New York Fashion Week recap: The most talked-about moments during NYFW

NEW YORK – Six days and endless shows later, this year's New York Fashion Week was one for the books.

While celebrities from Paris Hilton and Gigi Hadid to Viola Davis and Lauryn Hill made the rounds sitting front row at fashion shows and popping up at parties, designers both big and small took to the NYFW runways in Manhattan, Brooklyn and even Queens to showcase their spring/summer 2027 collections.

And in an interesting turn of events, a PETA protest and ensuing physical altercation somehow sparked one of the most talked-about moments of the entire week, which has spawned conversations around the fashion elite, protest and the old guard.

Get the scoop on everything the USA TODAY team saw (and heard!), in order from beginning to fashionable finish.

By the end of the night, there wasn't a dry eye in the house as emerging designer Waina Chancy of Atelier Ndigo took home a $100,000 check to help fund her fashion designs after winning a runway competition at the 19th annual event. It was a reminder that amid the glitz (oh hi, Tracee Ellis Ross!), there's real change possible in fashion. –Anika Reed

John Slattery was one of the first famous…

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