A Fashion Week catwalk

Vogue editors Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley during New York Fashion Week

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen on Fashion Rio autumn/winter 2007 catwalk.

A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, that allows fashion designers or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows. 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] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 700 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Model going down the catwalk at the Michael Kors 2002 Fall Fashion Week, New York City. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1280 × 960 pixel, file size: 700 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Model going down the catwalk at the Michael Kors 2002 Fall Fashion Week, New York City. ... This article is about catwalks in fashion. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 636 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (811 × 765 pixel, file size: 481 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) André Leon Talley by David Shankbone, New York City, 2002 Fall Fashion Week File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 636 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (811 × 765 pixel, file size: 481 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) André Leon Talley by David Shankbone, New York City, 2002 Fall Fashion Week File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del... For other meanings, see vogue. ... Anna Wintour (born November 3, 1949, in London) has been the editor-in-chief of American Vogue since 1988. ... André Leon Talley, (born 1949) is the editor-at-large for Vogue magazine and has been a front-row regular at fashion shows in New York, Paris, London and Milan for over 25 years. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (682x1024, 469 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gisele Bündchen ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (682x1024, 469 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Gisele Bündchen ... Gisele Caroline Nonnenmacher Bündchen (born July 20, 1980) is a Brazilian supermodel. ... This article is about catwalks in fashion. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of France. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... List of fashion designers Categories: | ...

Characteristics

In the major fashion capitals, fashion weeks are semiannual events. January through March designers showcase their fall collections and September through November the spring 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. Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. ...

Fashion weeks are attended by buyers for major stores, editors of fashion magazines, the media, celebrities, and members of the entertainment industry. In years past, fashion weeks were predominantly for "the trade only"; however, today they are entertainment and media events. They may include live musicians, celebrity guests, lavish galas and charity events, and a few allow the public to purchase special passes to see the runway shows or attend expositions which display handbags, jewellery, shoes, hats and cosmetics. Many important fashion design schools participate in the shows, as well.

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 Lamber 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. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Fashion journalism is an umbrella term used to describe all aspects of published fashion media. ...

The one major criticism is, 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, hence, although maybe possessive of talent, their abilities to showcase this are severely hindered.

Cities with fashion week

For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... , This article is about the capital city of India. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... ... This article is about the capital of Norway. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Nickname: Location of Portland in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country State Counties Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Type Commission  - Mayor Tom Potter[1]  - Commissioners Sam Adams Randy Leonard Dan Saltzman Erik Sten  - Auditor Gary Blackmer Area  - City 376. ... For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). ... Location in Iceland Coordinates: , Constituency Government  - Mayor (Borgarstjóri) Dagur B. Eggertsson Area  - City 274. ... This article is about the Brazilian city. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ... Flag Seal Nickname: Americas Finest City Location Location of San Diego within San Diego County Coordinates , Government County San Diego Mayor City Attorney         City Council District One District Two District Three District Four District Five District Six District Seven District Eight Jerry Sanders (R) Michael Aguirre Scott Peters Kevin... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Location of Santiago commune in Greater Santiago Coordinates: , Region Province Foundation February 12, 1541 Government  - Mayor Raúl Alcaíno Lihn Area 1  - City 22. ... This article is about the city. ... Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: , Country Entity Canton Sarajevo Canton Government  - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1]  - City 141. ... For other uses, see Tokyo (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... Location of Zagreb within Croatia Coordinates: , Country RC diocese 1094 Free royal city 1242 Unified 1850 Government  - Mayor Milan Bandić Area [1]  - Total 641. ...

See also

• Fashion design
• Maite Dalila
• Haute couture
• Ready-to-wear

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