New York Fashion Week is an island of its own this season. The Autumn/Winter 2025 womenswear shows begins in New York this week and lasts through 11 February, but London doesn’t kick off until 20 February.

It’s a rare moment of rest during the whirlwind fashion season. “I was nervous about it, but the buyers and editors are loving it,” says Steven Kolb, president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), which oversees the week’s calendar. “There’s a nice reprieve. There’s some downtime.”