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Everything to Know About New York Fashion Week’s Spring 2025 Season

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Everything to Know About New York Fashion Week’s Spring 2025 Season

New York Fashion Week is back. While the official Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) schedule for NYFW does not begin until Friday, Sept. 6, festivities are unofficially underway.

Below, a running look at the highlights from New York Fashion Week’s spring summer ’25 season, updated throughout the week from FN editors.

Naomi Campbell Accepts Honor at Harlem’s Fashion Row Event

Naomi Campbell accepted the Fashion Icon Award at Harlem’s Fashion Row Fashion Show & Style Awards on Sept. 3. The “Night of the Legends” event which also honored Costume Designer Shiona Turini and Harper’s Bazaar Editor-In-Chief Samira Nasr, while showcasing the work of Aaron Potts, LaTouché and Nicole Benefield. In her acceptance speech, Campbell looked back on her career and expressed her gratitude for the award and acknowledged all the work that is still needed in terms of equality in the fashion industry. “This award is as much theirs as it is now my daughter’s,” Campbell said. “I am deeply grateful for this recognition. I don’t see it as accumulation. Rather, I see it as a call to action. Yes, our industry has made strides, but we still have a long way to go.”

Naomi Campbell attends the 17th Annual Harlem’s Fashion Row Fashion Show & Style Awards on September 03, 2024 in New York City.

Proenza Schouler and Sorel Unveil New All-Weather Boot Collab

Proenza Schouler kicked off New York Fashion Week early on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Along with
its spring ’25 collection, the label debuted a limited-edition footwear collaboration with Sorel on the runway. The collab — which marks Sorel’s first designer partnership since its Sorel x Chloé boot in 2017 — sees new iterations of the brand’s Caribou Mule and Caribou Chelsea Boot. The all-weather designs are crafted from a sleek leather in a palette of black, ochre and ecru. Each shoe features signature Proenza Schouler heavy contrast stitch for detailing, with a custom back logo tab.

Sorel X Proenza Schouler

Lucy Liu Celebrates the Premiere of Stuart Weitzman’s Campaign Film “How Lovely to Be a Woman”

On Sept. 5, actress Lucy Liu celebrated the premiere of Stuart Weitzman’s new campaign film, “How Lovely to Be a Woman” at the Crosby Street Hotel. Liu stars in the ad alongside Aly Raisman, Christy Turlington, Issa Rae and Ming Xi. The event also marked the launch of the Stuart Weitzman Stand Strong Series: Conversations About the Pleasures and Pressures of Modern Womanhood, Liu sat down with author Lydia Fenet, talking about success, motherhood, challenges in the entertainment industry and more. She said onstage, “When I started out over 30 years ago, things have changed quite a bit. I’ve always had this vision of what I wanted to do and where I wanted to go regardless of the face that nobody believed in me. I think that’s a very difficult way to start. In some ways it fueled me.”

Lucy Liu
Lucy Liu

Kith Launches Collaboration with Giorgio Armani, Opens NYFW Pop-Up

Kith’s much-anticipated team up with Giorgio Armani is here and it includes three footwear styles.

According to the Italian luxury brand, the collaboration will include a chukka boot, hiker boot, and loafer to compliment the extensive range of men’s suits and apparel.

To launch the collection, Giorgio Armani and Kith will host a special pop-up experience at townhouse on the Upper East Side to coincide with New York Fashion Week. The pop-up is open to the public Sept. 6- Sept. 7 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is located at 170 East 80th Street in Manhattan. 

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