Simone Rocha’s Ascendance and the Alaïa Effect
Simone Rocha’s Ascendance and the Alaïa Effect  
Podcast: Fashion People
Published On: Tue Sep 23 2025
Description: Lauren is joined by her pal Leah Chernikoff, executive editor over at Harper’s Bazaar. They cover the best of what they saw at London Fashion Week, preview what’s to come in Milan, and debate good wrinkles versus bad wrinkles. They also examine the proliferation of balloon pants, which all started with Alaïa’s Pieter Mulier. Alaia Balloon PantsAflalo (Balloon) Lolana PantAflalo Ghai Pant WoolAflalo Jeans To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices