Former First Lady Michelle Obama attended the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11 attacks at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum alongside her husband, former President Barack Obama.
For the occasion, she wore a brown Ferragamo leather-trim jersey maxi dress. The design featured distinctive leather detailing along the neckline and sleeves.
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The couple joined former presidents, first ladies, and other political leaders in honoring the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
Coach celebrated 85 years of American style during New York Fashion Week with a Spring 2027 collection that started with the familiar and gradually exploded into a full-fledged fashion celebration.
The show began on a restrained note, with a palette of gray, black and beige grounding relaxed layers and easy separates. As the collection progressed, however, the mood shifted. Pink entered the equation, metallic embellishments began to sparkle, and eventually, multicolored sequins and confetti transformed the runway into a party.
Proportion played an important role throughout the collection. Cropped vests were paired with mini skirts and sweeping satin lengths, while oversized knits and jackets contrasted against abbreviated hemlines. The interplay between cozy sweaters and fluid satin added another dimension, giving everyday pieces a more unexpected finish.
Then came the sparkle.
Sequined two-piece sets and shimmering dresses brought evening glamour into the mix, including a standout sparkling gown finished with a dramatic bow. The progression felt intentional: what began quietly ultimately became exuberant, mirroring Coach’s evolution from a heritage leather-goods house into a global fashion brand.
But perhaps no category told the celebratory story better than the accessories.
Coach’s bags have long been at the center of the house, and for Spring 2027, familiar silhouettes received a party-ready makeover. A ubiquitous beige bag appeared covered in metallic dots resembling falling confetti, while sparkling and confetti-covered boots made an equally strong statement. Even traditional leather was given a playful twist in the form of party hats worn atop models’ heads.
The accessories managed to feel whimsical without losing the craftsmanship and recognizable codes that have made Coach a mainstay of American fashion.
For the finale, the celebration reached its crescendo. Models walked beneath a shower of confetti wearing leather party hats as a string band played celebratory music. Dancers then took over the runway, bringing the anniversary presentation to an exuberant close.
At 85, Coach demonstrated the power of knowing your identity while still being willing to play with it. The collection moved from understated classics to color, sparkle and celebration, but the brand’s signatures remained firmly intact.
Coach is a classic—and Spring 2027 made it clear that the house isn’t simply celebrating where it’s been. It’s having plenty of fun with where it’s going next.
There are brands that participate in a trend, and then there are brands that helped create the vocabulary in the first place. At J. Press, Ivy style isn’t a seasonal proposition—it’s the foundation.
JPRESS, Spring 2027, New York City
Founded by Jacobi Press at Yale in 1902, J. Press has spent more than a century shaping the codes of classic American collegiate dressing. Today, under President and Creative Director Jack Carlson, the heritage label is bringing renewed attention to that history while introducing it to a new generation.
JPRESS, Spring 2027, New York City
For its latest New York Fashion Week presentation, J. Press offered a fall wardrobe steeped in prep: navy wool toggle coats, quilted outerwear, tweed, chinos and layers upon layers of knits. Navy, gold, red, brown, pink, plum and gray colored the collection, while mixed plaids, scarves, headbands and leather loafers reinforced its distinctly New England sensibility.
JPRESS, Spring 2027, New York City
“The inspiration is the British roots of American Ivy style,” Carlson exclusively told Fashion Bomb Daily. “The look we consider Ivy style—so much of that came from what Jacobi Press thought guys at Yale should be wearing in 1902, and so much of that was inspired by the UK. We still make a lot of products in England, Scotland and Ireland.”
JPRESS, Spring 2027, New York City
That transatlantic connection remains tangible today. J. Press continues to manufacture core pieces in the United States and Britain, with Scottish knitwear and collaborations with British outerwear makers forming an important part of its offering.
JPRESS, Spring 2027, New York City
But perhaps the biggest news of the season was not what J. Press preserved, but what it brought back: womenswear.
JPRESS, Spring 2027, New York City
The house has introduced its first women’s collection since the 1960s, translating familiar J. Press signatures—including Oxford shirts, Fair Isle and Shaggy Dog sweaters, blazers, tweed jackets and pleated skirts—for women.
Carlson admitted the new category produced some of his favorite moments.
Picking a favorite look, he joked, was like “picking a favorite child,” before adding: “The women’s looks were some of my favorite. The dress and some of the more borrowed-from-the-boys looks for women—those were some of my favorites.”
JPRESS, Spring 2027, New York City
That “borrowed from the boys” attitude was one of the collection’s strongest propositions. The clothes moved easily between masculine and feminine codes, making the return to womenswear feel less like J. Press inventing a new language and more like opening its existing wardrobe to everyone.
