New York Fashion Week Spring 2026 Opens with Preweek Shows

New York Fashion Week's spring 2026 season formally begins September 11, but the city has already been awash in preweek parties, student runways and a string of designer presentations and debuts that set the tone for a packed six days of shows. Events this week ranged from a jewel-themed Pandora party with a headline performance by FKA Twigs to an early parlor-style bash from Miu Miu, while the Fashion Institute of Technology staged its MFA runway and established and emerging designers prepared their official offerings across the CFDA calendar.

Pandora marked the occasion on September 8 at Halo in Long Island City, inviting campaign ambassadors and industry friends to preview its new Talisman collection and to hear FKA Twigs perform. Guests including Tyla, Pamela Anderson, Ciara and others mingled beneath a glass ceiling as personalized talisman fittings and a sound chamber drew long lines, attendees said. Champagne and signature cocktails flowed while Twigs delivered an intimate set of songs from her recent albums, closing with Cellophane, and later Heron Preston performed to end the night on a high note, according to people at the event. The collection is now available online...