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The NYFW Fantasy Designer Draft

A dispatch on the most burning hypotheses, best and worst brand and designer performances, and many existential questions from the New York shows last week.

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You could feel the money at Khaite, where designer Catherine Holstein’s husband and frequent collaborator, the architect Griffin Frazen, built a giant electronic installation that looked sort of like a train departure board and read, “Now you are here? Here you are now.” Photo: Courtesy of Khaite
Lauren Sherman
February 16, 2026

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In New York, almost everyone who can put on a fashion show ends up doing so. But that doesn’t mean they should. I’m increasingly exhausted by the proliferation of runways featuring nice-enough clothes that would be better shown in a… showroom. Or, as the talented Maria McManus endeavored with her collection, in a gallery owned by her neighbor.