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New York Fashion Week (NYFW) fall 2026 is only a few days away. And this NYFW promises to be different. What hasn’t changed is not having a single venue where most of the fashion shows or presentations are housed.
Still, there is change afoot. And that change includes the realization that many alleged fashion influencers are only promoting themselves and their brand. That doesn’t mean that fashion designers/brands are moving completely away from fashion influencers. It does mean that designers/brand are using a lot more scrutiny, only connecting to influencers that are true fashion industry professionals.
Though Ralph Lauren announced a few seasons ago that influencers were no longer welcome at his shows/presentations. I believe this statement was taken out of context. There is a place for fashion influencers. They do add value to brands, but only if they are deeply embedded in the fashion industry.
For NYFW fall 2026 there are several well-known designers/brands that are not showing. This list includes Marc Jacobs, Tommy Hilfiger, Monse, Sally LaPointe, Ralph Lauren, Alexander Wang, Brandon Maxwell, and Jason Wu. This absence of key players is an indication of how NYFW has lost some of its prestige and glamor. The CFDA needs to come up with a strategy to circumvent the bleed of top fashion designers/brands from NYFW before NYFW goes the way of Los Angeles Fashion Week, a fashion week that no longer attracts any international or global brands.
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That said, there are fashion designers/brands that are debuting at the NYFW fall 2026 season, and this include but is not limited to 7 For All Mankind by creative director Nicola Brognano, Alix of Bohemia, Andrew Curwen, Caroline Zimbalist, Contessa Mills, MANY, TAABE DESIGNS, Cult Gaia, Hilá, J. Press, Jasper, Mel Usine, Menyelek, Ossou, Pipenco, Moshe Yossel, and Veejay Floresca. In addition to this influx of NYFW debuts, Public School returns to the NYFW calendar. Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne continue to helm Public School. And lastly, the Derek Lam Collection returns to NYFW. After Derek Lam left his eponymous brand in 2023, there was concern if the well-loved brand would continue. Robert Rodriquez has assumed the creative directorship of the Derek Lam Collection after dissolving his namesake brand in 2020.
Fashion Reverie will be primed and ready to bring our viewers all the happenings at NYFW. NYFW takes place on February 11 through February 16. Stay tuned!!
William S. Gooch
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