6 standout nail trends from the New York Fashion Week runway
By Lilly Delmage | 11 September 2024 | Events, Feature, News
The spring/summer 2025 beauty and fashion scene is officially underway, with New York Fashion Week flaunting a series of nail trends set to dominate the season. Here’s a round-up of 6 we’ve spotted that you need to note…
1. Seeing stars
Nail artist, celebrity manicurist and educator, Julie Kandalec, aka @julieknailsnyc, created this manicure for the Christian Cowan show, detailing hand-painted, jet-black stars atop a neutral overlay shade – the perfect pop of fun to any outfit.
The lead nail artist used CND™ SHELLAC™ in shade, Black Pool, for the star details.
Click here to view our gallery for 20 star-inspired manicures for your next nail appointment.
Picture courtesy of CND
2. Go chrome or go home
Chrome nails are a fan-favourite all year round, so it came as no surprise to see these manicures dominating the NYFW spring/summer 2025 runways. This look, also by Julie Kandalec, was for the Libertine show and featured yellow, half-moon shapes to ‘embody warmth, protection and natural beauty’. The pop of colour was the perfect statement to compliment the vivid hues of the collection.
Need some more chrome nail inspo? Check out our gallery of 50 takes on the trend.
Backstage during Libertine Spring NYFW show, captured by CND
New York-based nail artist, Miss Pop, also created a chrome look, tending to the nails of the models walking the Theophilio NYFW show, ‘proving all that glitters is gold’ with this apple-green manicure.
Photo by @misspopnails on Instagram
3. Furry friends
Pup-icures may be just around the corner, like this paw-fect nail look created by Holly Falcon, aka @hollyfalconenails, for the Rachel Antonoff and Susan Alexandra’s ‘Best In Show’ NYFW runway. The show saw rescue dogs trotting down the red carpet alongside the models, walked using multi-coloured leads from the pet collection.
Picture from @nataliemoralesloves on Instagram
4. Minimalist florals
New York-based nail artist, Miss Pop, created a ‘3D blue toile’ nail look, aligning with the ethereal, floral-focused clothes in the Alice and Olivia SS25 show. Using Salon Perfect Pillow Talk Polish below the brands floral stickers, the blue accents serve the perfect spring/summer nail look.
Photo by @misspopnails on Instagram.
5. Smokey Quartz
New York-based celebrity manicurist, Gina Edwards, coins this trend ‘smokey quartz nails’, a refreshing nod to the sheer, ombré looks we have been seeing all over our socials. This soft stiletto, press-on nail look was for the Prabal Gurung SS25 show, complimenting the whimsical and chic outfits in the collection.
If a minimalist mani is your thing, here are 150+ subtle, yet sophisticated, options.
Photo by @ginaedwards_ on Instagram.
6. Something blue
The BruceGlen ‘Out Of The Blue’ fashion show opted for fitting cobalt-blue model manicures. Nail artist, @misspopnails, was behind the trendy looks, ideal for the brightening blue-skies of spring and summer.
Here are 65 other ways to rock a blue manicure, aside from a full colour design.
Image courtesy of @misspopnails on Instagram