The 8 Most Important Things to Go Down at Fashion Week

Angela Missoni knitted over 40 of her models pink pussyhats, continuing the Women's March on her own runway at Milan Fashion Week and making for a very Instagrammable moment. The show notes read: "Angela Missoni communicates the femininity of our times, prepared to confront the conflicts and dilemmas of our contemporary society: the conditions, needs, and rights of all women and minorities."

This was the continuation of a "march" of sorts that started in New York, when Prabal Gurung sent out a finale of tees plastered with quotes like "we will not be silenced" and "break down walls." Jonathan Simkhai, too, made a similar move when he distributed "Feminist AF" shirts to the front row and confirmed he'd be donating $5 per seat to Planned Parenthood.

Fall 2017 was definitely the season model Halima Aden made her mark. She walked both the Max Mara and Alberta Ferretti runway after making an appearance at Yeezy. During all of this, she scored the cover of CR Fashion Book alongside Paris Jackson. For every instance, she kept her hijab on and echoed the efforts of designers like Anniesa Hasibuan, who presented a collection in full hijab at New York Fashion Week for the second time, choosing only models who are immigrants, green card holders, or first/second-generation Americans for her show.

There were so many inspiring jackets and t-shirts we spotted that were particularly poignant, including blogger Aimee Song's moto coat that read "No Walls Between Us." It was a complement to all the activism on the runways and a sign of the industry's call to action, just like the white bandanas showgoers wore in support of Business of Fashion's initiative to stand united and equal for four weeks straight.

With this, and with the empowering runway shows, we were forced to consider our personal political stances. In other words, fashion is no longer just an art form or sanctuary where we can escape from the day-to-day but the exact opposite: it's an outlet for us to speak our minds and put our beliefs on display.

Each season, The Fashion Spot releases its diversity findings, and this season showed that 31.5 percent of models were nonwhite. We were most excited to see that no designer cast a show of solely white models, for the first time ever. Labels like Gypsy Sport, Yeezy, Marc Jacobs, Brandon Maxwell, and Tracy Reese featured the most diverse lineups from NYFW. This significant increase in diversity speaks to the future of fashion and the hope that eventually this will become the norm.

At Paris Fashion Week, Dries Van Noten cast his 100th anniversary show with his favorite models and muses, most of them over 30. Ladies like Amber Valletta, Carolyn Murphy, Caroline de Maigret, and Alek Wek debuted the most colorful collection, proving that splashy patterns and eccentric styling is not reserved for young It girls.

With the general recognition that fashion is for everyone — every body type, every culture, and every age group — why not represent it in that light? Dolce & Gabbana took the first step by casting children, millennials, pop influencers, and bloggers in the show. As it is each season, the runway became somewhat of a party at Milan Fashion Week. Princess Olympia of Greece, Harley Viera-Newton, Sarah Snyder, and Shea Marie walked, and Austin Mahone performed.

After Austin Mahone performed at the Dolce & Gabbana show, The Weeknd followed the finale at the H&M show, solidifying his new partnership with the brand. This new party-after-the-runway Fashion Week feature definitely delivers a brighter atmosphere to guests.