For a city known for it’s love of black, New York’s street-style stars filled the sidewalks with an uncommon sea of colour for Fashion Week Fall 2018. Mixing quirky textures with larger-than-life patterns, women of all ages ushered in must-wear trends with asymmetrical lines, bold hues, and statement bags.
See our top boundary-pushing looks in the gallery above.
Photography by Matthew Sperzel .
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It-woman Maye Musk snapped in a sleek and sparkly Cruella-de-Vil-meets-Miranda-Priestly look outside Jason Wu.
Born-and-bred New Yorker Olivia Palermo mixes a feminine frock with edgy accessories on her way to the Self-Portrait show.
High fashion meets fast fashion designer collabs. This JW Anderson x Uniqlo trench made ample appearances outside the shows.
Pins and polka dots: Patrons of NYFW know that sometimes more is more.
This coat-blazer-bob combo outside Jason Wu proves that colour blocking is back with a vengeance.
Though the sidewalks were awash with colour, New York’s signature monochrome street style was still on full display.
The eternally elegant Katie Holmes serves us Ralph Lauren’s take on 50 shades of grey outside the designer’s show.
Dutch style maven Linda Tol pairs grey boyfriend jeans with a colour-blocked bomber jacket to achieve the ultimate cool-girl look.
New York Fashion Week or Paris Fashion Week? We love this red lip, tailored suit, and beret pairing that merges Parisian chic with the mean streets of NYC.
Song of Style’s Aimee Song was hard to miss in her patent leather trench and ruby-red pumps outside Ralph Lauren.
Is there anything better to lift your spirits than bubble-gum pink in the dead of winter? We didn’t think so either.
Wrapped in the shearling coat of our dreams, Instagram’s resident fashion expert, Eva Chen, stayed effortlessly chic outside Ralph Lauren.
A lesson in accessories: If you are new to rocking colour, match brightly hued bags, sunnies, and boots to make a statement without going over the top.
Combining space-age textures with old-world elegance showcases the best of what fashion has to offer in 2018.