Brooklyn Beckham puts on a friendly display with Selena Gomez at NYFW party... months after revealing himself to be a fan of THAT topless V magazine cover

By HELEN TURNBULL FOR MAILONLINE AND DAILYMAIL.COM REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 22:06, 11 September 2015 | UPDATED: 11:50, 12 September 2015

Selena Gomez and Brooklyn Beckham put on quite the friendly display as they attended Polo Ralph Lauren's New York Fashion Week showcase at the McKittrick Hotel in the American fashion capital on Friday.

The pair appeared to share a strong bond as they smiled sweetly with Brooklyn, 16, wrapping his arm around her and Selena, 23, resting her head on his shoulder.

The Good For You singer undoubtedly got the teenager's umpteenth NYFW off to a great start as he's previously made it clear that he is an admirer of hers.

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New best friends: Selena Gomez and Brooklyn Beckham pulled a sweet pose as they joined forces at Polo Ralph Lauren's New York Fashion Week showcase at the McKittrick Hotel in the American fashion capital on Friday

In February, he liked an grab of her topless V magazine cover on her Instagram account, prompting rumours of a crush.

Selena - who previously dated Justin Bieber - cut an effortlessly glam figure in a form-fitting black leather playsuit which revealed her enviable pins in all their slim glory.

She added height to her petite frame with a pair of matching small-heeled sandals.

Everything is public on social media: In February, he liked the topless V magazine cover she posted on Instagram, prompting rumours of a crush

Meanwhile, Brooklyn cut a sutiably stylish figure in a pair of black jeans which wore turned up at the cuffs, a plain white T-shirt and a cropped denim jacket.

He appeared to be getting the hang of the NYFW socializing scene as he looked at ease pulling his best Blue Steel expression.

The handsome young man, who was previously linked to Chloe Moretz, is said to be dating French actress Sonia Ben Ammar.

Bright young things: Selena, 23, and Brooklyn, 16, put on a fashionable display at the highly-anticipated show

Couldn't hide his happiness: The eldest son of Victoria and David Beckham looked chuffed to be in the singer's company

New York Fashion Week nailed: Selena opted for a black leather playsuit while Brooklyn sported a trendy jeans-T-shirt-and-denim-jacket combo

He's done this before: The teenager appeared to be morphing into quite the professional poser as he did his best Blue Steel

The envy of 16-year-olds everywhere: The American-British duo appeared to share a strong bond

Social media debut: Brooklyn shared a picture of him and French actress Sonia Ben Ammar - who he is said to be dating - along with a group of pals last month

Leggy in leather: The former girlfriend of Justin Bieber put her slim pins on parade in a thigh-skimming leather playsuit

Sonia - who is also 16 - is building her own showbusiness career with stints on Broadway and in French cinema already under her belt.

Although there's nothing to suggest that they are dating, the pair have reportedly grown close since first meeting on holiday in the Maldives earlier this year, according to Usmagazine.com.

Brooklyn has remained coy about his friendship with Sonia, but appeared to give fans a glimpse into their relationship as he snapped a picture of the actress from the back as they took in the sights of the Paris earlier in the week.

Three weeks ago, Sonia made her debut on his Instagram account - followed by 4.2 million users - when he posted a group shot which showed him stood next to the brunette.

Going hell for leather: Selena teamed the mini one-piece with a pair of matching leather sandals

Calling it a night: Selena was spotted exiting the show on her own

A different kind of runway: Ralph Lauren's Polo show had a rustic feel

The line-up: Dozens of stunning models were on hand to display the new line

He captioned the: 'Fun night with these people.'

Selena, meanwhile, most famously dated the Baby hit-maker and has not officiated a relationship since but she was most recently linked to DJ Zedd.

While she called it a night soon after the last model stomped off the rustic runway, Brooklyn headed to Givenchy where he continued to mingle with the New York fashion elite.

Following a quick outfit change - swapping his cropped denim jacket for a longer camo-print version and his plain black trainers for a pair of Kanye West's Yeezy Boost 350 lace-ups - he was pictured catching up with close family friend.

He also appeared to make new friends as he posed with Liv's dad and Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler along with female model Frankie Rayder - a former Victoria's Secret Angel.

Onto the next one: The teen quickly altered his outfit before heading to the star-studded Givenchy show which was attended by the likes of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West