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Bella Hadid Kicks Off New York Fashion Week in a Look Worthy of a 21st-Century Jo Stockton

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And we’re off. New York Fashion Week finally got underway on February 11, with Proenza Schouler kickstarting proceedings in the light-filled exhibition space of the Brand Foundation in the East Village. There to model designers Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s latest elegant creations? Bella Hadid, making her way down the runway in a hooded peplum turtleneck. With a large gold brooch adorning her chest, the look felt distinctly Jo Stockton, but make it 2022.

That sense of downtown cool carried through the rest of the event, which featured a violin quintet performing an original composition by Eartheater, while attendees were gifted a story by novelist Ottessa Moshfegh titled, ‘Where Will We Go Next?’

If Bella embodied the Parsons grads’ vision fully on the catwalk, she reverted to her own distinctive style post-show. To exit the venue, the 25-year-old threw on a white T-shirt and oversized leather jacket, adding a splash of color with a vintage Chanel bag.

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The graffiti-covered canvas style dates from the French house’s spring/summer 2015 collection, which saw Karl Lagerfeld send an army of models down Boulevard Chanel toting feminist placards. “I don’t see why every human being is not on the same level,” he told Vogue of the collection at the time. “They’re all pieces everyone can play with. No ’60s, no ’70s… More mode de vie than mode.

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In addition to flower-power Chanel buttons, the shoulder bag also features the phrase, “Make fashion, not war.” Given the news out of the Kremlin this weekend, it’s a statement that could hardly feel more timely.

Originally published in Vogue.co.uk

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