Typical NYFW chatter (Who are you wearing?Busy week?)
was replaced with conversations about Trump’s wildly inaccurateremarks on abortion, or how well thedebate moderatorsperformed.
Fashion week getting political?

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Its actually been a trend all week long.
The camoWalz-Harris hats, for one, have been practicallyeverywhere.
The design was actually inspired by Chappell Roan’smerchand indeed it has an easy appeal for hip, young voters.

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Fashion week fixtures like Jenna Lyons, Eva Chen, and Derek Blasberg were all spotted wearing these caps.
Designer Christian Cowan even wore one to take his finale bow at his spring 2025 presentation.
At the Michael Kors presentation, theater producer Jordan Roth stepped out wearing a custom Harris-Walz clutch bag.

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This is an Amazon clutch with a bumper sticker on it, Rothshared onInstagram.
Harris-Walz merch hitting the front row isnt the only way this NYFW has gotten political, either.
For his part,Willy Chavarria’s entire spring 2025 runway show was about politics.

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This [season] is all about power to the people, Chavarria said.
Its this country through the voice of the immigrants, and the people who make this motherfucker run.
NEW YORK, USA - SEPTEMBER 06: Fashion designer Willy Chavarria walks the runway during the Willy Chavaria Ready to Wear Spring/Summer 2025 fashion show as part of the New York Fashion Week on September 6, 2024 in NY. (Photo by Victor VIRGILE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)