Amid the flurry of fame and excess and ridiculous trends and attention-grabbing outfits that always come with any New York Fashion Week, there are usually — hopefully — some incredibly beautiful dresses and outfits too.
Sure some shows seem to still exist solely for the sake of some photographs and a remarkable front row, but plenty others treat us to clothes that are as innovative as they are majestic.
Here are 17 of our favorite dresses from this season:
This nearly-holographic Sies Marjan
A model at the Sies Marjan show during NYFWSlaven Vlasic/Getty Images
This blue velvet Tory Burch
A model at the Tory Burch show during NYFWSlaven Vlasic/Getty Images
This outstanding turquoise ballgown at Christian Siriano
Danielle Brooks at the Christian Siriano show during NYFW Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images
This bejeweled Christian Siriano
A model at the Christian Siriano show during NYFWSlaven Vlasic/Getty Images
This silvery sparkly Brandon Maxwell
Jourdan Dunn at the Brandon Maxwell show during NYFWJP Yim/Getty Images
This blue striped Carolina Herrera
A model at the Carolina Herrera show during NYFWFernanda Calfat/Getty Images
This rainbow Carolina Herrera
A model at the Carolina Herrera show during NYFWFernanda Calfat/Getty Images
This red, buttoned Adeam
A model at the Adeam show during NYFWNoam Galai/Getty Images
This fluffy Jason Wu
A model at the Jason Wu show during NYFWFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
This Marc Jacobs power dress
A model at the Marc Jacobs show during NYFWSlaven Vlasic/Getty Images
This velvet Bottega Veneta
A model at the Bottega Veneta show during NYFWJP Yim/Getty Images
This sparkly and embroidered Naeem Khan
A model at the Naeem Khan show at NYFWFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
This luscious gold satin Pyer Moss
A model at the Pyer Moss show during NYFWFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
This floral Oscar de la Renta
A model at the Oscar de la Renta show during NYFWSlaven Vlasic/Getty Images
This voluminous Oscar de la Renta
A model at the Oscar de la Renta show during NYFWSlaven Vlasic/Getty Images
This golden velvet Prabal Gurung
A model at the Prabal Gurung show during NYFWAngela Weiss /Getty Images
This red Badgley Mischka ballgown
A model during the Badgley Mischka show during NYFWFrazer Harrison/Getty Images
