The 5 Best Street-Style Trends From New York Fashion Week — and How to Shop Them

After a taster of new-season trends at Copenhagen Fashion Week, who's ready for New York? The AW26 shows might have just started, but attendees definitely aren't saving the best till last (i.e. Paris), with a sterling turn-out considering the minus temperatures. As you might expect, there's been plenty of hosiery (red and purple), shearling and semi-practical footwear (glove-style boots), but there have also been truly brilliant flourishes, perhaps not street-style trends but thoughtful gestures that make an outfit pop. Keep scrolling to read—and shop—five of our favourites.

Sock Boots

Paloma Elsesser might have walked in Proenza Schouler, but she also caught our eye outside the show with her scrunchy knee-high boots that were almost sock-like on first glance. An ankle-length pair that's smooth and fits the foot like it was custom made is what you're looking for.

Animal Print Jackets

With snow a fixture of the sidewalks, show-goers wrapped up in furry outerwear. Our favourite iteration was the animal-printed variety. Seen here on Laurel Pantin, who chose a ladylike cropped jacket which feels like the perfect middle point between cold and warm, it was a reminder that you should never change your spots if they're leopard.

Brooches

Fish-shaped pins gave one repeated combination—a round-collared shirt under a crew-neck jumper—a point of difference at Tory Burch, and a playful one at that. On the sidewalks outside, meanwhile, one show-goer decorated her outfit's exterior, serving despite the cold weather, by attaching a brooch to her coat. Smart, in both senses of the word.

Statement Scarves

Jalil Johnson's outfit immediately captured my attention. The tights! The perfectly-formed heel! The leather jacket! My favourite element, however, and the one that really tied it all together was the scarf, its geometric pattern offsetting the look's pops of red. Go vintage if you can for extra character or look for a print that's bold or, lastly, an embellishment that's out-of-the-ordinary.

Alt Skirt Suits

We've already written about how skirt suits have got their mojo back—and the evidence keeps mounting at NYFW, with designers advocating for an alternative approach. Marc Jacobs delivered tweedy two-pieces, as well as a "suit" comprising a funnel-necked zippered jacket with a straight-up-and-down knee-length skirt on Alex Consani, while on the streets outside Coach, one ticket-holder wore sportswear-esque separates. It might just be your new uniform.