Top 10 Fashion Weeks in the World
Yash Ajit Patil
IE Supervisor
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd. Bangalore.
Email: patilyash280@gmail.com
What is Fashion Week?
A fashion week is generally known as fashion industry event, it will be conducted for one week, in which all fashion designers, brands showcases their up to the minute collections in runway fashion shows to buyers and media. These events grace the coming fashion trends for the contemporary and approaching seasons.
The most standing out fashion weeks are conducted in the fashion capitals, or the world- in sequential order, New York City, London, Milan, and Paris or the “Big Four “, with exquisite fashion heritage, structured organization, and most esteem fashion designers of the 20th century.
Top 10 Fashion Weeks in the World:
- New York Fashion Week
- Paris Fashion Week
- London Fashion Week
- Berlin Premium International Fashion Trade Show
- China Fashion Week
- Dubai Shopping Festival
- Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show
- British Fashion Council Fund Show
- Chanel Fashion Show
- Loewe Fashion Show
The above most famous fashion weeks in the world are discussed below:
1. New York Fashion Week:
New York Fashion Week just encased and due to it’s one of the most crucial ceremony in the fashion industry (alluring designers, buyers, and multinational fashion beloved) and as it has become a viral sensation ( blowing up everyone’s mobile phone), people think that it would be fun to take a look back in time of how it all started:
- In 1943, fashion publicizer Eleanor Lambert coordinated “press week” to present American designers who could not travel to Paris during World War II.
- The primary official “New York Fashion Week” was organized in 1945, with shows happened I’m different locations all over the city.
- In 1993, the event was centralized in a sole place: Bryant Park located behind the New York Public Library and knows “7th on Sixth “.
- The event became a popular throughout the 1990s and 2000s, along with designers such as Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, and Marc Jacobs becoming household names.
In New York City there are a series of fashion events that will be held twice a year i.e., in February and September, in this USA presenting some of the biggest and best fashion designers and talent. It is considered biggest fashion episode in the world, also this is the part of ‘Big 4’ of fashion weeks. This fashion week usually held for 7 to 9 days and at a same time there are international fashion collections that are designed/showed to the press and civil. This started in 1993 and was endowed by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), however, in London, UK, Fashion Week had begun in 1980s. This is biggest event compared to all of the fashion weeks across the world, and many of the designers wants to be selected onto the runways.
2. Paris Fashion Week:
Next one of the ‘Big 4’ fashion shows in Paris Fashion Week, despite its lesser popularity and relative obscurity compared to its counterparts, still there are many of the brilliant designers and world-class models who walk down the famous runways. The big 4 events began with London Fashion Week and ends with Paris. First Paris Fashion Week was conducted in 1973 and was scheduled by Haute Couture and Men’s Fashion. This event was basically a fundraiser to restore and make money for the Palace of Versailles, and it decided to reach $60 million dollar. From America and France designers has joined like Stephen Burrows, Yves Saint Laurent, and de Givenchy.
3. London Fashion Week:
Next one of the ‘Big 4’ Fashion Week is London Fashion Week In which 250 global designers showcasing to a media and retailer. This is a clothing trade show that is conducted twice a year in February and September. Actually it is not allowed to general public to see but this festival is for 4 days and exactly at the end of the Fashion Week fashionistas and general public can visit and see. The first London Fashion Week formulated by British Fashion Council (BFC) and which was held in October of 1983. Retail oriented London Fashion Week Festival mostly held after the main event in same place but has not start until many years after press and media event was set up. According to the statistical data almost 5000 buyers and press members has attended.
4. Berlin Premium International Fashion Trade Show:
First it has been taken place in January 2003, after that the Premium International Fashion Show has become Berlin’s leading fashion act and has revolutionized concepts ever since. There are different locations and exhibition halls having a span of around 23,000 sq. Meter and invite all together premium brands and also in lifestyle sector. Every season, the most innovative products and the product which are in more demand that collections are united in single place, with all being involved; start from women’s classic dresses, to menswear and unique footwear. The trading professional like buyers or exhibitors for them the Premium Fashion Show Week is available. The main motto of this show is to recreate and inventing a trading show that converts Berlin into a fashion hotspot, the show has mainly helped towards that!
5. China Fashion Week:
China Fashion Week is the fashion event which is international conducted two times a year at different places in Beijing, China. This event presents fashion collection by different designers, ready to wear, accessories, styling and other new designs. China Fashion Federation decides the date for Fashion Week in March and October. Previously China Fashion Week was known as “First China Fashion Week “. At first this Fashion Week was having minimum critical of seasonal concept of the event. After some years “ready to wear” clothes and designers clothes were split in 2 sections. One section moved to March and second one to November.
