In a season of standout runway shows for the fall 2019 season, there was also quite a bit of movement in terms of winter fashion trends as seen on the street style scene. Key trends emerged off the runways in fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris, ranging from pretty padded headbands to edgy chainmail.
Here, a look at the four biggest fashion trends happening right now:
1. Colorful Outerwear:

Colorful coats at New York Fashion Week. 
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Many combined the trend with another winter trend — the teddy coat — in light hues of pink and purple. Others opted for more bold prints in vibrant colors, like one showgoer who wore an orange coat featuring a paint splatter design.
2. Untraditional Plaid

Colorful plaid at London Fashion Week. 
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In London, the showgoers looked to updated versions of the classic plaid print. Some looked to bright colors to elevate the pattern, including illustrator Jenny Walton, who wore a mod red and green plaid jacket over a multicolored spotted dress, and Blanca Miró, who wore a blue and white, fur-accented plaid jacket.
3. Padded Headbands

Headbands at Milan Fashion Week. 
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While hair accessories were seen at all fashion month cities, headbands prevailed in Milan, where many looked to Prada’s satin

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Sperry is getting into the sustainability game.
The company is launching a program called Look Good, Do Good, which will coincide with the spring rollout of new shoes made with Bionic yarn, a material spun from recycled plastic salvaged in marine environments.
The shoes will be produced for men, women and children. The shoe boxes will be entirely composed of recycled paper, utilizing vegetable ink and water-based glue. The styles will retail between $70 and $100.
To raise awareness, Sperry and the Waterkeeper Alliance have partnered with Amazon Echo on a voice-activated program. When activated, Alexa will provide consumers with daily tips for reducing plastic usage.
Sperry’s president Tom Kennedy said of the initiative: “Sperry is a brand built on innovation, and born on the deck of a sailboat in 1935, so we feel a kinship with the forward-thinking teams at Waterkeeper Alliance and Bionic. Waterkeeper Alliance is a strong strategic partner for Sperry, as we embark on an ongoing company-wide sustainability initiative. We’re working together to combat the ocean plastics epidemic by building awareness, sharing sustainable solutions and engaging our consumers, partners and employees to create change together.”
 

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Tuesday morning, Chanel presented its fall 2019 collection, the last designed by the late Karl Lagerfeld, in Paris.
Designing for Chanel since 1983, Lagerfeld’s final Chanel collection was presented amid a snowy mountain village backdrop. Many of his former muses, including Cara Delevingne, Kaia Gerber and Penélope Cruz, walked the runway, showing off the designer’s last creations.
Before the show, WWD spoke with show-goers on their memories with the late designer.

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The fashion industry is buzzing about sustainability and now there’s a crash course for those who want to do more than just talk about it.
The Yue-Sai Kan China Beauty Charity Fund has teamed with WeDesign Group Inc. to broaden the fund’s executive education in sustainable fashion program. While the program is geared for executives who work at Chinese companies that offer fashion, beauty and lifestyle products and services, it is free to anyone who is interested.
There will be an assortment of speakers tackling the enhanced curriculum. Naadam’s Matt Scanlan will address “Sustainable Business Models,” Timo Rissanen, associate dean of the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons School of Design, will explore “A Better Sustainable Future” and “The Caring Economy” author Toby Usnik will discuss “Corporate Social Responsibility.” Created in 2017, the CBCF Executive Education in Sustainable Fashion program is made possible through monies raised through the China Fashion Gala. This year’s edition will honor Jason Wu and will be held on May 1 at The Plaza hotel in New York.
The enhanced curriculum, developed by WeDesign, is designed to give participants the base knowledge and tools needed to adopt environmentally friendly business practices. Launched in 2017, the CBCF Executive Education in

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The one-off Bugatti “La Voiture Noire” pays tribute to the marque’s Type 57SC Atlantic from the 1930s.