A lil' bout : Fashion Week

A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, it lets the industry know what's "in" and what's "out" for the season. The most prominent fashion weeks are held in the four fashion capitals of the world New York, London, Milan and Paris.

In the major fashion capitals, fashion weeks are semiannual events. January through April designers showcase their autumn and 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.

New York, London, Milan and Paris each host a fashion week twice a year with New York kicking off each season and the other cities following in the aforementioned order.

There are two major seasons per year - Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer. For Womenswear, the Autumn/Winter shows always start in New York in February. Spring/Summer shows start in September in London.

Menswear Autumn/Winter shows start in January in Milan for typically less than a week followed by another short week in Paris. Menswear Spring/Summer shows are done in June.

Special Fashion Week:
Miami Fashion Week (swimwear)
Rio Summer (swimwear)
Prêt-a-Porter (ready-to-wear)
Fashion Week, Couture (one-of-a-kind designer original)
Fashion Week and Bridal Fashion Week
Portland (Oregon, USA) Fashion Week shows some eco-friendly designers.


Some well-known Fashion Week:
www.londonfashionweek.co.uk
www.jakartafashionweek.co.id
www.nzfashionweek.com"
www.amsterdamfashionweek.com
www.mbfashionweek.com
www.lgfashionweek.ca
www.balifashionweek.com
www.copenhagenfashionweek.com
www.lakmefashwionweekw.co.in
www.jfw.jp
www.milanfashionweek.com

adapted from :
Wikipedia