The crowds, the commotion, and, of course, the collections of New York Fashion Week can feel like a seven-day blur. How does one celebrate all the best parts of NYFW, especially the smaller—but no less thoughtful—details that might go unnoticed? Below, we’ve rounded up every little thing we saw and loved during the fall 2025 runway shows and presentations.
Altuzarra’s Shearling Robe Coats (With Jumbo Pockets)
These are the best coats from the fall runways so far, without question. They’re chic and practical—two features that have been especially top of mind while we’ve been running from show to show in snowy temps.
It seems that every season, there’s a new It way to style your sweater. For fall 2025, Tory Burch proposed this: crewneck sweaters worn as capelets over coats via stick brooch pins, or slashed cardigans that were worn half-on with the cutaway sleeve fastened to the shoulder, as seen below.
Designer Colleen Allen’s fall 2025 runway show was a standout for so many reasons—the diaphanous gowns, the warm knitwear, one particular pair of panties with a puff of tulle on the back. But we loved the “Witch Camp” shirts she included in the lineup the most. “Witch camp is something my friends do twice a year, which is sort of a creative retreat in upstate New York,” Allen told W. “I just wanted to integrate that spirit into the collection.” (Where can we sign up?)
Thom Browne’s Ruffled Bustles
We can always trust Thom Browne to bring a couture sensibility to the ready-to-wear shows. Case in point: the artful unveiling of his fall 2025 collection, which involved paper cranes hanging from the ceiling and sprouting from the ground. There was plenty to love, from the feathered lashes to mixed gingham and cheeky suiting. Our favorite moment? When we saw this business-in-the-front-party-in-the-back gown, whose back is exposed, then covered in festive tulle.
The Perfume Bottle Bags at Calvin Klein
For her debut at Calvin Klein as the first woman creative director in the brand’s history, Veronica Leoni paid homage to CK’s influence in subtle ways throughout the fall 2025 collection. The cheekiest nod to Calvin’s legacy? Evening bags shaped like bottles of CK1 fragrance.
Legends only—enough said.
Sandy Liang’s fall collection was an ode to the girl—a common theme for the whimsical New York-based brand whose collaborations with Salomon, Target, and more have put the Internet into a frenzy multiple times. But we especially admired the subtle shout-outs to coming of age as an Asian American girl during the 2000s, which designer Sandy Liang did in Flushing, Queens. There were instructions on how to fold paper stars (a classic pastime for AAPI kids) printed onto skirts, as well as the finalized origami stars themselves, as seen below.
180 Maiden Lane, the Venue of NYFW FW25
Creative director Gabriela Khalil’s most recent acquisition was the spot of the season for both the shows and presentations at New York Fashion Week. Campillo showcased his second runway collection with the NYC sunset as the perfect backdrop (see image below), while Diotima also used golden hour as the set for designer Rachel Scott’s presentation. Luar, meanwhile, took over the ground floor of the building for its show.
This season, Collina Strada casted a group of brides to march down designer Hillary Taymour’s runway. Dressed in upcycled wedding dresses from thrift stores, a pair of brides shared a sweet kiss at the end of the show—to a chorus of cheers and applause from the crowd.
Bernie Bunny (Bad Bunny’s Brother)
After walking in Paris for Willy Chavarria’s men’s fashion week debut, Bad Bunny’s brother, Bernie, took the runway once again in New York for Mexican designer Campillo.
