Christian Siriano Fall 2022 Ready-to-Wear

In a season when many marquee names are missing from the New York Fashion Week calendar, it’s easy to hem and haw over the fate of the runway. But Christian Siriano will do his best to convince you that celeb-filled front rows and exuberant catwalks won’t go the way of the dodo. “It’s why I still love fashion,” he said. “Without the shows and the glamour and the front row and all my great girls, this business really sucks.” The designer staged his fall 2022 collection on the concourse level of the Empire State Building tonight, with notable guests as wide-ranging as Drew Barrymore and Susan Sarandon, drag superstars Aquaria and Symone, and Tika the Iggy (an Instagram-famous dog that was fitted in a custom Siriano look that used fall 2022’s dark patent leather). The cast walking the runway was equally buzzy; Siriano favorites Karen Elson, Candice Huffine, and Coco Rocha opened and closed the show. But while those names were notable, half of the guests were Siriano’s loyal customers. “If they’re spending $200,000 a season, they should be here,” he said.