Backstage at Marc Jacobs.
Photographed by Hunter Abrams
For six days—Wednesday through Monday, February 11 to 16—designers will present their fall 2026 collections in the Big Apple. New York Fashion Week, organized by the CFDA, opens with a bang, with Rachel Scott’s official debut at Proenza Schouler. (She was hired well into the design process last year, editing what had already been started.) The week’s closing act has yet to be announced, but it won’t be Raul Lopez’s Luar, who has not yet confirmed his plans. We do know, however, that Marc Jacobs and Ralph Lauren will preface the official schedule with off-calendar shows on February 9 and 10, respectively.
Brand new to the week’s lineup is 7 for All Mankind, under the direction of Blumarine alum Nicola Brogano. Carolina Herrera is back after a “spring fling” in Madrid, and Public School’s Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow are returning to the calendar, as is Derek Lam under the leadership of Robert Rodriguez.
Brands celebrating anniversaries in 2026 include Lafayette 148 New York, which was founded in 1996, and Khaite, Kim Shui, and Private Policy, all of which were founded in 2016, a year that has become an Internet fixation. Positioned to speak to the prep revival are menswear brands including Avon Anglers, Peak Lapel, and the storied J. Press.
Heading from the winners circle to the runway is Ashlynn Park, who took the top prize at the 2025 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, and Veejay Floresca, the first trans woman to claim a Project Runway title. (Her mentor on the show was Christian Siriano, who is also on the schedule.)
Over the past years, NYFW has become a hub for emerging talent, much of which has been enabled by the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund; more than 20 designers and brands on the schedule have participated in the program. In addition, a good number of smaller labels—such as Zoe Gustavia Anna Whalen, Advisry, Aisling Camps, Alix of Bohemia, Andrew Curwen, Mel Usine, Menyelek, Ossou—have gone from off-schedule to “official” for fall.