The Who What Wear Podcast: Holt Renfrew Fashion Director Joseph Tang on Which S/S 26 Runway Trends Will Make It to Market and His 2026 Wardrobe Staples

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🗓️ 14 January 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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In this episode, Who What Wear Editorial Director Lauren Eggertsen sits down with Holt Renfrew Fashion Director Joseph Tang for some new-year trend predictions. Tang discusses what it means to be a fashion director in the luxury space and how he strives to bring the runway to his customers. He recaps the biggest shopping trends he noticed in 2025 and tells us what brands and styles he thinks we'll see more of in 2026. Plus, he tells you which It items to look for when you're shopping this spring to refresh your wardrobe, from tailored wool coats to silk peplum tops.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Who What Wear podcast, your direct line to the designers, stylists, beauty experts, editors, and taste makers who are shaping the ever-evolving world of fashion. I'm Who What Weir,
0:22.8	editor-in-chief, Cat Collings. And today I'm passing the mic to editorial director Lauren
0:27.5	Eggerson, as she's joined by one of our editors and residents, Joseph Ting. Joseph is the fashion director
0:34.5	for Holt Renfrew, Canada's premier luxury retailer.
0:38.3	Joseph has worked with Holt for more than a decade, deciding what brands, products, and trends the store should lean into with every fashion cycle.
0:46.3	He joins us to recap the biggest shopping trends he noticed in 2025 and to give us his expert predictions on how the runway trends we saw at the spring summer
0:55.2	26 shows will make it into market this spring.
0:58.5	It's all coming up on who what, where.
1:28.0	Hi, Lauren. How are you doing today? I'm good. How are you? How are you? I'm good. I'm so excited to have you on this podcast. I love you so much. We've been friends for a minute. And I just am so glad we've been able to work together like this.
1:32.6	Likewise, the feeling is mutual. Okay, so for those of you who don't know, you are the fashion director at Holt Renfrew. Can you share? I mean, everyone should know what Holt Renfrew is,
1:37.2	but please give us the lowdown in case people aren't aware. Yes, so Holt Renfrew is a luxury
1:42.8	retailer here in Canada. It is the epicenter of fashion. It has
1:48.1	everything you want and more if you love beauty, if you love lifestyle. We've got stores in Vancouver,
1:54.0	Calgary, three here in Toronto, where I'm based out of, and one in Montreal. And fun fact,
2:00.6	Hol Rensfrews legacy in the brand has actually been around
2:04.2	longer than Canada's been a country. Can you explain that? Yeah, so Holt Renfrews been around for
2:09.8	190 years. The country of Canada celebrated its 150th birthday a couple years ago. So the establishment
2:17.3	of Holt-Remefru and the name has actually
2:18.8	been around and is very integral kind of part of the landscape of Canada.
2:24.0	That's amazing. It's probably such an honor to work for somewhere that has so much history
2:28.8	and such an amazing luxury reputation in our industry. Totally. I'm embarking in my 14th year here at Holmgrenfrew.
2:36.5	Our color is magenta, so I always like to say that my blood is magenta. I love that. Well,
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