# New York Fashion Week AW27

> The CFDA’s Fashion Calendar lists Monday 8 to Friday 12 February 2027 for New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2027, which opens the four-city womenswear season. The official show schedule is published by the CFDA closer to the season.

- Canonical: https://thecastindex.com/events/new-york-fashion-week-aw27
- Dates: 8–12 February 2027
- City: New York, United States
- Venue: New York · venues vary by designer
- Season: AW27
- Status: upcoming
- Updated: 2026-10-05
- Author: Kaiser Khan (Founder & Editor)

## When is New York Fashion Week AW27?

New York Fashion Week AW27 runs 8–12 February 2027 in New York, United States. Official source: [CFDA Fashion Calendar — important dates, 2027](https://fashioncalendar.com/important-dates/2027), checked 1 October 2026.

## Press Week, 1943

New York’s fashion week began as "Press Week," a 1943 showcase created by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert. With transatlantic travel restricted during the Second World War, American editors could no longer cover the Paris collections, and Lambert’s event redirected their attention to American ready-to-wear designers working in New York. Press Week is widely cited as the first organised fashion week of its kind, and it established New York as a permanent stop on the international calendar.

The event evolved through the decades — renamed Fashion Week, consolidated under centralised venues in the 1990s, and later decentralised again into a citywide calendar of independently produced shows. The official schedule today is maintained by the Council of Fashion Designers of America, the trade body founded in 1962, whose Fashion Calendar lists the season’s confirmed shows and presentations.

## The February 2027 season

The CFDA’s Fashion Calendar lists Monday 8 to Friday 12 February 2027 for New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2027, which opens the four-city womenswear season ahead of Milan (23 February–1 March, CNMI) and Paris (1–9 March, FHCM). London’s dates had not been published by the British Fashion Council when this page was checked on 1 October 2026.

The CFDA publishes the official show schedule closer to the season; this index does not publish lineups before they appear on it.

## Quick facts

- New York’s fashion week traces to "Press Week," created in 1943 by publicist Eleanor Lambert to give American designers a platform while wartime travel cut off access to Paris
- The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), founded in 1962, publishes the official schedule through its Fashion Calendar
- New York opens the four-city international womenswear season each September and February, ahead of London, Milan and Paris
- The Fall/Winter 2027 edition runs Monday 8 to Friday 12 February 2027 (CFDA Fashion Calendar)
- The CFDA has owned and organised the Fashion Calendar and the Official New York Fashion Week Schedule since 2014

## Who leads hair and makeup?

Beauty credits are tracked by individual show, not attributed to the week as a whole. Hair credits: Designer-appointed teams. Makeup credits: Designer-appointed artists.

## FAQ

### When is New York Fashion Week February 2027?

The CFDA’s Fashion Calendar lists New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2027 for 8–12 February 2027 (checked 1 October 2026).

## Sources

- [CFDA Fashion Calendar — important dates, 2027](https://fashioncalendar.com/important-dates/2027)
- [CFDA Fashion Calendar — important dates, 2027](https://fashioncalendar.com/important-dates/2027)

Cite as: The Cast Index, "New York Fashion Week AW27", https://thecastindex.com/events/new-york-fashion-week-aw27.