Hayes Warner signalled a possible shift in her base, saying she is in "very, very deep contemplation" about how to move back to New York after attending Khaite’s spring 2027 presentation. The Los Angeles–based actor, who was raised in New York, took a front-row seat as Kaia Gerber opened the show, turning what might have been a single fashion-week appearance into a public moment about home and future plans.
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Warner arrived in the city fresh from the Venice Film Festival and spent the week widely visible across shows and events. She attended presentations alongside peers including Chloë Sevigny and made time for a visit to the U.S. Open. Summing up the run of appearances, she said, "Gorgeous clothes. Gorgeous people. Gorgeous food. Gorgeous life."
This was Warner’s first time at a Khaite presentation, a house she has admired, and watching Gerber walk amplified the evening’s emotional tenor. Reflecting on being back in the city, she added, "I haven’t spent much time back in New York [recently], so coming home and being here for NYFW feels full circle," framing the appearance as more than a promotional stop.
Backstage rituals mixed the practical and the theatrical. Warner credited caffeine and her team for getting her through the day, saying, "What gets me there is an iced matcha and good energy all around me." For the show she picked pieces consistent with Khaite’s aesthetic, wearing a structured leather jacket with a colored skirt and directing hair and makeup toward what she described as, "an old Hollywood Bond girl moment."
Her reaction to a friend on the runway was unmistakable. Warner said she had planned to "screech at the top of my lungs" as Gerber walked, and that Gerber had promised a wink in return, though no image of that wink appeared in runway coverage. The exchange underlined personal as well as professional ties between the actor and the fashion set.
Warner’s combination of industry visibility, nostalgia for New York, and explicit contemplation of relocation frames her NYFW attendance as the opening move in a potential lifestyle change rather than a one-off visit. What happens next will depend on her personal decision about moving, but her public remarks put New York at the center of her plans and profile for the coming months.
