Overview
- NYFW officially runs Feb. 11–16, opening with Rachel Scott’s Proenza Schouler debut, before Fashion Month moves to London, Milan and Paris through March 11.
- Ralph Lauren presented its AW26 women’s show off-calendar on Feb. 10 at New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery, with Gigi Hadid opening and guests including Anna Wintour, Anne Hathaway, Ariana DeBose and Lana Del Rey.
- The collection leaned into heritage romance with a dark, earthy palette, tweed and velvet tailoring, chainmail touches and brooches, featuring more than 50 fabrications.
- The show followed Ralph Lauren’s raised annual sales and margin outlook, with shares up roughly one-third over the past year and womenswear highlighted as a growth focus alongside increased marketing spend.
- Marc Jacobs set an early tone with a 1990s-referential presentation emphasizing deliberately shapeless silhouettes.