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The Best Looks From New York Fashion Week Fall 2023

From Michael Kors’s ode to Gloria Steinem to Willy Chavarria’s restrained, chic take on eveningwear.

by W Staff
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With 75 shows and presentations scheduled over the course of five short days, New York Fashion Week has returned almost to its regular programming. On Friday, February 10, Rodarte officially kicked things off with a magical ode to goth fairies. After decamping to Los Angeles for a spell, Kate and Laura Mulleavy made their triumphant return to the city by staging a wedding banquet straight out of a dark fantasy novel. The bride wore a voluminous tinsel gown complete with crown and wings while her bridal party and guests arrived outfitted in glittering fringe dresses and a series of jet black vampirical gowns that would suit both Wednesday and Morticia Addams (as the mother of the bride, of course). But it was hardly the first spectacular show of the season. A week prior, Marc Jacobs held an off-calendar presentation at the historic Park Avenue Armory where his subversive knits and twisted coats—which paid tribute to Dame Vivienne Westwood who died in December and were technically part of his spring 2023 offering—very much set the mood for fall.

For years, a Marc Jacobs show served as the closing act to the American collections but this time around, the grand finale belongs to Luar’s Raul Lopez. The Dominican designer who hails from Williamsburg, Brooklyn will present his latest designs at the Greenpoint, Brooklyn art museum Faurschou New York on the evening of February 15. This season, you can expect to see the usual New York heavyweights—Proenza Schouler, Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera and the return of Anna Sui—as well as several New York Fashion Week first-timers. Throughout the week we’ll be tracking the best looks from them all. Check back here often as we keep you up to date.

Luar
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Luar
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Luar
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Luar
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Willy Chavarria
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Willy Chavarria
Courtesy of Willy Chavarria
Willy Chavarria
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Willy Chavarria
Courtesy of Willy Chavarria
Willy Chavarria
Courtesy of Willy Chavarria
House of Aama
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House of Aama
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House of Aama
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Michael Kors
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Michael Kors
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Michael Kors
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Michael Kors
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Michael Kors
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Thom Browne
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Thom Browne
Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage
Thom Browne
Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage
Thom Browne
Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage
Altuzarra
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Altuzarra
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Altuzarra
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Elena Velez
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Elena Velez
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Elena Velez
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Elena Velez
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Gabriela Hearst
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Gabriela Hearst
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Gabriela Hearst
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Gabriela Hearst
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Brandon Maxwell
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Brandon Maxwell
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Brandon Maxwell
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LaQuan Smith
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LaQuan Smith
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LaQuan Smith
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LaQuan Smith
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LaQuan Smith
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Tory Burch
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Tory Burch
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Tory Burch
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Tory Burch
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Tory Burch
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Coach
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Coach
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Coach
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Coach
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Coach
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Palomo Spain
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Palomo Spain
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Palomo Spain
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Palomo Spain
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Carolina Herrera
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Carolina Herrera
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Carolina Herrera
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Carolina Herrera
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Carolina Herrera
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Khaite
Hanna Tveite
Khaite
Hanna Tveite
Khaite
Hanna Tveite
Khaite
Hanna Tveite
Khaite
Hanna Tveite
Puppets & Puppets
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Puppets & Puppets
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Puppets & Puppets
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Puppets & Puppets
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Eckhaus Latta
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Eckhaus Latta
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Eckhaus Latta
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Anna Sui
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Anna Sui
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Anna Sui
Courtesy of Richie Lee Davis for Anna Sui
Heron Preston
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Heron Preston
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Heron Preston
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Heron Preston
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Proenza Schouler
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Proenza Schouler
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Proenza Schouler
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Proenza Schouler
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Proenza Schouler
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Sandy Liang
Gregoire Avenel
Sandy Liang
Gregoire Avenel
Sandy Liang
Gregoire Avenel
Prabal Gurung
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Prabal Gurung
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Prabal Gurung
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Collina Strada
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Collina Strada
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Collina Strada
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Collina Strada
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Rodarte
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Rodarte
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Rodarte
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Rodarte
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Rodarte
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Rodarte
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