JPRESS, Spring 2027, New York City
The Ivy League Continued Off the Runway
The show’s guests understood the assignment, too.
Fashion Bomb Daily captured a street-style scene that could have served as an extension of the collection itself. Striped rugby shirts were tucked into sweeping chinos; navy blazers were worn with faded denim and loafers; ties, sweater vests and Oxford shirts were layered with a studied nonchalance.
Others took Ivy’s familiar codes somewhere more individual. One guest paired a brilliant blue collegiate jacket with voluminous floral shorts, while another transformed an assortment of striped neckties into a playful mini skirt. Varsity cardigans, vintage-inspired ties, rugby stripes and oversized trousers showed just how elastic the preppy vocabulary has become.
The effect was particularly interesting because the current revival of prep has moved beyond a literal recreation of the country-club uniform. Carlson himself has distinguished today’s movement as more “Ivy” than the colorful prep revival of the early 2000s—more academic, grown-up and rooted in traditional menswear.
And that may explain why J. Press feels so relevant at this particular moment.
As fashion rediscovers collegiate dressing, neckties, checks, loafers and traditional tailoring, J. Press doesn’t have to manufacture an archive or invent a heritage story. The archive is the story. Even as other designers reinterpret Ivy codes, Carlson has been explicit about positioning J. Press as a standard-bearer of the original American Ivy look.
What made this showing compelling, however, was the refusal to completely freeze those codes in time. Womenswear, androgynous styling and the individuality displayed by guests outside the runway demonstrated how easily the J. Press vocabulary can be rearranged.
More than 120 years after Jacobi Press began dressing Yale students, the sweaters are still layered, the loafers are still polished and the blazers remain impeccably preppy.
The people wearing them have changed—and that might be precisely what keeps J. Press interesting.
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The Bomb Fashion Show is coming up on Saturday, September 12th. This year’s show is more intimate, which means space is limited. The night celebrates 20 years of Fashion Bomb Daily with fashion, emerging design talent, special performances, and plenty of Bomb style. RSVP today at thebombfashionshow.eventbrite.com.
The dress code calls for champagne: think nudes, metallics, golds, whites, ivories, and shimmering neutral tones.
For inspiration, look to gowns like the bronze and black corseted look with sculptural pleated sleeves, or a soft gold ruffled peplum gown paired with statement jewelry. A shimmering gold knit gown offers a sleek, monochromatic take on the theme, while a metallic gold cutout dress brings edge to the palette. A gilded, jeweled gown with a sheer waist detail rounds out the range of champagne-toned options to consider for the night.
Ciara is expecting her fifth child. The singer shared the news on Sunday, September 6th, alongside husband Russell Wilson, captioning their announcement “One more person to Love.”
The reveal came in the form of a sweet backyard video showing shirts for their children, Future, Sienna, Win, and Amora, hanging on a clothesline, followed by an added blank baby onesie representing their newest addition. Ciara then posed beside the clothesline, revealing her baby bump, before she and Wilson held up five fingers together to celebrate baby number five.
This will be Ciara’s fifth child overall and her fourth with Wilson. She is already mom to Future Zahir, whom she shares with rapper Future, along with Sienna Princess, Win Harrison, and Amora Princess with Wilson. The couple, married since 2016, celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary this past July. Wilson has long expressed his desire to grow their family further, previously telling E! News, “I want to have five, Ciara does too. We’ll see. Hopefully, I can convince her.”
The announcement was met with an outpouring of congratulations from friends and fans, including La La Anthony.
Teyana Taylor brought New York City street culture full circle recently, showing off her double Dutch skills at an event celebrating the launch of her new nonprofit, the TEY Foundation.
The organization’s name draws from the meaning behind Taylor’s own name, standing for “Time Evolves You.” The foundation’s official launch took place during the Teyana Takeover at the legendary Dyckman Basketball tournament, paired with a back-to-school giveaway.  Dyckman Park, founded in 1990 by Kenneth Stevens, Omar Booth, and Michael Jenkins, has deep roots in Washington Heights and Inwood streetball culture, and Taylor has been attending the tournament since she was a young girl growing up in Harlem. 
The foundation is centered on the idea that growth is never meant to stop , reflecting Taylor’s own journey and her commitment to giving back to the community that shaped her.
Taking first place among August’s top looks was Toke Makinwa, spotted with her daugher by the Lagos Paparazzi in a red and white Dolce & Gabbana Majolica-print dress. The sweetheart-neckline design, cinched at the waist with a full, tiered skirt, made for an easy standout — polished, vibrant, and instantly photograph-ready. She finished the look with white heeled sandals and a quilted white top-handle bag, keeping the focus on the dress’s bold print.
