Celebrities and Designers Spotlight Sustainable Fashion at New York Fashion Week 2026

Another star-studded New York Fashion Week is in the books. The fashion event’s February 2026 edition, which revealed designers’ fall/winter 2026 collections in various locations all around New York City, wrapped up with the final official day of runway shows and previews on Monday, Feb. 16. USA TODAY’s photo gallery and AP’s curated images captured the razor-sharp mix of runway craft and celebrity styling that ran from Ralph Lauren to LaQuan Smith.

The runway rhythm hit hard on Feb. 12 when Christian Siriano and Michael Kors both staged their Fall/Winter 2026 shows. AP photo captions show models walking the Christian Siriano runway on Thursday, Feb. 12, in images credited to Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, while Evan Agostini/Invision/AP photographed Michael Kors on the same day. Siriano’s front row read like a mood board for maximalist celebrity influence - Whoopi Goldberg and Julia Fox sat front row, with Leslie Jones, Monica and Uzo Aduba also visible among attendees.

Day-one glamour came at Ralph Lauren on Feb. 10 where Anne Hathaway donned a sheer black ruffled lace halter dress, a look that landed in every roundup and suggested a return to delicate tailoring and texture play. Lana Del Rey turned up at the same show with her husband Jeremy Dufrene, and Rebecca Hall and Lili Reinhart were also on site. Pamela Anderson brought a shaggy blonde bob to the Tory Burch show, a hair-moment that punctuated the week’s front-row theatrics. USA TODAY also chatted with Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show and with Emilia Jones about Task Season 2 during the week.

The parties were as tightly programmed as the runways. On Feb. 13 Simkhai launched its collection at WSA with Naomi Watts, Matt Bomer and Helena Christensen in attendance, and Mytheresa x Khaite hosted Hamilton Leithauser: Live at the Carlyle on the same night where Jenna Lyons, Naomi Watts and Louisa Jacobson gathered at Bemelman's Bar. Kallmeyer’s Café Kallmeyer after-party at Sloane’s at The Manner on Feb. 13 pulled a different crowd - Rebecca Hall, Morgan Spector, Daniella Kallmeyer, Louisa Jacobson, Molly Ringwald, Alina Cho, Busy Philipps and Lily Rabe. Net-a-Porter and Willy Chavarria’s dinner at Le Chêne on Feb. 15 photographed Hari Nef and Becky G, and Ami Paris’s intimate dinner at Balthazar on Feb. 16 hosted Tessa Thompson, Aubrey Plaza, Ella Emhoff and Sebastian Stan. W Magazine captured the Gold House and Hennessy Lunar New Year celebration at Chinese Tuxedo, noting Padma Lakshmi and Bowen Yang pictured with comedian Celeste Yim, plus Bridgerton star Yerin Ha and Hudson Williams among attendees.

Photographs framed the week’s story. USA TODAY’s gallery, produced by Brendan Morrow with contributing reporting from Anika Reed, rounded up street-style moments and front-row shots while AP’s photo editors curated runway images credited to Charles Sykes and Evan Agostini. Elle’s event coverage carried photographer credits including Craig Barritt, Deonté Lee, Ben Rosser and Maxwell Brown across the dinners and after-parties. From Anne Hathaway’s lace halter at Ralph Lauren on Feb. 10 to LaQuan Smith’s runway captured on Feb. 14, the images of Feb. 10-16 made it clear that the week favored considered silhouettes, repeatable moments and intimate activations that editors and celebrities will keep riffing on into next season.