meaningful exhibitions and programs that reveal the hidden diversity of talent from across Latin America. Originally from Mexico, Meléndez-Escalante has created numerous educational programs built on international collaboration and inclusivity. The four recipients of...

📰 Fashionista's 17 Favorite Fall 2026 Collections From New York Fashion Week ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: And just like that, another season of New York Fashion Week is in the books. Despite the February snow, below-freezing temperatures and high-powered winds, designers and showgoers persisted in the name of Fall 2026. From runways on sightseeing boats sailing along the Hudson River to various Marie Antoinette references and multiple instances of hair-covered clothing, this season offered plenty of thought-provoking and inspiring collections to dive into. Out of the dozens of brands that showed their latest designs, a select few impressed Team Fashionista the most. Rachel Scott made the list twice for her debut at Proenza Schouler and 'anti-imperialist' work for Diotima , while Sergio Hudson and Zankov appealed to those of us who are suckers for bright pops of bold color. Our other favorite runways of the week included Tory Burch's "longevity"-foc...

📰 Must Read: Pat McGrath Labs Secures $30 Million Investment, Hudson Williams Stars in Balenciaga's Summer 2026 Campaign ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Pat McGrath Labs These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Tuesday. Pat McGrath Labs secures $30 million investment Weeks after Pat McGrath Labs filed for bankruptcy, U.S.-based financial firm GDA Luma is investing $30 million into the makeup brand. The transaction injects $10 million in new debtor-in-possession financing into the brand and commits an additional $20 million in post-emergence working capital. Founder Pat McGrath will retain a "significant" stake and transition from chief executive to chief creative officer. { Business of Fashion /paywalled} Hudson Williams stars in Balenciaga's Summer 2026 campaign Hudson Williams for Balenciaga Summer 2026. Photo: David Sims/Courtesy of Balenciaga View the 7 images of this gallery on the original arti...

📰 Pipenco Lorena Examines Various Stages of Love Through Her Fall 2026 Collection ✨ Fashion Insights & Trends: Pipenco's Fall 2026 show closed out New York Fashion Week Monday evening, but it might've been more fitting to have shown on Saturday for Valentine's Day. After all, designer Lorena Pipenco had love on her mind while crafting the collection.  "It's the first time in my life where I've been single for this long — I'm a relationship person," she laughed to Fashionista during a post-show backstage interview. But no worries, this collection was anything but an ode to her exes (save for Look 1, which included text from a love letter written by her first boyfriend).  Rather, she was inspired to create each look as a representation of a different stage of love, like lovebombing, the crashout and marriage. The latter was a standout part of the show: A couple walked down the runway with their child, and the "groom" wore a suit and dr...