Beyond the runways and presentations, the Fall 2026 season has seen no shortage of parties popping off across Manhattan. Here’s Vogue’s fly-on-the-wall look at what’s keeping people out late…
After presenting her sublime Fall 2026 collectsion at golden hour, Daniella Kallmeyer was rewriting the rules that Friday 13th is an unlucky day on the calendar. Post-show, the designer grabbed friends of the brand—most of whom had been sitting front row—and headed straight to Sloane’s at The Manner in SoHo for upscale bar bites and stiff cocktails. Former campaign face Louisa Jacobson was in attendance, as were loyal-to-Kallmeyer stars Molly Ringwald, Rebecca Hall, Busy Philipps, and Lily Rabe, and stylist Caitlin Burke who had once again had a hand in the show. —Freya Drohan
On Thursday night, there was a newcomer on the scene—a handbag, that is. Louis Vuitton celebrated the launch of its Express bag with a drinks reception at Obvio; a venue that felt more like a Wes Anderson set than a typical city bar. Guests dressed in heels, furs, and sequined gowns filed through the curtained entrance into the party from 7 p.m., accepting wagyu beef and tuna tartar canapés from waiters dressed in red boilersuits. “The bag is fabulous, I was running around with it all day with my laptop in it,” Sarah Daoui told Vogue. What else was in the spacious holdalls, one might wonder? Laura Reilly swore by keeping a fully-charged battery pack for her phone close. For Stella Lucia it was a matter of Aquaphor, and for Roze Traore, a face mask, scarf—and a spare pair of slacks should a last-minute outfit change be called for. —Olivia Empson
After her Valentine’s eve runway outing, Khaite’s Catherine Holstein popped over to Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle Hotel for an intimate gathering with no shortage of espresso martinis and Osciete caviar. There were muses galore in attendance, including Cristin Milioti, Gemma Chan, Hari Nef, Naomi Watts, Rebecca Dayan, and Sarah Pidgeon—and models who’d come straight from the runway—who tucked into veg skewers and shrimp cocktail alongside Vogue’s Chloe Malle while enjoying a performance by Hamilton Leithauser. —Freya Drohan
Perched high above Manhattan, Joseph Altuzarra hosted a sweet Valentine’s Day cocktail moment at The Penthouse at The Standard, East Village on Saturday evening to mark his Fall 2026 collectsion. Guests—including Indya Moore and Sepideh Moafi—mingled over cocktails as trays of late-night bites circulated through the room. “We really do these after-parties to celebrate and thank the team,” Altuzarra told Vogue. “It’s such an intense process putting together a show, so it’s nice to all be together.” The personal undertones of the evening were underscored by the presence of Altuzarra’s mom, Karen. Before each show, she gives the designer an owl trinket—“because she says that I remind her of an owl since my childhood,” he explained. This season, she presented him with a papier-mâché owl from Japan to commemorate the collectsion. “It really does feel like a little family here tonight,” Altuzarra added with a smile. —Carly Witteman
For the fourth year in a row, Mytheresa took over NoHo’s Temple Bar on Thursday evening. The luxury e-tailer’s new president of North America, Carly Rosenberg, was on hosting duty for the first time; happy to preside over the NYFW tradition. Kicking off promptly at 6:30 p.m., a parade of attendees strolled into the dimly-lit lounge, which was decorated with yellow orchids in a nod to the brand’s signature shade. Designers such as Prabal Gurung and Joseph Altuzarra took a night off from prepping for their own shows to raise a glass. “Honestly, I’m pretty relaxed. We worked on the collectsion for a year and a half and we went through rounds and rounds of fittings, so Fashion Week ends up not being that crazy for me,” Altuzarra told Vogue. “After this party, I’m going to go home, have a cup of chili, and then I’m going to the Gold House Lunar New Year party, and I’ll be in bed at 10 p.m.” Meanwhile, Gurung had arrived straight from fittings and was giddy with excitement. “It’s going to be incredible. I’m proud of my team. Fashion Week is about teamwork. Without them, I wouldn’t be here now,” he noted. As the room swelled, the crowd discussed their hectic schedules over grilled Gruyère and cheddar cheese sandwiches, shrimp cocktail, and beef sliders as they bopped to a DJ’s disco music-heavy set—before promptly dashing on to the next bash. —Paul Chi
