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Theo Stering

Rookie Kids Sends a New Generation of Back-to-School Style Down the Runway in New York

Chanel Nicole Marrow walked the Rookie Kids Back-to-School Fashion Show with Amazon Live at Iron 23 in New York City on July 30, 2026, wearing an oversized ivory Hurley sweatshirt, a coral skirt trimmed with wavy rickrack and knee-high black moto boots. She carried a folder instead of a handbag, which told you exactly what the show was about before a single note of styling had to explain it.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 30: A model walks the runway wearing Levi's during the Amazon Kids Back-To-School Runway Show by Rookie Kids at Iron 23 on July 30, 2026 in New York City. (Credit: JP Yim/Getty Images for Rookie Kids)

That mix — surf-brand sportswear on top, a bright skirt underneath, heavy boots on the bottom — set the tone for a runway that refused to settle on one look. The Hurley crewneck sat long and loose over the skirt, dropping the waistline and giving the outfit a slouchy, weekend-ish proportion. The palm-tree logo brought in the California reference. The boots pulled it somewhere tougher. It read like an outfit a kid actually assembled, not one a stylist imposed.

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