New York Fashion Week 2023 is nearly upon us, meaning fashion month, one of the most exciting and notorious industry events of the year is on the horizon too. But while we can't all be front row for the heavy-hitters, we're bringing all the scheduling news, highlights and live streaming events that you'll want to know about. So whether you'll be in attendance or you're simply ready to judge the runways from the comfort of your laptop screen in bed, here's our guide to what's happening at New York Fashion Week 2023.
When is New York Fashion Week 2023?
This year's NYFW will run from Friday 8 September until Wednesday 13 September 2023.
Who is showing at NYFW 2023?
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) have announced their preliminary schedule online, inclusive of more than 71 designers who will be showing collections across the week.
Kicking things off at 2pm in the afternoon on Friday 8 September will be Peter Do’s debut show as creative director of Helmut Lang, followed by Prabal Gurung's runway at 5pm.
Saturday will see Proenza Schouler scheduled at midday, and Kim Shui closing out the day at 9pm. Sunday will kick off at 10am with Ulla Johnson, and 3.1 Phillip Lim making their return to NYFW at 5pm. Altuzarra shows at 2pm on Monday, followed by the Parsons MFA showing at 3pm. You'll also be able to catch showings from favourites like Anna Sui, Collina Strada, Dion Lee, Gabriela Hearst's final show for Chloe, Khaite and Tory Burch throughout the week. Sadly, Maryam Nassir Zadeh and Sandy Liang are missing from the schedule this season.
Ralph Lauren will also be making their return to the NYFW stage this year, after last appearing on the schedule in September 2019. And there are also some promising young first-timers to look out for, including Colin LoCascio, House of Aama, Grace Ling, Chan Chit Lo and Sho Konishi.
Raul Lopez, the 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards winner for Accessories Designer of the Year, will close the week with the LUAR show on Wednesday evening.
Where can I watch New York Fashion Week 2023?
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The CFDA have announced the week's schedule on their website, so you can plan around your favourite designers' shows.
As per usual, if you aren't attending shows IRL, you can catch some of them live streamed on NYFW.com, or streamed on the CFDA's Runway 360 hub.
Most exhibiting fashion Houses and designers will also be showing their own collections and runways via their social media accounts and websites throughout the week, too.