The Who What Wear Podcast: Fashion Analyst Mandy Lee, aka @oldloserinbrooklyn, Talks Met Gala Predictions, 2026 Trend Forecasts, and AI in the Fashion Industry

About this episode

Mandy Lee discusses Met Gala predictions, future fashion trends, and the impact of AI in the fashion industry.

This week, Who What Wear Senior Fashion and Social Editor Tara Gonzalez sits down with fashion analyst Mandy Lee (aka @oldloserinbrooklyn) to discuss everything from Met Gala fashion forecasting to 2026 trend predictions. Lee also shares her thoughts on AI’s place in the industry (hint: nowhere) and the rise of utilitarianism. Plus, she shares which emerging brand she thinks we’ll all be buying by the end of the year. Watch this episode ⁠⁠here on our new YouTube channel⁠⁠, and be sure to subscribe!

People in this episode

Host: Tara Gonzalez

Guest: Mandy Lee

Topics covered

• fashion
• trend forecasting
• AI in fashion
• Met Gala
• utilitarianism

Keywords

• fashion analyst
• trend predictions
• Met Gala
• AI
• utilitarianism
• emerging brands

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Organizations: Who What Wear

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