If you love this shirt, please click on the link to buy it now: Little Feat The Caverns Pelham, TN Feb 22 2025 Tour Poster T-Shirts, hoodie, long sleeve tee Which got me thinking: Are brands as engaged as they should be with the times we live in? Willy Chavarria did so in New York, in what was for me the most moving show of the season, a show that embraced America’s diversity and breathed new, thrilling life into the usual uniforms. Designers, sensitive as they are, tapped into a general sense of dread and anxiety; one of Miuccia Prada’s Miu Miu collaborators declared “we’re at the end of the line” in a newspaper called The Truthless Times that was handed out in our seats. But bringing all that anxiety to the runway was impossible for many. Instead, they rallied around themes like joy (Marni), childlike wonder (Bottega Veneta, Loewe), and algorithm-defying individuality (Prada, Valentino, Louis Vuitton). Nicolas Ghesquière says he wants to create pieces you can’t name. His words keep ringing in my ears: “If you don’t take an aesthetic risk every season, you’re not playing fashion.” Aesthetic risk may be enough of a risk. What does everyone else think?—Nicole Phelps
Individuality over algorithm was the message of the season, including Alessando Michele’s Valentino debut. Photo by Acielle/Style Du Monde We did it! The spring 2025 shows are done and dusted—that is, with the exception of a spectacular Giorgio Armani show scheduled for mid-