NYFW – a polarizing 10 days where it’s about who you know and who you’re wearing. Some locals allege it brings out the worst qualities of the city: name-dropping, clout-chasing, over-flexing… while others look past this and focus on what really matters, the clothes. 

Love it or hate it, invited or not – for a week and half, New Yorkers step up their fits. 

Photographer Steve Pierce investigates.

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