There seems to be a new ease blowing through New York fashion for spring 2026, as designers play into the relaxed vibe of classic American sportswear and a sense of escapism. Among them is Michael Kors, who returned to Manhattan’s Terminal Warehouse on Thursday morning and visually transported guests from his New York City apartment mindset of fall to his beach house for spring.

“I’m the first person to admit that Lance [Le Pere, his husband] and I are travel-addicted. Particularly lately, when I think the world is very upside down, very frenetic. I think Mrs. [Diana] Vreeland was smart, the eye has to travel,” Kors said ahead of the show. The duo’s summer of unplugging, resetting and becoming inspired was spent from Norway to South Africa and California to Marrakech.

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