The Best Winter Outfits From New York Fashion Week Street Style Fall 2026

guests at New York Fashion week in street style — (Image credit: Darrel Hunter)

New York Fashion Week is off to the races. Within the first 48 hours, we had buzzy designer debuts, frontrunners for It Bags of the Fall 2026 season, and a fresh batch of street style outfit inspiration to get us through what's left of winter (at least five more weeks, according to Punxsutawney Phil).

A few key styling takeaways are becoming apparent already. We're wearing our scarves wrapped over our coats now. Creamy white and black is the winter color combo to beat. Functionality comes first when it comes to bags. And if your roomy tote of choice is belted to boot? Chef's kiss.

Photographer Darrel Hunter is on the scene, capturing the best looks outside the first shows of Fashion Month. Check back every day for his latest dispatch, to see what New York's most stylish are wearing this winter.

Day 1 of New York Fashion Week Fall 2026

Marc Jacobs and Ralph Lauren got ahead of the action by staging their latest runways before February 11, the official first day of New York Fashion Week. So, by the time Proenza Schouler opened the schedule, showgoers were ready to go. They came out in full force for a day stacked with heavy-hitters, including Coach and Tory Burch. Here's what they wore.

guests at New York Fashion Week fall 2026 season in street style

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Ana Colón is an experienced writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York, by way of Puerto Rico. Over the past decade, she’s covered the fashion industry for titles like Refinery29, Glamour, Fashionista, InStyle, W, and more.