The Garment District www.goldengoosers.com really is a crossroads for trade, says Jeannie. Hearing Anna and Batsheva talk about contractors, patternmakers, suppliers that they work with.

Unusually, considering we are living our lives mostly on Zoom, Owens wasn't alone on the expressive footwear front; designers turned to shoes and boots to express their Golden Goose Sale wildest and weirdest visions this season. Demna Gvasalia designed a Balenciaga collection that was wearable and sustainable, but matched it with novelty shoes like hotel slippers and Birkenstocks featuring stiletto heels.

The award for throwing caution-and logic!-to the wind this season, at least in regards to footwear, is a three-way tie between Rick Owens, Nicolas Ghesquiere at Louis Vuitton, and Julien Dossena at Paco Rabanne. Together, the designers sent out some of the most unusual shoes of the season; Owens extended his platform boots to the hip, Ghesquiere designed a platform clog with elastic strap, and Dossena propped up ankle boots on thin wire frames.

Everything is not only a functional bag, but it's like a toy-it's an art piece, says Ziwe. I have this purse a Hello Kitty bag in the back of my Zoom meetings.

She offset the voluminous jeans with a tailored checked blazer, and a suede Gucci ReBelle bag. Her low-top sneakers, by Adidas x Wales Bonner, offered a pop of color and also had a retro silhouette.

Meanwhile, Emanuel Ungaro's 2000 butterfly top for Mariah Carey has become somewhat of a legend in the year 2021, with so many people recreating it and sourcing it secondhand. Gucci has also explored the butterfly again and again.