What did designers, buyers, publicists and critics think of this season’s NYFW? Maybe it was the snowstorm, maybe it was the American political situation, or maybe it was the absence of some of the city’s most popular names, but New York Fashion Week came in for some sharp critiques this season. It “limped” along. It was plagued by “sameyness.” It was “mostly ho-hum.” But was it, really? Michael Kors, for his part, has had enough of the city’s inferiority complex. “This is New York,” he said. “Why would you chase Europe? I don’t even mean the runways. I mean the streets. Everywhere you go in the world, people want a sense of ease.” We thought it was time for a temperature check, so we asked designers, buyers, and our fellow editors and critics how they think the New York season went, why it’s so hard to compete with Paris, and what a perfect spring 2026 New York Fashion Week in September would look like. Here are their answers. https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/fashion/designers-buyers-publicists-and-critics-weigh-in-on-the-nyfw-shows?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=channel