Since the early 2010s, stylist and gallerist Brittany Byrd has remained a dynamic force in art, fashion, photography and design. With her signature hair and eclectic outfits always pushing the boundaries of maximalism and personal transformation, Byrd seeks to master the highest components that make up creative expression and keep evolving in her sundry lane.
Beyond being a fashion icon, Byrd runs and curates Byrd Museum, an artist incubator and pop-up event space in Los Angeles where she’s able to mesh all her various passions under one roof. She’s worked with top brands including Puma, Adidas, Gucci, Hennessy, Prada, Chanel, MCM, UGG, Canada Goose and YSL, and has previously walked the runway for M65, Puma Futrograde and Who Decides War.
This NYFW, FLAUNT teamed up with Byrd to revert the camera and follow her along, witnessing some of this year’s loudest fashion statements. Catch a glimpse of the Who Decides War spring 2026 show below—through Byrd’s lens—where we see excessive distressing, raw edges and, as Byrd would like it, maximalism to the max.
Saturday night I’m in the back of a black truck, sliding out of a plum Khaite suit and into an entirely different frequency. NYFW moves like that fit changes between neighborhoods, shifts between realities. One constant for me, season after season, is Who Decides War, a show that isn’t just a presentation but a cultural force.
I step out in Brooklyn: black cars lining the street, a warehouse glowing at the end, FOI of the Nation of Islam holding the door. It’s theater before the theater even begins.
Immediate Impressions: Omhyra Hydra opens the show. Materiality. Duality. Elevation. Victorian Romance. Rock and Roll.
Leon Thomas sets the tone for the show, his vocals threaded through denim, leather and lace like vulnerability and amore stitched together.
A standout moment for me was a clean-cut, inky black suit. Unexpectedly simple, which is exactly why it’s powerful. The tailoring speaks of growth and elevation; you feel the brand’s evolution in the seams.
The collection marches like a decorated soldier worn yet polished, ceremonial yet battle-ready. This soldier is elevated grown layered with experiences.
Closing the show was a note of rebirth and defiance, the bride reimagined it wasn’t about sweetness but survival. Some Victorian influences, torn raw silk and graffiti ruffles and trailing tulle and lace in the hair details as a kind of war paint which was also a highlight for me.
Casting by Katherine Mateo and Kerstina Renee of TMC brought that same sense of lived-in duality, two women not only shaping the business of fashion but embodying its culture.
Under the direction of Ev and Tela, Who Decides War has been steadily evolving, but this season felt like a turning point. Their signatures denim breakdowns, militant tailoring, devotional detailing were still present, but stripped back, refined, and sharpened. The effect was one of creative self-assurance: designers who have lived through their own battles now ready to claim their next chapter.
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NYFW, Who Decides War, Brittany Byrd, Spring 2026, Fashion, Brynn Shaffer
