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Some fashion weeks can be genre-specific, such as a Miami Fashion Week (Swimwear), Prêt-a-Porter (ready-to-wear) Fashion Week, Couture (one-of-a-kind designer original) Fashion Week and Bridal Fashion Week, while Portland (Oregon, USA) Fashion Week shows some eco-friendly designers. |
Some fashion weeks can be genre-specific, such as a Miami Fashion Week (Swimwear), Prêt-a-Porter (ready-to-wear) Fashion Week, Couture (one-of-a-kind designer original) Fashion Week and Bridal Fashion Week, while Portland (Oregon, USA) Fashion Week shows some eco-friendly designers. |
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==History== |
==History== |
Revision as of 20:31, 10 October 2008
A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows, and buyers to take a look at latest trends. And most importantly let the industry know, what's "in" and what's "out" for the season. The most prominent fashion weeks are held in the fashion capitals like Milan, Paris, London, and New York City.[1] In the early and mid 2000s, fashion weeks sprang up around the globe to draw attention to designers elsewhere.[1]
Characteristics
In the major fashion capitals, fashion weeks are semiannual events. January through March designers showcase their autumn (fall)/winter collections and September through November the spring/summer collections are shown. Fashion weeks must be held several months in advance of the season to allow the press and buyers a chance to preview fashion designs for the following season. This is also to allow time for retailers to arrange to purchase or incorporate the designers into their retail marketing.
Schedule
The schedule begins with New York Fashion week, followed by London Fashion week. The penultimate fashion week is Milan Fashion week and the schedule ends with Paris Fashion week. These four cities are the traditional "big four" fashion weeks that are followed by new emerging fashion weeks globally. The Menswear shows occur in between autumn(fall)/winter and spring/summer in Milan.
Some fashion weeks can be genre-specific, such as a Miami Fashion Week (Swimwear), Prêt-a-Porter (ready-to-wear) Fashion Week, Couture (one-of-a-kind designer original) Fashion Week and Bridal Fashion Week, while Portland (Oregon, USA) Fashion Week shows some eco-friendly designers.
History
The earliest fashion week, held in New York City in 1943, was intended to attract attention away from French fashion during World War II, when fashion industry insiders were unable to travel to Paris to see French fashion shows.[2] Fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert organized an event she called "Press Week" to showcase American designers for fashion journalists, whose innovations had been previously neglected.[2] (Buyers were not admitted to the shows and instead had to visit designers' showrooms.[2]) Press Week was a success, and fashion magazines like Vogue, which were normally filled with French designs, increasingly featured American fashion. However after the war, people returned to Paris, and to other fashion "superpowers"; London and Milan, for the new fashion weeks that had emerged. At this point in time, these four cites controlled the fashion calendar, and continue to control it to this day. In the aspects of the buying side, and journalistic side, that is good, as it means less travel and the ease of simply jetting from New York, to the next in line London, then to Milan and lastly Paris in the space of one month. For buyers abroad, the convenience of this arrangement has meant that due to the proximity of London to Milan and to Paris, it means the fashion week is getting even more important.
The one major criticism is that talented designers from emerging fashion weeks like Los Angeles or São Paulo do not get the same recognition as the designers that show in the traditional four fashion weeks of Paris, London, Milan or New York. It also means that the established designers 'rule' the market, and new designers such as those from lesser economically developed countries may not be able to open a slot in the fashion week schedule in the four fashion capitals. Therefore, although they may possess talent, their abilities to showcase this are severely hindered.
