Here's the Brian Lair show on WNYC, good morning everyone, and happy New Year as of

sundown tonight to all our Jewish listeners. I hope you can party like it's 5784. And

now we find ourselves at the end of summer, September has arrived, Labor Day has

long passed, the Jewish listeners here come the high holy days, and despite last

week's heat wave, comfortable temperatures are on the horizon. How many of you

are anticipating the bright yellows, oranges and reds, the full foliage? Maybe

you're already heading to your storage units and dusting off your warmer

clothes and anticipation of sweater weather? Well, as the majority of us are

waiting for fall to arrive, our city's best dressed, look ahead to the spring and

summer of next year. Why? New York Fashion Week just wrapped up on Wednesday. So

let's review this week's events a little bit. The significance of this

tradition in New York City culturally and economically and peer into the

future of fashion. With us now is Vanessa Friedman, fashion director and

chief fashion critic for the New York Times. Hi Vanessa, welcome back to WNYC.

Hi, it's great to be with you guys again. And listeners, were you paying

attention this fashion week? Which designers have inspired you to look ahead

of what you'll be wearing next year? Are there any trends that you're particularly

excited about wearing? Maybe you work in the fashion industry or in an adjacent

industry that's part of the major production that is New York Fashion Week? How

does this yearly event touch you? And how's your industry doing locally post-pandemic?

Have you moved away from making a lot of pajamas? Call or text us at 212-433-WNYC-212-433-9692.

And Vanessa, I want to ask you about Fashion Week and the New York economy first,

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