Most Wanted: What To Wear To New York Fashion Week

In New York, style is about more than just clothes: it’s about attitude. There’s an inherent confidence in how people dress that makes everything they wear feel effortlessly chic, and it all boils down to styling. New Yorkers are experts at layering and understand the importance of proportion and texture in bringing an outfit together – just look to tastemakers like Tessa Thompson and Jennifer Lawrence for proof.

With Fashion Week unfolding across the city and standout shows from Ralph Lauren Collection, Kallmeyer and Tory Burch setting the bar high, showgoers will be pulling out all the stops with their looks over the coming days. Expect to see lots of ornate textures, bold colors and statement prints, offering plenty of inspiration for how to wear some of fall/winter’s hottest pieces now.

Perfect whether you’re heading to a work event or dinner uptown, Tom Ford’s pencil skirt in bright-red suede is an easy way to zhuzh up an outfit. Take cues from Tracee Ellis Ross by styling yours with Comme Si’s sky-blue shirt and a playful heel, such as Herbert Levine’s 24/7 mules in leopard-print calf hair. Finally, embrace the bold color palette with Proenza Schouler’s ‘Hex’ clutch and a matching red lip.

If there’s one thing fashionable New Yorkers love, it’s a jacket – especially one as chic as Heirlome’s ‘Matilde’ style. Crafted from wool-blend twill in a flattering hourglass silhouette, it’s trimmed with tactile silk tassels that add texture and beautiful movement. “A tailored jacket is a staple in my wardrobe all year round, but particularly in the fall – it’s a great transitional item that can easily be dressed up or down depending on the occasion,” says NET-A-PORTER’s buying manager, Abbi Minchin. Follow her lead by styling yours with Khaite’s ‘Kerrie’ jeans and Maria McManus’s lace-trimmed camisole, adding The Row’s kitten-heeled ‘Uxor’ ankle boots and Kallmeyer’s ‘Magazine’ bag in rich chocolate ganache, which is just as irresistible as its namesake.