Cities with fashion week
City | Name | Date established | |
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Amsterdam | Amsterdam International Fashion Weeks | 2004[3] | |
Athens | Hellenic Fashion Week | 2000[4] | |
Auckland | New Zealand Fashion Week | 2001[1] | |
Baltimore | Baltimore's Fashion Week | 2008[5] | |
Bangkok | Bangkok Fashion Week | 2005[6] | |
Barcelona | Barcelona Fashion Week | 1981 (Known as Pasarela Gaudí until 2001) | |
Belgrade | Belgrade Fashion Week | 1996[7] | |
Bellevue | Bellvue Fashion Week | 2007[8] | |
Berlin | Fashion Week Berlin | 2007[9] | |
Boston | Boston Fashion Week | 1989 | |
Buenos Aires | BAF Week | 2001 | |
Brooklyn | Brooklyn Fashion Week | 2003-05 Brooklyn Designers 2008 its new form | |
Cape Town | Cape Town Fashion Week | 2003[10] | |
Charleston | Charleston Fashion Week | 2007 | |
Cleveland | Fashion Week Cleveland | 2002 [11] | |
Columbus | Columbus Fashion Week | 2007[12] | |
Copenhagen | Copenhagen Fashion Week | 1964 (Unknown in its current form) [13] | |
Cyprus | Cyprus Fashion Week | 2008[14] | |
Dar es Salaam | Swahili Fashion Week | 2008 | |
Fort Lauderdale | FTL MODA | 2007[15] | |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong Fashion Week | 1968[16] | |
Johannesburg | Joburg Fashion Week | 2007[17] | |
Kiev | Ukrainian Fashion Week | 1997[18] | |
Kingston | caribbean fashion week | November 7th to 11th 2001 | |
Kuala Lumpur[19] | Malaysia Fashion Week | 2007-2008 | |
Lahore | Pakistan Fashion Week | 2007 | |
Lisbon | Moda Lisboa/Lisbon Fashion Week | ||
London | London Fashion Week | 1961 (1993 in its current form) | |
Los Angeles | Los Angeles Fashion Week | 2003[20] | |
Madrid | Madrid Fashion Week | 1998 | |
Mallorca | Mallorca Fashion Week | 2009[21] | |
Manila | Philippine Fashion Week | 1997[22] | |
Melbourne | L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival | ||
Mexico City | Fashion Week Mexico | 1998[23] | |
Miami | Miami Fashion Week Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami |
1998[24][25] | |
Milan | Milan Fashion Week | ||
Moscow | Fashion Week in Moscow Russian Fashion Week |
1994 (2003 in its current form)[26] 2001[27] | |
Mumbai | Mumbai Fashion Week | 2001 | |
Nashville | Music City Fashion Week | 2008[28] | |
New Delhi | Delhi Fashion Week | 2008[29][30] | |
India Fashion Week | 2000[31][32] | ||
New York City | New York Fashion Week | 1943 (1993 in its current form)[2] | |
Oslo | Oslo Fashion Week | ||
Paris | Paris Fashion Week | 1973 in its current form | |
Philadelphia | Philadelphia Fashion Week | 2003 in its current form | |
Phoenix | Phoenix Fashion Week - separated from Scottsdale Fashion Week | 2004 | [33] |
Portland | Portland Fashion Week | 2003[34] | |
Prague | Prague Fashion Week | 2002[35] | |
Reykjavík | Iceland Fashion Week | 2000[1] | |
Rio de Janeiro | Fashion Rio | ||
Rome[36] | Rome Fashion Week | ||
San Diego | Fashion Week San Diego | 2008[37] | |
San Francisco | San Francisco Fashion Week | 2004[38] | |
Santiago | Pasarela Santiago | 2006 | |
São Paulo[39] | São Paulo Fashion Week | 1995[40] | |
Sarajevo | Sarajevo Fashion Weeks - two rival events | [41] | |
Scottsdale | Scottsdale Fashion Week.
