The Biggest Runway Trends From S/S 2026 Fashion Month

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Change was certainly afoot during S/S 2026 Fashion Month. Who What Wear's associate director, special projects, Kristen Nichols, noted that this season really was unprecedented.

"I think this is kind of an unprecedented season where we have 15 plus—I've lost count—new creative directors taking the helm at the biggest fashion houses across the industry," Nichols said. "It's really this big moment of change."

Lauren Eggertsen, Who What Wear'seditorial director, agreed that there have been some real shakeups in the industry. "I think this season we saw a lot of polarizing opinions about certain debuts or collections, and I think that's very exciting and to me means that there's real change happening," Eggertsen said.

On the latest episode of The Who What Wear Podcast, shopping director Bobby Schuessler sits down with our editors to share their biggest takeaways from Fashion Month, the trends they predict we'll see in stores this spring, and more.

For excerpts from their conversation, scroll below.

Were there any personal favorite shows or collections that each of you saw?