Cardi B attends the Alexander Wang show during New York Fashion Week on Sept. 12.

Once the domain of breezy slip dresses, chiffon froth and other gossamer warm-weather fare, the spring 2026 collections seem ready for anything, from summer chills to dystopian thunderstorms.

Curiously, faux fur is everywhere. The fact that the material is largely petroleum based, shedding microplastics with each wear, hasn’t stopped it from becoming the industry’s answer to delivering on the still-irresistible glamour of fur. In fashion, as in life, compromises are rarely perfect.

Alexander Wang.

At Alexander Wang, it appeared in voluminous collars and a sumptuous tiered coat (which was also seen in the front row on Cardi B, with her daughter Kulture in a matching faux fur skirt). Wang, absent from the N

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