During fashion weeks, everyone in the fashion industry looks to New York City, London, Milan, Paris, and Miami to see what the newest styles are.
In a nonstop parade of parties and runway shows, the hottest designers show journalists, fashion buyers, celebrities, and fashionistas their collections for the next season.
It also gives fashion designers a chance to take notes, comment on trends, and look for models who best show off their work.
The spring/summer and fall/winter collections are usually shown at fashion weeks in February and September.
Fashion weeks start in New York, and then London, Milan, and Paris follow close behind. Since Miami is a newer city, its shows begin in July before those of the “big four” cities.
Highlights from the Spring/Summer 2018 Collection
Here’s a look at what some of the best designers in the world showed on the runways and what shoppers can expect to find in stores come spring 2018.
Fashion Week in New York
In 2018, we’ll wear shoes with open toes, jackets and pants inspired by bikers, sheer and sheer-paneled tops and bottoms, suits and sport coats inspired by menswear, different head wraps, thigh-high slits, and boots. The sheer white pullover hoodie by Fenty X Puma that model Adwoa Aboah is wearing at the moment is on our wish list.
London Fashion Week takes place every September.
This season, British designers used a lot of colors and bright patterns and fabrics. This season, there were not many ball gowns, but there were a lot of tea-length and floor-length dresses with heels or sneakers. Christopher Kane had a lot of dresses and coats that were tea-length and made of different materials and styles. Many British designers also made clothes with accessories that were not symmetrical or normal. For example, Webster’s wing was on shoes, handbags with pixie themes, and jewelry with elf themes.
Fashion Week in Milan
This year, Milan Fashion Week had a lot of memories. Missoni celebrated its 20th anniversary with designs that were inspired by the 1970s and had a touch of pastel color to make them feel like spring. The tribute that Versace made to Donatella’s late brother Gianni may have been the best thing about Milan Fashion Week. The line had designed from Gianni’s heyday in the 1990s as well as some looks from the millennial generation. The finale of the epic tribute show, in which Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, and Helena Christianson wore chain-mail dresses, was probably the most memorable part of the show and Milan fashion week as a whole.
Fashion Week in Paris
Paris Fashion Week might be the most stylish fashion show. Many haute-couture fashion houses show their ready-to-wear lines in extravagant ways. Mixing high-end and street styles was the thing to do this season. Louis Vuitton showed a lot of dresses that looked like couture with sneakers, and Mui Mui showed jackets and dresses with structured shapes with sandals and sneakers. Alexander McQueen’s grunge hair and accessories paired with floral prints and sheer dresses were perhaps the most unique way to mix high and low.
Fashion Week’s Past
Fashion Week began in New York City in 1943. At first, it was called “Press Week.” During World War II, the Nazis controlled Paris, so there were no fashion shows. This meant that U.S. journalists couldn’t go to France to get fashion ideas. Who would American fashion designers look to if they didn’t have French designs to look at?
Eleanor Lambert, a publicist for the fashion industry, saw an opening to promote the work of American designers. Lambert invited the media to New York’s Press Week so that journalists could see the best of the best in one place at the same time. This was a chance for American designers to show off their new ideas, get attention from the rest of the world, and take the spotlight away from Paris.
Facts about Fashion Week
Fashion Week in New York
- The first fashion week, which began in 1943, was held there.
- The first of the “big four” fashion weeks take place every February and September.
- outgrew the “tents” in Bryant Park in Manhattan, so in 2010, they moved to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
London Fashion Week
- In 1984, London Fashion Week began.
- The British Fashion Council put it on.
- After New York Fashion Week, which was held at Somerset House,
- The event was the first big show to be streamed live.
- In 2012, I began making men’s clothing.
- With more than 5,000 journalists and buyers there, it gets more attention than most major news stories and international sports events.
Fashion Week in Milan
- It began in 1958.
- organized by the National Chamber for Italian Fashion. It happens right after London Fashion Week. Designers
- like Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Versace, and Prada have shown there.
Fashion Week in Paris
- It began in 1973.
- organized by the French Fashion Federation. hosts the last fashion week of the “big four.”
- Held in the Louvre Carrousel
- showcases the collections of major designers, such as Chanel, Givenchy, and Christian Dior.
- Early in the year, it shows haute couture, which can only be shown in Paris, and during Fashion Week, it shows ready-to-wear collections.
Miami Fashion Week
- started in 1989, stopped in 1998, and started up again in 2005.
- Usually held in July before the “big four,” it will be held in April this year.
- Swimwear fashion trends are shown. International swimwear brands from all over the world are promoted.
Sources: Slate, Savoir-Faire, What Paris, Time, London Fashion Week, British Fashion Council, Milan Fashion Week, Miami Fashion Week, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, NY Daily News, PC World, Houston Chronicle, The Guardian, The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Guardian, The Telegraph.co.uk, Elle.com, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue.com.
