Spring 2025 was a major moment for New York Fashion Week, during which the city itself emerged as one of the leading trends . With no central hub, designers of all nationalities and backgrounds chose iconic locations to set their shows, putting the city at the very heart of the season’s collections.
European imports included Alaïa , Off-White , Ronald van der Kemp , Toteme and Nanushka . In the case of Alaïa, creative lead Peter Mulier partnered with the Guggenheim, where his spiral dresses and coats mimicked the lines of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece.
Other highlights included Tory Burch , who chose the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg; tiling the whole set to look like the inside of a wet pool, and Luar ’s Raul Lopez, who closed down Rockefeller Plaza — nothing gets more New York than that. Except Coach ’s “I heart NY” T-shirts, perhaps.
Upping the wow factor were Madonna and Ice Spice in the front row. Michelle Williams and Ella Emhoff also made their rounds (the latter, both on and off the runway), as did Olympic winners like star track athlete Noah Lyles, who closed at Willy Chavarria , one of American fashion’s leading voices at present.