Street Style Gets a Head Start on New York Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week hasn't opened its tents yet, but the sidewalks outside them are already staging a preview of the season's key items. Expect a sportier edge threading through otherwise polished looks, favoring ease over formality. Bags will carry their share of the attention too, with a handful of luxury It styles doing as much talking as the outfits around them. Pants, cut in a range of directional silhouettes, look poised to be the item to watch this year.

With reporting from Fashionista.