FASHION WEEK

The Big «‎four»‎ FASHION WEEK

Fashion week is part of the „big 4” fashion shows that are scheduled to start taking place in New York, followed by London, then Milan and ending in Paris

Comme des Garçons

By Luke Leitch

October 1, 2022

The History of‎ FASHION WEEK

A fashion week consists of a week of organized events of multiple designer's collections. Before this organized event was recognized in New York City, fashion showings were being held in Paris as early as the 1700s. Some earlier showings were presented on mannequins which were only shown to the clients who were purchasing items.

Alexander McQueen

By Sarah Mower

October 11, 2022

In the 1800s, showings began to change. Charles Frederick Worth, noted for haute couture, began showing multiple pieces together and of a higher design. These designs were showcased to get the customer's attention in buying the pieces.
Jeanne Paquin is the first designer to make her showings public and Paul Poiret is the first to host parties after his events

Chambre Syndicale

In 1868 the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture was created to set the specifications to determine what constituted a ‘couture house. The group decided to define what a clothing piee of haute couture must be:

By Luke Leitch

November 21, 2022

custom-made to fit the wearer;
hand-sewn by multiple skilled artisans in the separate fields of embroidery, stitching, and beading; only the most high quality of materials may be used

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Louis Vuitton

FASHION WEEK

According to the French law, Fashion Week does not allow models of a body mass index size zero to attend. Most seeking to get into the fashion world confuse the size 0 law, as a law that does not allow models in a size 0 to walk in shows.

Diesel

By Mark Holgate

September 29, 2022

Paris Fashion Week prohibits models under 18 years of age. After steps taken by luxury brands, it is stated that „No model under 16 years will be recruited to take part in fashion shows or photographic sessions representing adults”

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Fashion week During The Pandemic

They experimented with new formats, offering both industry professionals and the oublic acces to a Netflix-style platform hosting video presentations, podcasts and written content.

Chanel

By Luke Leitch

December 8, 2022

When the coronavirus pandemic struck in spring 2020, all fashion weeks were forced to go online.

The first New York Fashion Week was created in 1943 by Eleanor Lambert, press director of the American fashion industry's first promotional organization, the New York Dress Institute. The event was called „Press Week”, and was created to distract attention from French fashion during World War II.

Tibi

By Sarah Spellings

September 10, 2022

Press Week was a success, and fashion magazines like Vogue, which were normally filled with French designs, increasingly featured American fashion.
By the mid-1950s, the event was known as „Press Week of New York”. Spring 1951 was the 16th Annual Press Week of New York.

The first New York Fashion Week

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Organised by the British Fashion Council (BFC) for the London Development Agency, London Fashion Week first took place in October 1983. Following increasing numbers of anti-fur protesters, the London Fashion Week held in September 2018 was the first major fashion week to be fur-free. In its early days, West London was the area of choice for London Fashion Week, with the first edition held in the car park of the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington.

By Luke Leitch

September 18, 2022

It wasn’t long before royalty was embracing the city’s growing fashion scene. Despite much of the clothing being heavily influenced by London’s rave scene and subversive youth subcultures, Princess Diana threw open the doors of Lancaster House to host a reception for British designers in 1985 and was often seen sporting their wares.

London Fashion

Week

Molly Goddard

First

In the last decade, despite ongoing conversations about the viability and sensibility of the traditional fashion system in the age of the internet and fast fashion, London Fashion Week has gone from strength to strength, brining in around 5,000 press and buyers each season.

S.S. Daley

By Sarah Mower

September 18, 2022

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In

Present times

Now in 2022, Gucci made a debut in Milan Fashion Week, they took it to another level by finding 68 pairs of twins to showcase their design, and create a statement.

The Gucci statement

In 1945 the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture established another set of rules to regulate and determine Haute Couture houses. In order to meet the criteria, the house had to ensure they followed the rules, one of them being that the couture house must present a collection of at least 35 runs of daytime and evening wear.

Chloé

By Anders Christian Madsen

September 29, 2022

The following biannual events of Haute Couture houses in accordance with the new guidelines set by the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture have been seen as the first pair of fashion weeks in Paris

The first

Fashion Week

Paris

September 29

Others included having at least 20 members on staff, and that every design must include fittings and be made-to-order for the clientele.

L'Association de

Fifty-three years after the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture was created, in 1921 the French press created L’Association de Protection des Industries Artistiques Saisonnieres or PAIS to protect couture designs from being copied.

By Anders Christian Madsen

September 30, 2022

To ensure the copyright of the designers, their creations were photographed on a model or mannequin from the front, back, and sides to catalog the design

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Saisonnieres

Victoria Beckham

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Artistiques

Fashion week starts the new year in style. Shows from all over the world have returned to their original format but still partly digital. Last season, casts were star-studded, fairytales were born, and trends were over the top.

Valentino

By Mark Holgate

October 2, 2022

The theme of the 2023 fashion week — active the theme Active Alliance for Positive Fashion taps into topics of sustainability, innovation, and the influence of various subcultures.

Official Fashion Week
schedule

The next season’s schedule