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Miuccia Prada is without a doubt a trendsetter. Creating new and powerful movements is her m.o. and this season was no exception. Creating contrasting palettes of panache was on the roster; mixing styles, fabrics, cuts, and textures to create a style all its own. As Vogue put it, this was her own “diverse eclecticism.”

#WANGFEST took over Bushwick, Brooklyn on Saturday night – creating the runways of all runways. Using a tour bus as their “backstage,” models sauntered off of the bus and onto the street, giving a whole new meaning to the term “street style.”

A common theme seen throughout the shows this year was a focus on comfortable shoes. While most designers outfitted their models in fun flats and strappy sandals Christopher Kane made headlines by trying to bring back the Croc, yet again. Although this wasn’t the focus of the show, one couldn’t help but comment. The real emphasis of his collection was on a woman’s life in suburbia, a tale that most graciously revelled in the 50s and 60s and whose theme seems apparent again today, at least in Christopher Kane’s take on fashion. His garments mocked mops, sponges and shower curtains as a longing for cleanliness and order amongst chaos and sensual undertones was ever present.