With confidence and the right outfit, you don't need a catwalk to make a sartorial splash. For proof, just look at these stars.
For years, street style at fashion weeks around the world have shown fans you don't need a catwalk to have a showstopping style moment. As the years pass—and the social media age forges ahead—there is just as much of a must-see show happening out on the concrete as there is on the runway inside. And, as evidenced by endless celebrity sightings, the stars are no exception.
Decked out in designer threads, celebrities at fashion week are known to put their most fashionable foot forward at all times during the bi-annual event. Fortunately for aspiring fashion stars looking for some new additions to their inspo boards, photographers are there to capture every outfit, forever documented in the annals of fashion week history.
With another fashion week currently underway in the Big Apple, the celebrity style moments have been aplenty, an exciting change after the industry's hallmark events faced unprecedented physical restrictions in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.
While safety protocols remain in place, there are filled front rows and guests back in the seats this time around, a symbol of progress after many designers went virtual over the last year. As for the fashion happening out on the sidewalk, it's as fierce as ever—but don't just take our word for it. E! has pulled together some of the best celebrity street style moments to ever happen at New York Fashion Week. Style mavens, all you have to do is keep scrolling.
Beyoncé
Queen Bey made a surprise appearance at the Luar show in 2024—where she and mom Tina Knowles supported Solange’s son Julez Smith—in full Cowboy Carter get-up, including a bedazzled pantsuit, chrome purse and cowboy hat.
Vanessa Hudgens
The Bad Boys: Ride or Die actress showed some skin outside the Carolina Herrera show in a matching black bra and shorts set complete with an oversized cut-out jacket and blush pink purse.
Gigi Hadid
Even when this supermodel mama isn't on a runway, she puts her most fashionable foot forward.
Rita Ora
While she was on her way to an event, the singer and her dramatic long train did not go unnoticed outside.
Kylie Jenner
All eyes were on the pregnant makeup mogul as she stepped out dressed in a sexy, sheer custom bodysuit by LaQuan Smith for the designer's September 2021 show.
Christine Quinn
The Selling Sunset star made a sartorial splash leaving Christian Siriano's September 2021 show in a graphic print suit and matching hat.
Tracee Ellis Ross
The Black-ish alum was donned in a belted leather dress as she attended Harlem's Fashion Row Fashion Show & Style Awards in 2024.
Zendaya
The beloved fashionista even managed to make the sidewalk guardrails look chic outside Marc Jacobs' 2019 show.
Brooke Shields
The Mother of the Bride actress attended the L'AGENCE runway show in an all-black ensemble in 2024. Indeed, she paired an oversized black blazer with a satin skirt and white clutch. To tie it all together, Brooke wore statement glasses and large hoop earrings.
Olivia Culpo
The model's sidewalk sighting during New York Fashion Week in February 2019 could have easily passed for a fashion spread in a magazine.
Bella Thorne
Bella looked larger than life in an oversized fur coat outside the Area fashion show in 2024.
Blake Lively
The actress was a master class in daytime glamour on her way to Michael Kors' show in February 2016.
Lady Gaga
In September 2016, Mother Monster proved a ponytail, sky-high heels and a whole lot of confidence at Brandon Maxwell's show make for a fabulous New York Fashion Week look.
Sai de Silva
The RHONY star looked incredibly chic outside the Jason Wu show in 2023, where she wore an oversized pinstripe blazer over her matching dress, pointy heels and a statement bag.
Gabrielle Union & Dwyane Wade
Introducing the best dressed couple at fashion week.
Ashley Graham
It was impossible not to notice the supermodel on the street in this standout ensemble for Rihanna's Fenty x Puma show in September 2017.
Coco Rocha
The model had a monochrome moment outside the Michael Kors show in 2024, wearing a camel jumpsuit with a matching blazer.
Kerry Washington
She may have been strutting the sidewalk outside of the Marc Jacobs fashion show in 2019, but the actress belonged on the catwalk in this beautiful blue look.
Katie Holmes
Judging by the actress' facial expression, the star arrived to Zac Posen's show in Feb. 2015 ready to serve a winning look.
Zendaya
Zendaya always knows how to serve, pairing a tracksuit with a sleeveless trench coat outside Michael Kors in 2018. She paired the sporty ensemble with white heels and a bold red lip.
Tracee Ellis Ross
This shot of the black-ish star outside of the Marc Jacobs show in Feb. 2019 truly belongs in a fashion magazine.
Gigi Hadid
The runway star doesn't leave style behind once she steps off the catwalk. For proof, here's exhibit A after Proenza Schouler's show in Feb. 2020.
Zoë Kravitz
The Big Little Lies star could have easily passed for one of the models in this outfit at Alexander Wang's 2016 show.
Bella Hadid
Even as she was leaving a fashion show in Feb. 2020, the model proved you don't need a catwalk to put your most confident foot forward.
Paris Hilton and Nicky Hilton
The Hilton sisters brought their Y2K best to the Diane von Furstenberg fashion show in 2002. Paris sported a graphic tank top and low-rise corduroy jeans, which she wore with a denim shoulder bag and 2000s-era hat. Meanwhile, Nicky wore a multicolored dress with a hot pink shoulder bag and a statement necklace.
Blake Lively & Emily Blunt
And the award for most stylish gal pals at fashion week goes to...
Shay Mitchell
If it weren't for that traffic cone, we would have thought the actress was actually strutting in the Michael Kors fashion show she was attending.
(Originally published Sept. 13, 2020 at 9 a.m. PST.)