Fashion Week Starts in 2 Weeks—Here’s Everything I’m Buying to Potentially Wear

For the most part, when it comes to picking outfits to wear during fashion week, I prefer to stick with pieces I already own instead of attempting to outsource my entire wardrobe and risk ending up with too many options that don’t feel like me. I’ve been attending for close to a decade, and I made that mistake countless times in my early years as an editor. Now, I always want to make sure I feel comfortable in what I’m wearing, not like I’m playing dress-up as someone I’m not. Even so, it is fun to introduce a few “something-news” into my wardrobe ahead of show season, blending them with existing items to give my own clothes and accessories a fresh, unique feel.

With just two weeks to go until the first day of NYFW, my fashion week shopping is well underway, with a total of 34 items currently calling my various online shopping carts home. No, I’m not going to buy them all, but I am carefully and diligently considering each one. In a few days, I’ll make my final decisions, ordering a few pieces to wear to the fall/winter 2026 shows. Before then, I thought I’d share my current wish list, which includes everything from dresses and shoes to outerwear (it is currently freezing in New York City, and with another blizzard brewing, I don’t see that changing anytime soon) and accessories. Perhaps you’ll be inspired to do some shopping too.