Although everyone wants to make a statement during fashion week, I can’t stand the costume-y look. Fashion should flatter and emphasize your assets, not detract. To prevent NYFW from becoming the proverbial Coachella, where people use as little taste as possible, please consider your outfit choice before you leave the house.

Here are a few people who got it right!

I don’t claim to be a professional street style photographer, but I captured these candid images and will continue to tweet and add images to this post for the duration of NYFW.