New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2025 Recap

New York Fashion Week

Fall/Winter 2024

The Fall/Winter 2025 season brought a refreshing redux to the emerging trends that have now grown to enter the realm of market success––think the next era for rosettes, capes, and brooches. Plus, wardrobe staples, such as denim and suiting, saw interesting updates that found the balance of emotion and practicality. Other soft-handed fabrics like corduroy and velvet joined the ranks of Spring’s favorite suede to earn trend success. And, designers continued to experiment with iterations of shine that expand far passed a typical sequin. 

While last season saw over-the-top silhouettes and details that felt channeled from decades past, this season, a feminine and romantic undertone ruled moments of opulence at Carolina Herrera, Altuzarra, and Thom Browne which offered oversized circle skirts and dream-like draping. When it came to designers, the comeback of Calvin Klein and Christopher John Rogers gave us plenty to buzz about as well as the exciting growth of new players like TWP, Diotima, and Zankov.

Ahead, discover the data-backed trends that made their mark on the NYFW runways this season, or click here for access to the full report supported by Trendalytics data.

MACRO-TREND ANALYSIS

MODERN OPULENCE

In this overarching aesthetic, designers are taking moments of opulence and bringing them into a modern era. We’ve seen reworks of dramatic circle skirts, beautifully draped scarves and capes, as well as new ways to approach shine through embellishment, iridescent fabric, and lurex embroidery. This theme also includes the return to velvet and lace. When styled, it’s kept wearable for day-to-day with juxtaposition––think a romantically draped tunic top styled over easy denim. 

RETRO REWORKED

This season, designers took elements from decades past and put unique spins on them that felt like a fresh way to approach that particular key item, design detail, or fabric. We saw corduroy make a comeback in a relaxed trouser and crop-top set at Monse or new takes on ‘80s feeling midi-skirt suits on runways like Calvin Klein and Michael Kors. This has been a strong way to understand how designers are on the same wave-length yet are still doing a great job of adding a spin that’s unique to their brand DNA. 

RUNWAY TRENDS

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