While the runways at New York Fashion Week dictate what we’ll be coveting in six months’ time, it’s the sidewalks that inspire our more immediate dressing. And, during the NYFW Spring/Summer 2026 shows, the street style set offered up some of the most directional yet wearable looks to date.
This season, street style wasn’t about fleeting statements or shock value, as it often can be. Instead, wardrobe longevity – think timeless tailoring, reimagined staples and clever styling tricks – reigned supreme.
Practicality didn’t see flair and personality cast aside.
Items that once read “office uniform” were re-styled with a fashion-week twist – button-ups were left undone, outerwear was oversized, and tweed tailoring appeared in playful proportions.Balloon pants and wide-leg silhouettes dominated, signalling a continued move away from restrictive fits in favour of comfort with a fashion-forward slant.
Country kept its stranglehold on the fashion set, slowly evolving to feel even more elevated to straddle boho and Western styling.
Ultimately, NYFW SS26 street style was about timeless foundations reworked with texture, volume and clever accessories, the best looks of which we’ve rounded up below.
New York Fashion Week SS ’26 Street Style
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