New York Fashion Week Spring 2023 starts off with a reflection on the styles and crafts that dominated the pandemic- crochet and knitting, quilting, smocking, and all those awful Target cottage-core Handmaid’s Tale preparatory wardrobe. There is a lot of criss-cross pf tops weaving in and out of jackets, deconstructed open seam sleeves, hip cut outs, and sheer pants.