The 17 best dresses at New York Fashion Week AW18

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

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This blue velvet Tory Burch

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This outstanding turquoise ballgown at Christian Siriano

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This bejeweled Christian Siriano

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This silvery sparkly Brandon Maxwell

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This blue striped Carolina Herrera

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This rainbow Carolina Herrera

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This red, buttoned Adeam

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This fluffy Jason Wu

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This Marc Jacobs power dress

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This velvet Bottega Veneta

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This sparkly and embroidered Naeem Khan

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This luscious gold satin Pyer Moss

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This floral Oscar de la Renta

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This voluminous Oscar de la Renta

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This golden velvet Prabal Gurung

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This red Badgley Mischka ballgown

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London Fashion Week, you’re up next.