2005 |
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Singapore | Singapore Fashion Week. | 1987 | |
Seattle | Seattle Fashion Week | 2003 | |
Seoul | Seoul Fashion Week | [42] | |
Shanghai | Shanghai Fashion Week | ||
Sydney | Australian Fashion Week | 1995[42] | |
St. Louis | St. Louis Fashion Week | ||
Stockholm | Stockholm Fashion Week | 1995[42] | |
Tehran | 2006[1] | ||
Toronto | L'Oreal Fashion Week | 2001[43] | |
Tokyo | Japan Fashion Week | 1985 (2005 in its current form) [44] | |
Ulan Bator | Goyol | 1988 [45] | |
Vancouver | British Columbia Fashion Week | 2004[46] | |
Zagreb | Zagreb Fashion Week | 2003 |
Upcoming fashion weeks
- Miami Jul. 18 - 21, 2008
- Berlin Jul. 17 - 20, 2008
- Brooklyn Sep.1- 7, 2008
- New York Sep. 5 - 12, 2008
- London Sep. 14- 19, 2008
- Milan Sep. 20- 28, 2008
- Tampa Sep. 24-27, 2008
- Vancouver Sep. 22-26, 2008
- Paris Sep. 28 - October 5, 2008
- Philadelphia Sep. 19 - 21, 2008
- Phoenix Oct. 1-4, 2008
- Los Angeles Oct. 12 - 16, 2008
- Delhi Fashion Week Oct. 14 - 18, 2008
- Swahili Fashion week Nov 5-7, 2008
- Scottsdale Fashion Week Nov 6-9, 2008
- Fort Lauderdale May 28-30, 2009
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Big 4 Fashion Weeks Get Company." International Herald Tribune (Oct. 3, 2006).
- ^ a b c d Fortini, Amanda. How the Runway Took Off: A Brief History of the Fashion Show. Slate Magazine (Feb. 8, 2006).
- ^ COSMOWORLDS | AIFW Official Show & Press Schedule January 2008 - Amsterdam International Fashion Week 2008
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ The Nation: BKK Fashion Week 2005
- ^ Belgrade Fashion Week | Beogradska nedelja mode
- ^ Bellevue Fashion Week | Beogradska nedelja mode
- ^ Berlin Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, July 2007 | Fashion Week News
- ^ Cape Town Fashion Week
- ^ "Fashion Week Cleveland Unveils Schedule" (PDF). Global Press Release Distribution. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ Columbus Fashion Week
- ^ Copenhagen Fashion Week - Cfw History
- ^ Cyprus Fashion Week by Harpers Bazaar
- ^ FTL MODA - Fort Lauderdale Resort Fashion Week
- ^ Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall / Winter
- ^ Audi Joburg Fashion Week
- ^ Ukrainian Fashion Week
- ^ http://www.kualalumpurfashionweek.com/
- ^ Making a splash in Los Angeles:Fashion Week goes coastal - International Herald Tribune
- ^ Mallorca Fashion Weekend
- ^ FWM
- ^ FWM
- ^ [http://www.miamifashionweek.com/index.asp Miami Fashion Week
- ^ http://www.mbfashionweek.com/ Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami
- ^ Our mission
- ^ Russian Fashion Week
- ^ [http://www.musiccityfashionweek.com/ Music City Fashion Week
- ^ [http://www.delhifashionweek.com/ Delhi Fashion Week
- ^ http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/03/stories/2008090356770200.htm Setting the Stage for Fashion's Renaissance: Delhi Fashion Week.
- ^ Fashion world readies for first India Fashion Week-Entertainment-The Times of India
- ^ Test Page for the Apache Web Server on Red Hat Linux
- ^ "Phoenix Fashion Week"
- ^ Portland Fashion Week (October 19-24, 2007)
- ^ Fashion takes over the city of Prague - 20-03-2007 - Radio Prague
- ^ Rome Fashion Week article, China Daily, July 13, 2004
- ^ Fashion Week San Diego
- ^ San Francisco Fashion Week 2007
- ^ "São Paulo Fashion Week." Style.com
- ^ http://www.visitingarts.org.uk/features/v45bf.html
- ^ "Sarajevo Fashion Week."
- ^ a b c Cape Town Fashion Week
- ^ "L'Oreal Fashion Week."
- ^ toward FORUM
- ^ [http://fashion.delhii.net/ ]
- ^ "BC Fashion Week."