NEW YORK — The city that never sleeps will have no trouble staying awake with the promise of next year’s spring and summer looks.
That’s right, it’s time for the chic and trendy New York Fashion Week.
For those looking to keep up with everything and everyone heading to the catwalks, here’s a quick guide.
When does Fashion Week start?
The fashion festivities kick off on Friday, with designers, models and attendees strutting their stuff through Wednesday.
Wearable creations by Christian Siriano and Victor de Souza, which will feature “SS” labels after the collection concludes, to signify Spring/Summer, debuted Wednesday night. Others, including 7 For All Mankind and Parke & Ronen, were shown Thursday morning and afternoon, respectively.
Collections to consider
Among the star-studded collections heading to Gotham City in the coming days are Rebecca Minkoff on Friday night, alice + olivia and Prabal Gurung on Saturday, Coach Monday, followed by Brandon Maxwell and Tory Burch on Tuesday.
Origin of New York Fashion Week
Once upon a forgotten time, before runways found their home in midtown Manhattan at Spring Studios and designer collections couldn’t be streamed on social media, Fashion Week was geared toward store buyers and fashion journalists. , offering an exclusive view of trends. they were close.
Now, though, in part thanks to COVID changing the in-person game across industries, the event includes plenty of experiences for those who can’t get an invite to the upper echelon of shows or must stay remote.
How to enjoy NYFW, even uninvited
Sure, everyone would love to wear their Sunday best in the coveted front rows of fashion week shows, sitting within eyeshot of the A-listers.
But most of us have to find other avenues to gain access, such as special events open to the public. It’s all part of Fashion Week’s official sponsor Afterpay’s reported effort, along with designers, to “democratize fashion week.”
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Among the company’s “buy now, pay later” offerings is New York-based designer Kim Shui’s show on Monday at 8 p.m. of the Area collection, which will tour the city from Monday to Wednesday.
For the next few days, the Bergdorf Goodman Restaurant and Bar will serve themed cocktails inspired by the designers’ favorite drinks.
There will also be a pop-up window, “La Bodega Baque,” thanks to a collaboration between AwakeNY’s Angelo Baque and UPS promoting Latino small businesses and creatives.
Multiple shows, including Khiry on Saturday, Ulla Johnson on Sunday, as well as Jonathan Simkhai and Tory Burch on Tuesday, will also stream live on NYFW.com.
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Source: news.yahoo.com