A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, that allows fashion designers or "houses" to display their latest collections. Runway shows are typically the highlight of fashion week. The most prominent fashion weeks are held in the fashion capitals of Paris, London, New York and Milan. In the early and mid 2000s, fashion weeks sprang up around the globe to draw attention to designers elsewhere.
History Of Fashion Week
The earliest fashion week, held in New York City in 1943, was designed 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. Fashion publicist Eleanor Lamber organized an event she called "Press Week" to showcase American designers for fashion journalists, who had previously neglected their innovations. (Buyers were not admitted to the shows and instead had to visit designers' showrooms. Press Week was a success, and fashion magazines like Vogue, which were normally filled with French designs, increasingly featured American fashion.
Some Cities with fashion weeks
(City / Name / Date established)
- New York City / New York Fashion Week / 1943
- Paris / Paris Fashion Week / 1973
- London / London / Fashion Week / 1993
- Milan / Milan Fashion Week
- Madrid / Madrid Fashion Week / 1984
- Hong Kong / Hong Kong Fashion Week / 1968
- Tokyo Japan / Fashion Week / 1985
- Copenhagen / Copenhagen Fashion Week / 1964
- Moscow / Russian Fashion Week / 1994
- São Paulo / São Paulo Fashion Week / 1995
- Bangkok / Bangkok Fashion Week / 2005
- Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia Fashion Week / 2007-2008
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