Cover The Thom Browne Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as part of the New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
The Thom Browne Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as part of the New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
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At New York Fashion Week, coolness comes back to the office and knitwear gets a trendy makeover
The runways of New York Fashion Week have always been a stage for reinvention, as designers set the tone for the season ahead. This Fall-Winter season, they reflected a desire to elevate the everyday, transforming familiar pieces into something unexpected. Knitwear concepts went past layering for the cold weather but transformed into elegant pieces. Tuxedo elements broke free from tradition.
Of course, nostalgia still reigned supreme as the biggest trend. The industry’s ongoing obsession with the past remained evident, though some throwback references felt like they were treading familiar ground. Still, the best collections didn’t just look back, but moved fashion forward, offering fresh interpretations of classic styles.
Here are the trends that caught our attention at New York Fashion Week.
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(Wo)menswear
Above A model walks the runway during the Thom Browne Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as part of the New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
A model walks the runway during the Thom Browne Ready to Wear Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as part of the New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
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Thom Browne’s presentation proved once again that the brand is having its moment. Taking its trademark suits and reinterpreting them through a feminine lens, the collection played with contrast. Some looks offered subtle tweaks, while others embraced a striking dichotomy.
While gender-nonconforming fashion isn’t new, the brand continues to set the precedent in blurring the line between masculinity and femininity. Where does one end and the other begin? In Browne’s world, the answer is undefined.
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Office Siren
Above Backstage at the Calvin Klein Collection Fall RTW 2025 fashion show at New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
Backstage at the Calvin Klein Collection Fall RTW 2025 fashion show at New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
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The Tiktok-dubbed ‘Office Siren’ trend has been bubbling under for a couple of years now, but its presence on the runways proved it has officially entered the mainstream. An alluring take on power-dressing made itself known—and what better time for the Calvin Klein renaissance? Staging its first runway show in six years, we can say that the brand’s return under the direction of Veronica Leoni is totally aligned with the moment.
Glitters and pearlescents
Above A model walks the runway wearing Tory Burch Fall/Winter 2025 during New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
A model walks the runway wearing Tory Burch Fall/Winter 2025 during New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
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Glitters, metallics, and pearlescents took to the runway—not in an arts-and-crafts way, but as a signal of fashion’s shift towards romance and playfulness. At Tory Burch, shimmering and glittery looks punctuated an otherwise minimalist lineup, adding a touch of coy, girlish drama. It resulted in a refreshing contrast between the practical and the whimsical, proving that sparkle still has its place in a world of clean lines and quiet luxury.
Not your grandmother’s knits
Above Models are seen posing at the Diotima presentation during New York Fashion Week FW25 (Photo: Getty Images)
Models are seen posing at the Diotima presentation during New York Fashion Week FW25 (Photo: Getty Images)
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Knitwear is having a moment, rising beyond its domestic roots and evolving into a high-fashion staple. One brand leading the charge is Diotima, emerging from obscurity into cultural relevancy with a distinct take on the medium. All eyes are on what comes next for founder and creative director Rachel Scott.
Jungle fever
Above A model walks the runway during the Anna Sui Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
A model walks the runway during the Anna Sui Fall/Winter 2025-2026 fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week (Photo: Getty Images)
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Nearly two years after the ‘Mob Wife’ trend took over social media, its influence is still lingering on the runway—especially in the form of fur and animal print. The runways leaned into opulence with avant-garde embellishments and loud prints. Anna Sui seemed as if she was in favour of this, fully embracing the Y2K aesthetic she was known and beloved for.
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Julianna has been interested in leading a literary life since she first read Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess at eight. Before working with Tatler, she was an archive intern at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, New York. She is a textbook Pisces who devotes most of her spare time to her crochet projects, watching classic films, and going through her never-ending pile of unread books. She studied creative writing, global literature and art history at Sarah Lawrence College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2022. Toni Morrison, Nora Ephron, Clarice Lispector and Jia Tolentino are among her all-time favourite writers.
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Julianna writes about fashion, beauty, sustainability, and the arts. She is always keen on conducting interviews with talented women who are changing the game in their respective fields.
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