Fashion on Fifth: Spring trend predictions? Groundbreaking

Photos by Kea Humilde and logo by HMAC

This week’s Fashion on Fifth is something that Miranda Priestly will either love or hate. Rather than focusing on the traditional florals (groundbreaking, I know), I wanted to dive into what New School students think will be trending this spring. Trends can be a finicky thing, especially in an industry that’s gradually working its way towards being more environmentally-conscious and sustainable. But if we’re all being honest with ourselves, it’s hard not to notice patterns in what we’re seeing both on the streets and on the runway.

Fashion on Fifth: Striking in style

Photos by Kea Humilde and logo by HMAC

For this week’s Fashion on Fifth, I sought out the most striking at the SENS strike. The signs picketers were toting as they protested in front of the University Center weren’t the only things making statements. I’m reminded of something Blair Waldorf once said: “Fashion is the most powerful art there is. It’s movement, design, and architecture all in one. It shows the world who we are and who we’d like to be.”

Fashion on Fifth: Baby, it’s cold outside

Photos by Olivia Dinger and illustration by HMAC

This week’s Fashion on Fifth is all about the accessories we wear to stay warm during the winter. In the midst of recent snowfall, accessories are not only necessities, they also transform functional clothes into fashionable outfits. While some go to class with minimal layers, other students opt for wool trench coats, scarves, and mohair hats. From students shuffling out of bed to those with hour-long commutes to class, New Schoolers are finding ways to keep warm from the first snowy winter in over a year.

Fashion on Fifth: You’re either in or you’re out

Photos by Jane Lewis and illustration by hmac

This week’s Fashion on Fifth is an ode to icon Heidi Klum, because as she says hundreds of times over 16 seasons of hosting “Project Runway”: “In fashion, one day you’re in and the next day you’re out.” As the new year came and went, resolutions got repackaged by Gen Z to be “ins and outs” posted in the form of TikToks, Instagram stories, tweets, and some kept secret in personal Notes App lists. Personally, I didn’t want to state publicly that bras and boyfriends are so out! I guess it’s too late now. 

Fashion on Fifth: Fur…friend or faux?

Photo by Jane Lewis and illustration by hmac

This week on Fashion on Fifth, I want to know the dirty details about your fur. Is it real or is it fake? Is it new or did you dig it out of your grandma’s attic over Christmas break? Fur has been a hot topic in my newsfeed in recent weeks. Not because of the hot debate of whether or not faux fur is better and more environmentally friendly than the real deal but because of TikTok’s recent obsession with the so-called “mob wife aesthetic.”

An evening worth $100,000: annual Parsons Benefit will honor Neiman Marcus CEO and Naomi Campbell

The 2023 Parsons Benefit will take place at Cipriani Wall Street. Image via Cipriani website

The annual Parsons School of Design Benefit is set to take place Wednesday, May 24, at Cipriani Wall Street. In prior years, the event has stirred controversy due…