If you want to know what celebrities will be wearing (and the rest of us re-creating) in no time, I suggest you start with these a number of popular runway looks. Why am I so sure of this? I’ve spent more hours studying the recent fall/winter 2023 collections then I can possibly count, so I can state with conviction that these looks will have major A-list placements—and in a few cases, they already have. Lady Gaga wearing a fresh-off-the-runway Versace dress just days later to the Oscars, for one.
While runway looks will inevitably end up being photographed in editorials, it’s celebrities who are the ones to really bring the looks to life and put them to the test IRL. So as I was flipping through each collection, I started bookmarking the looks that reminded me most of certain celebrities and I think I nailed these predictions, if I do say so myself.
From the Valentino look that was just made for a Zendaya red carpet moment to Bottega Veneta’s reimagined ’90s uniform that’s bound for Kendall Jenner’s closet and the Gucci micro bikini top Zoë Kravitz would absolutely body, continue on the discover the twelve popular spring 2023 runway moments to know about before celebs inevitably make them go viral.
Designer Look: Valentino F/W ’23 Look 68. Celebrity Prediction: Zendaya. Among Valentino’s absolutely start-studded lineup of A-list brand ambassadors, Zendaya is perhaps the most well-known face of the brand. The collaboration between the two, brought to life by stylist Law Roach, has given us countless iconic fashion moments from a crop top on the 2022 Oscars red carpet to the dreamy train of pink satin rosettes at this year’s SAG Awards. So when we first glimpsed the Valentino fall/winter 2023 collection, it wasn’t a matter of if Zendaya would wear any of the looks, but which look she’d wear first. My prediction is look 68, a languid sequin gown that balances feminine and masculine aesthetics with its sultry thigh-high slit and crisp black tie.
Designer Look: Bottega Veneta F/W ’23 Look 42. Celebrity Prediction: Kendall Jenner. Nobody does effortless off-duty dressing quite like Kendall Jenner, so when I saw this satisfyingly simple look at Bottega Veneta, my mind immediately started conjuring images of Jenner wearing it around L.A.. The model seems to have an affinity for Matthieu Blazy’s designs, having pulled two looks recently from the brand’s spring/summer collection (see here and here).
Designer Look: Saint Laurent F/W ’23 Look 34. Celebrity Prediction: Laura Harrier. Of all the A-list ambassadors for Saint Laurent, from Zoë Kravitz to Hailey Bieber, Laura Harrier might just be my favorite star for the French house. The marriage of her minimal style with the brand’s low-key luxury just feels right, and this collection was no different. I think Harrier would gravitate towards my personal favorite, look 34, with its leather aviator jacket and easy silk skirt.
Designer Look: Dilara Findikoglu F/W ’23 Look 4. Celebrity Prediction: Bella Hadid. When Bella Hadid wore a custom look from the rising Turkish designer to the Met Gala after party last year, it immediately put Findikoglu’s subversively sexy POV on our radars. Of everything the designer put forth this season, it’s this deconstructed take on a traditional skirt suit that I think Hadid will gravitate to the most. The balance between the sophisticated silhouette and the way the raw edges seem to be coming undone strikes me as something the supermodel would be all over. If I had a crystal ball, I’d even say that she’d wear the look for the launch Kin Euphorics’ next flavor—something baby pink-hued, to be sure.
Designer Look: Khaite F/W ’23 Look 42. Celebrity Prediction: Katie Holmes. Khaite and Katie Holmes go way back. Ever since the actor-director made internet history for her cardigan-bra moment from the brand back in 2019, the duo has forever been linked in our minds. Since then, Holmes has remained a steady customer of the brand’s serenely tailored aesthetic and we predict that next season will be no different. Of all the floor-length dresses and sharply tailoring outerwear in this collection, it’s this simple but fluid look that has Holmes’ name written all over it. We could see her wearing the understated ensemble for a more low-key red carpet or fall event.
Designer Look: Ferragamo F/W ’23 Look 59. Celebrity Prediction: Dua Lipa. Dua Lipa’s glamorous and high-gloss style is an easy match for Ferragamo’s new look under creative director Maximillian Davis. This silver draped mini dress is exactly the kind of sultry, eye-catching thing that the pop star would be spotted in going to a late-night dinner in her native London.
Designer Look: The Row F/W ’23 Look 18. Celebrity Prediction: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. Between running Rose, Inc. and being a mom of two, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is a busy women. No wonder that the functional luxury of The Row features prominently in her wardrobe via the popular outfit galleries she posts to Instagram. If you’re familiar with her style, you know that Huntington-Whiteley doesn’t stray far from her neutral color palette, but with this shade of red having such a moment right now, she’d be my top pick for who I’d want to see wear this stunning red coat.
Designer Look: Simkhai F/W ’23 Look 31. Celebrity Prediction: Emily Ratajkowski. To close out the brand’s fall runway, EmRata walked the runway in a sequined blazer dress and a pair of chunky ankle boots. Despite it, I actually think the star would pluck a different look from this collection for her own wardrobe. Simkhai’s reimagined two-piece tuxedo is a peak EmRata outfit if I’ve seen one: it’s sultry yet sharply tailored, and perhaps most noteworthy, features a Ratajkowski style signature, the exposed midriff.
