Kate Barton Plays With Print, Color and Athleticism for Her NYFW Return


Since Kate Barton’s runway debut for Spring 2025, the emerging designer has established distinct brand codes, defined by a futuristic, surrealist aesthetic, liquid-like fabric treatments and sculptural, molded silhouettes.

For Spring 2026 — Barton’s return to NYFW after sitting out last season — the designer didn’t rest on those signatures. Instead, she pushed herself on all creative fronts, including shape, fabric and style. 

“This season, I really wanted to focus on new materiality and expanding categories,” she told Fashionista several days ahead of her show. She played with new colors, used full-scale prints for the first time and explored retro athletic references. 

In a video interview below, she discusses standout pieces from the collection, design techniques she loves and how she envisions the Kate Barton woman. 

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See the Kate Barton Spring 2026 collection below.

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

Kate Barton Spring 2026. Photo: Launchmetrics Spotlight

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