CFDA changes New York Fashion Week dates for February edition

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has introduced up to date dates for New York Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2026, now set to happen from Wednesday, February 11 by means of Monday, February 16, 2026.

The adjustment, shared in a message from Joseph Maglieri, director of style week initiatives, follows a cautious assessment of the worldwide style calendar to raised align New York’s schedule with London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks whereas accommodating main holidays and cultural occasions within the United States.

“This change allows us to remain close to the fashion weeks following us while keeping NYFW a week later in February 2026 to provide teams the time needed to prepare,” Maglieri defined.

“Since NYFW September 2025 began a week later this past season, if we kept the dates early in February – as traditionally done for the autumn-winter season – this would have resulted in over a week of lost time for brands and their teams to prepare while creating an unnecessarily large distance of time between New York and London, Milan, and Paris.”

The up to date timeline ensures a extra cohesive world schedule and helps designers and manufacturing groups as they transition between seasons.

Applications for placement on the official NYFW schedule will open in early November, 2025, with the ultimate calendar anticipated to be launched in January, 2026.