At New York Fashion Week, what’s old is new—and ultra covetable—again. After a long week, it was only reasonable that show-goers would have a case of the shoppies. On Friday evening, they joined Poshmark’s newly-instated CRO, industry veteran Elizabeth von der Goltz, for a cocktail and retail experience hybrid. Guests perused capsules of high-end, majorly desirable pieces from every era found on the platform by experts including Vogue’s Lilah Ramzi, celebrity stylist Ryan Young, and Julia Rabinowitsch—aka “The Millennial Decorator.” Over pomegranate margaritas infused with Lalo Tequila and passed bites by Il Buco, attendees got up an up-close preview of the curated finds—which were shoppable to the public all weekend. —Freya Drohan
Globe-trotting designer Polomi Chande, editor Sarah Harris—in town for one night only—and creative director Gabriella Khalil welcomed guests to Khalil’s downtown abode for sushi, sake, and a healthy dose of fashion week gossip. Among the topics was Chande’s upcoming, highly-anticipated foray into ready to wear and jewelry. Among those clinking their Completedworks glasses and swapping notes on their Nox clutch bags and Genevieve and Misa handbags were Lily Rabe, Racquel Chevremont, Sara Grace Wallerstedt, Sarah Hoover, and many Vogue editors including Maddy Fass, Talia Abbas, and Julia Hobbs. As for the star of the show, Khalil's cockapoo Lola was center stage all night. —Freya Drohan
“The butler did it!”—it’s a refrain one might hear whilst in residence at a luxury hotel; the last vestiges of opulent living. When it came time to consider the idea of “merch” (as most hotel operators are now all but required to do to satisfy their fandom) Raffles Hotels chose to buck collaboration convention and develop a capsule in-house. “The Butler Did It” made its debut during NYFW at a dinner party hosted in Printemps, the department store imported from Paris to in Manhattan’s Financial District, which will be retailing the goods on both sides of the pond. The shop’s shoe salon had been reimagined as a soirée for the ages, with the stilettos and mules swapped out for a troupe of sterling silver platters in the shape of lobsters all piled high with caviar, and the boots and sneakers stored away for the evening to make way for a tablescape that looked so meticulously set that yes, the butler actually may have done it. Joining in on the celebrations were Trey Laird, the advertising mastermind behind the collectsion’s campaign, as well as renowned stylist Jessica Diehl, who helped develop the line, as well as Daria Strokous, Carolyn Murphy, and Karen Elson, who arrived sporting the emerald green velvet smoking robe from the line. Following a dinner created by Chef Gregory Gourdet and a round of Singapore Slings presented in glassware hand carried all the way from Raffles Singapore, most guests could be seen craning their heads backwards to marvel at the mosaic walls and ceiling. Covered in an estimated 13,000 tiny tiles, the “red room” was once the main entryway for New Yorkers to do their banking in person, and is said to have been deliberately designed with such ornate detail to attract customers following the 1929 stock market crash. In some ways, the logic of the Raffles apparel collectsion may be the same; adding a bit of extra flash to the already-revered group of destinations from Boston to Bali. As the old saying goes: If you merch it, they will come. —Zachary Weiss
New York Fashion Week happens to be a pretty good time to celebrate a birthday—just ask Shanina Shaik, who did so while surrounded by fellow supermodels. Hosted by Retrofête and Casamigos, the Australian glamazon was the toast of the bash at Crane Club’s Members Lounge on Wednesday evening—with guests and friends including Sara Sampaio, Kesley Merrit, and Wallis Day raising their ‘Shanina Spritz’ cocktails in her honor. The party continued on after an intimate family-style dinner, ending up at the chic Chelsea haunt’s late-night Discolo Room. —Freya Drohan