Backstage Is Where New York's Spring 2027 Season Actually Starts

Vogue photographer Acielle Tanbetova spent the spring 2027 New York shows working the backstage rooms rather than the runway seats. The resulting photographs catch the shows before they're shows — the last adjustments, the last calm, before anyone in the audience sees a single look. It's the part of fashion week most people never get close to.

With reporting from Vogue.