1、Womens FW 22Fashion WeeksReportCourtesy of PradaFW 22 womens fashion week represented a major shift from the past two seasons;not only did FW 22 see the full return of the physical runways shows,along with the spectacle of it all,but it almost felt as though the mid-pandemic seasons of phygital show

2、s never even happened,attesting to the amnesia of the fashion industry.However,this season there was a new existential threat for designers to reckon with(or not),prompting the evaluation of fashions raison detre under the threat of war.Interestingly,a sense of doom and darkness,elaborated in our Do

3、omsday Dressing theme,was one of the biggest inspirations this season,seen across all major fashion cities.Since brands must begin planning and designing their collections months in advance(far before the war started),the presence of ominous themes attests to fashions uncanny ability to act as a lex

4、icon in visually expressing the lair du temps,even if subconsciously.Several brands were inspired by the interwar period,sending drop waist silhouettes and fringed dresses down the runway;Philosophy di Lorenzo Serafini was inspired by the women of the Weimar Republic this season which is certainly t

5、opical to the current state of apprehension.Ominous EleganceEditoProtective silhouettes,either in the form of a cocoon or more armor-like,were another trend reflecting the state of anxiety many of us feel from the seemingly never ending stream of life-changing global events.Climate disaster,war,a pa

6、ndemic Its no wonder designers impulse was to create enveloping silhouettes this season,to provide a sense of comfort and safety through clothing.Another key force throughout fashion month was a back-to-basics approach.Several designers,when speaking of their FW 22 collections,mention focusing on th