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New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week in its modern iteration was started by Fern Mallis and Stan Herman in 1993.
New York Fashion Week kicks off fashion month, and is followed by fashion weeks in London, Milan and Paris in February and September. Spring collections are historically shown in September, while fall collections are historically shown in February.
New York Fashion Week evolved from Press Week, which began in the '40s. Eleanor Lambert founded Press Week to showcase American fashion during World War II when editors couldn't travel to Europe. The event helped promote American fashion when many major European fashion houses were on hiatus during the war.
Press Week went on for decades. Then in 1993, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) took over the event, and then-president Stan Herman and executive director Fern Mallis consolidated the citywide events into what became known as New York Fashion Week. It was initially rebranded with the trademark "7th on Sixth."
Throughout the '90s and 2000s, New York Fashion Week was held at Bryant Park in pop-up tents. In 2011, New York Fashion Week left Bryant Park and migrated to Lincoln Center. In 2015, after New York Fashion Week's organizer WME/IMG's contract with Lincoln Center ended, the event was split between Skylight Moynihan and Skylight Clarkson. After Moynihan underwent construction for Penn Station to expand in 2017, Clarkson was the primary venue until 2018. From 2019 until the present, Spring Studios has been the main venue for New York Fashion Week, though a large percentage of designers choose to show off site.
Major American designers have made their runway debuts at New York Fashion Week, including Michael Kors, Christian Siriano, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Prabal Gurung and Anna Sui.
The event has seen some historic fashion moments, such as Ralph Lauren's 50th anniversary show in 2018, when he transformed Central Park's Bethesda Terrace into a runway, drawing everyone from Hillary Clinton to Oprah to watch. There was Marc Jacobs' show for Perry Ellis in 1993, which many saw as the birth of '90s grunge. The show ultimately got Jacobs fired, but the pieces were so popular he reissued them in 2019. In 2000, Alexander McQueen hopped Stateside for a collection he showed on the West Side of Manhattan, famously dropping his jeans at the end of the show to reveal American flag boxer shorts.
New York Fashion Week: Men’s
Teddy Ondo Ella Men’s Spring 2018
Teddy Ondo Ella brought a piece of his home country — Gabon — to New York.
Head of State Men’s Spring 2018
Taofeek Abijako, who just turned 19, looked to West African artists for his collection.
Bristol Los Angeles Men’s Spring 2018
The collection offered a unique take on streetwear from the Aughts.
Defining West Coast Style Is Not So Simple
For the grown-up skaters, surfers, artists and rockers, designers out of the West Coast have you covered.
What to Do During New York Fashion Week: Men’s
Where to eat, shop and attempt to relax between shows.
Daniel Hechter to Launch Men’s Sportswear Line
The French company is introducing its new sportswear collection at New York Men's Day.
Cadillac Provides Grant to Seven Men’s Designers
The automotive brand will host shows for Todd Snyder, Robert Geller, Rochambeau and others at Cadillac House.
Capsule, Liberty Fairs to Add Consumer Component Via Frenzy App
The trade shows' deal with the CFDA creates a link between fashion week and market week by making select…
Ambassadors Set for New York Fashion Week: Men
Kelly Oubre Jr., Nate Berkus and Young Paris are among the celebrities who will fill the front row.
Changes Afoot for New York Fashion Weeks in 2018
The men's shows will be decentralized starting in 2018.
Buzz Aldrin: From Moon Walk to Catwalk
Buzz Aldrin has made plenty of history in his life, and last week, he became the first astronaut to walk a…
General Idea Men’s Fall 2017
After several seasons of outlandish collections, General Idea designer Bumsuk Choi presented a refreshing and…
Willy Chavarria Men’s Fall 2017
Willy Chavarria used his fall collection to explore oppression, specifically movements led by marginalized…
Stampd Men’s Fall 2017
Asphalt Wave was the name of Chris Stamp's fall collection and the California-based designer said the palette…
Represent Men’s Fall 2017
Mike and George Heaton debuted their Represent collection at New York Fashion Week: Men's, an upbeat, sporty…