New York Fashion Week Really Steps Up Its Street Style Game for the Spring 2025 Season

We know we're not supposed to play favorites. But Milan and Paris have always been our preferred street style spots. London follows as we often find ourselves enamored by all of those eclectic ensembles. Obviously, that leaves New York in last place. Something has happened over the last few years as the Big Apple's street style game pales in comparison to other fashion capitals. Many showgoers seem to be consciously saving their best looks for Milan and especially Paris. Now things appear to be changing as the New York Fashion Week Spring 2025 street style looks seem to be more than willing to go toe-to-toe with the other cities this season.

If you're looking for some inspo on how to seamlessly move from summer to fall, look no further. Guests heading to Area's latest show naturally wore pieces by the emerging brand, including jeans with cut-out accents, from crystal-enhanced slits to hearts. All serving as excellent sources of ventilation on those slightly sweaty days. There are lots of draped jackets plus one sweater doubling as a scarf and another functioning as a belt, all easily adjustable to provide more coverage when the temperatures go down or the wind picks up.

Sheer skirts have been trending since spring, but the fascination is shifting to sheer dresses. They're great layering devices since you can slip them on over pretty much anything, like a no-pants look with thigh-high boots. In the same vein, micro shorts and skirts clearly have legs so they're bound to stay in fashion through at least the beginning of autumn. Street stylists styled them with a cropped tank and a long blazer, a short-sleeve shirt, knee socks and sandals along with a coordinating cropped blazer and a matching halter top.

Moving on to bags and accessories, sunglasses are very necessary. A majority are not-quite-basic black shades. Although there are a handful of bolder frames. While numerous celebrities have been advocating that big is better lately, street style stars are favoring mini and midi bags. The jewelry is somewhat subtle, save for several pairs of statement earrings. The footwear falls into three main categories: sandals, pumps, boots. The latter is by far the most interesting. From boxy shafts to super slouchy to the patchwork denim variety and even sky-high platforms, they really kick ensembles up a few notches.

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