[16] The primary location for New York Fashion Week is Spring Studios at 50 Varick Street in Lower Manhattan.

[37][38] On December 12, 2014, a New York state court approved a settlement in a lawsuit by community activists over whether allowing the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week tents in Damrosch Park was a violation of the public trust doctrine.

[40] Actress Jamie Brewer became the first woman with Down syndrome to walk the red carpet at New York Fashion Week, which she did for designer Carrie Hammer.

[41] In December 2015, the CFDA announced that it had hired the Boston Consulting Group to study revising the format of New York Fashion Week to adapt to changes brought about by social media.

One option being explored is to bifurcate the event, with private showroom appointments of next season's designs for buyers and public fashion shows displaying in-season merchandise for consumers.

[45] The season ended with a number of designers either experimenting with, or planning to adopt, a "see now, buy now model", with items available from the runway immediately after (or even during) the show, rather than six months later.

[46] The charge was led by brands such as Burberry,[47] although experiments in the format can be traced back to earlier shows by designers such as Diane von Furstenberg.

Admission to shows at New York Fashion Week is typically in the form of accreditation, with specific events by invitation only.

On the other hand, the court held that the CFDA and WME IMG enjoy rights in the mark for the "broad ambit of organizing and producing fashion shows".