The End of the Gimmick: Why Fashion Week Finally Got Serious Again
By Sofia Laurent · 7 min read
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The air in the room was thick with the scent of overpriced candle wax and the nervous energy of three hundred people who hadn't eaten a real meal since Tuesday.
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Instead, there were coats.
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For the better part of a decade, Fashion Week has felt like a desperate bid for a ten-second Instagram Reel.
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There is a palpable sense of exhaustion in the front row.
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In New York, designers like Peter Do and Catherine Holstein of Khaite are doubling down on the idea that a woman’s wardrobe should be a fortress.