Taking second place was Harry Styles, spotted in New York on his way to the first of a 30-night residency at Madison Square Garden, the sole U.S. leg of his “Together, Together” World Tour. He kept it casual in a vintage graphic tee, green sweat shorts, and black loafers with white socks, finishing the off-duty look with dark sunglasses and a woven tote slung over one shoulder.
Next up was Céline Dion, spotted in Paris in a full Maison Alaïa Fall 2026 look — a khaki asymmetrical caramel wrap trench coat paired with graphic cutout suede boots.
Cardi B and Kash Doll linked up on the streets of New York for the video shoot of their new single “Ah Ha,” out now. Cardi B wore a red and white two-piece Chanel look with a zip-detail crop top and matching shorts, styled with layered diamond jewelry and thigh-high black boots. Kash Doll kept it casual-cool in a white crop tee, distressed denim shorts, a rhinestone-studded cap, and glittering gold ankle boots, finishing the look with a diamond watch and bracelet.
Rounding out the top looks was Miley Cyrus, spotted stepping out of Fouquet’s New York in a sleek black ribbed sleeveless top and matching pinstriped trousers. She finished the look with dark square sunglasses, a compact black shoulder bag, and black strappy heels — a pared-back, elevated take on off-duty dressing that let the fitted silhouette do the talking.
Naomi Osaka has made it clear that the US Open is as much a runway as it is a battleground, delivering standout style both on and off the court throughout the 2026 tournament.
Ahead of her time on the court, Osaka turned practice into her own runway moment. She wore an Evisu hat, $2,057 Who Decides War Ultra Flare Distressed Denim jeans, a No Faith Studios jacket, a Nike bag, and a Supreme x Maison Margiela x Timberland shoe collaboration, proving her style sensibility extends well beyond match day.
She paid tribute to Allen Iverson in cornrows and a custom Who Decides War look, commissioned by Law Roach.
She kicked off the US Open Fashion in a DelaVali dress and Bottega Veneta fuzzy mules.
In the fast-paced world of high fashion, the line between red-carpet glamour and everyday street style has officially blurred. No longer are fashion icons and tastemakers forced to navigate the bustling streets of New York or Los Angeles in restrictive stilettos just to make a sartorial statement. Instead, the modern it-girl wardrobe & celebrity street style has undergone a monumental shift toward relaxed, high-low dressing, where comfort and luxury coexist in perfect harmony. At the absolute center of this wardrobe revolution is a single, transformative item that has successfully evolved from a simple casual necessity into a definitive luxury statement: premium sneakers.
A quick scroll through paparazzi shots and social media feeds confirms that the standard it-girl outfit inspo now relies heavily on effortless styling. Whether running errands between shoots, grabbing a matcha latte, or heading to an exclusive after-party, today’s style icons are pairing oversized tailored blazers, fluid silk slip dresses, and relaxed denim with eye-catching footwear. The demand for luxury sneakers women has skyrocketed because these pieces offer the perfect touch of edge to an otherwise polished ensemble. They represent a deliberate rejection of traditional, rigid dress codes in favor of an authentic, lived-in aesthetic that feels cool, approachable, and undeniably sophisticated.
When looking at the specific designer footwear celebrities are choosing to anchor their off-duty looks, Golden Goose consistently dominates the street style scene. Famous for pioneering the effortlessly distressed aesthetic, the brand has mastered the art of creating shoes that look perfectly broken-in from the very first wear, making them an absolute favorite among Hollywood’s elite. Whether they are opting for clean, vintage-inspired profiles or bold, textured statements, inserting a pair of luxury sneakers for women by Golden Goose into a daily look instantly elevates the entire outfit. The juxtaposition of a meticulously crafted, hand-finished Italian leather shoe with a casual look epitomizes the “wrong shoe theory,” giving off a confident vibe of “I threw this on, but I still look impeccable.”
This cultural shift is also driving a massive interest in more dramatic silhouettes, with designer platform sneakers gaining significant traction for their ability to add height and attitude without sacrificing comfort. For those moments when the paparazzi cameras are guaranteed to flash, celebrities are even leaning into sparkling embellishments, integrating swarovski crystal sneakers into their evening rotations. This fusion of athletic heritage with high-fashion opulence ensures that the sneaker is no longer just a daytime backup plan, but a primary styling choice capable of carrying an entire look.
Ultimately, the rise of the luxury sneaker as a permanent wardrobe staple proves that modern elegance is defined by how comfortable you feel in your own style. By merging unparalleled craftsmanship with a cool, urban sensibility, these shoes allow women to navigate their demanding schedules with absolute confidence. As we look ahead at the evolving landscapes of fashion, one thing is certain: the luxury sneaker is here to stay, continuing to redefine what it means to look effortlessly chic in the modern world.
