The Spring 2024 season of New York Fashion Week was as exciting as ever, thanks to star-studded front rows, creative runway collections and inspiring beauty looks — especially when it came to nails.
As usual, there were bold colors done beautifully, like glossy true reds at Proenza Schouler, ballet pinks at Ulla Johnson and ebony at Rachel Comey. There was also a pervasive maximalist approach to manicures, with many models donning press-ons and extensions for their turns on the runway. The Blonds, for example, took inspiration from cultural icons like Cher, David Bowie and Britney Spears to create blinged-out stiletto tips. Adeam relied on a little trompe-l’œil action and applied literal flares to ballerina-shaped acrylics, which made them “appear” to sparkle in real time.
Meanwhile, Sandy Liang’s nail look drew inspiration from the sea, which translated to a pearlescent base and rhinestone appliqués adorning nails and trailing down models’ fingers, as if mimicking a (pretty) barnacle. Helmut Lang and Kate Spade New York, on the other hand, went for a more graphic approach and applied letters and pop-art patterns to their manicures.
Keep scrolling to see the 36 best nails from New York Fashion Week Spring 2024.
Adeam Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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Photo: Courtesy of Launchmetrics.
Adeam Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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Alice + Olivia Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Sundays
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Alice + Olivia Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Sundays
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Bronx and Banco Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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PatBo Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Kiss
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PatBo Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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PatBo Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Kiss
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Prabal Gurung Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Prabal Gurung
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Priscavera Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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Priscavera Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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Private Policy Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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Private Policy Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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Staud Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Staud
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Rachel Comey Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Tenoverten
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Rachel Comey Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Tenoverten
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Ulla Johnson Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Tenoverten
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Ulla Johnson Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Tenoverten
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Kate Spade Spring 2024. Photo: Julie Kandalec/Courtesy of Essie
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Kate Spade Spring 2024. Photo: Julie Kandalec/Courtesy of Essie
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Prabal Gurung Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Kiss
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Prabal Gurung Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Kiss
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Prabal Gurung Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Kiss
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The Blonds Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Kiss
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The Blonds Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Kiss
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The Blonds Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Kiss
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Luar Spring 2024. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight
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Proenza Schouler Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Jin Soon Choi
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Helmut Lang Spring 2024. Photo: Annis Kamara/Courtesy of Jin Soon Choi
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Helmut Lang Spring 2024. Photo: Annis Kamara/Courtesy of Jin Soon Choi
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3.1 Phillip Lim Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Paintbox
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Lapointe Lim Spring 2024. Photo: Courtesy of Paintbox
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Sandy Liang Spring 2024. Photo: Holly Falcone/Courtesy of Kiki World
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Sandy Liang Spring 2024. Photo: Holly Falcone/Courtesy of Kiki World
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Libertine Spring 2024. Photo: Julie Kandalec/Courtesy of CND
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Photo: Leanne Woodley/Courtesy of CND
Mirror Palais Spring 2024. Photo: Leanne Woodley/Courtesy of CND
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