6. Dubai Shopping Festival:
Dubai Shopping Festival is an annual month big event which is long, put together by the Dubai Festival and Retail Establishment (DFRE), this is a part of Dubai’s department of tourism. While this festival will be there, shops give discounts on their products, each day car raffles and prize drawing will be there to win things like gold and cars, and there will be a fireworks display. Apart from this all, throughout Dubai family activities and live shows take place.
7. Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show:
The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show sponsored by a brand of lingerie, and was am annual promotional event. Victoria’s Secret utilized the event/show to showcase its superior in high-profile settings. Basically Victoria’s Secret Angeles is nothing but models under contract to the company, were key participants at the event. Due to public pressure the organizer, Edward Razek, resigned and the show was cancelled in 2019.
8. British Fashion Council Fund Show:
In this fashion show famous designers and models showcase all about fashion rather than typical catwalk show. This British Fashion Council Fund Show gives platform to the smaller designers who have ideas and making great sculptured pieces to have their time in the light. Here in this show instead of individual designers group of designers will be allowed so that they will support for the emerging fashion talent and market the industry in great way and boost investment. British Fashion Council choose various designing companies to fund and assist to improve hence they can become bigger. The time for finding is around June to March. Winner teams get funds and hence they can make more pieces and market their brand.
9. Chanel Fashion Show:
Famous designer of all time is Coco Chanel, as it was founded in 1909; they have been conducted different fashion shows all around the world. The show having any theme in which the models all have same outfits like in 2016, theme was airplane. Their runways situated in the likes of Paris, Singapore, and Scotland. Channel is considered for their costly designs and illustrate pieces that breaks the boundaries of fashion show people that fashion can be as good as or else boring as possible want it to be.
10. Loewe Fashion Show:
Founded in 1846 by Enrique Loewe Roessberg, this is the clothing company basically master in leather products and sell out bags for gents and women’s. They constantly update their collection and fit in with seasons trends. Apart from selling bags they also sell luxury accessories and other clothing items. They are known for having some of the best fashion shows in worldwide which constantly joined by more people.
Conclusion:
Fashion weeks, such as New York, Paris, London, and Berlin, are pivotal events in the fashion industry. These global showcases allow designers to present their latest collections to buyers and media, setting the stage for upcoming fashion trends. While New York Fashion Week originated as a response to World War II, it has evolved into one of the most prominent events in the industry. Other cities, like Paris and London, host their own fashion weeks, and even Dubai and China have joined the ranks with their own unique events. These gatherings celebrate innovation, style, and the transformative power of fashion, connecting designers, buyers, and fashion enthusiasts worldwide.
References:
- Fashion week, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion_week
- Worlds Best Fashion Shows :: The portal of the largest rankings on the Internet! https://www.gigaranking.com/best-fashion-shows-in-the-world/
- Antonio Sardone, (February 19, 2023) , Viral Movements At New York Fashion Week Fall 2023, https://www.universityoffashion.com/blog/tag/new-york-fashion-week/
- China Fashion Week, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Fashion_Week
- Dubai Shopping Festival, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai_Shopping_Festival
- Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria%27s_Secret_Fashion_Show
FAQs:
Q1: What is the purpose of a fashion week?
Ans: Fashion Weeks are important function of the fashion calendar, which offers direction to buyers, designers retailers and publications. The fashion week which reveals the coming trends.
Q2: Can anyone do fashion week?
Ans: Most of the Fashion Weeks in the worldwide are open to the people. Do the research depending upon where you are and showcase the style.
Q3: Who are invited to fashion week?
Ans: Fashion week is a business event. This is an opportunity for brands to showcase to fashion master’s/professionals their collection for the next season so that they can make more value around the brand. That’s why the people who attend they are mostly fashion professional.
Q4: Why do celebrities go to fashion shows?
Ans: As we know to boost the profile of A-listers and celebrities they sit in the first row at fashion week show, also to show their loyalty to the brand. And the brand profit from the celebrity cachet and buzz that comes with it.
Q5: Do celebrities get paid to go to fashion shows?
Ans: For top list celebrities, chances are that they may get paid upwards of $100, 000 to sit in front row.
Q6: Which cities are called for hosting the “Big Four” fashion weeks?
Ans: New York City, London, Milan, Paris. In all these cities are called for hosting the “Big Four” fashion weeks.
Q7. How did New York Fashion Week born?
Ans: New York Fashion Week has born in 1943 while fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert planned “press week” to present American designers who cannot able to reach to Paris during World War II. The 1st New York Fashion Week was planned in 1945, and from that it has become a crucial event in the fashion industry.
Q8. What is the yearly frequency of the fashion week, and duration?
Ans: Generally Fashion Weeks held yearly twice, i.e., in February and September. And the duration is 7 to 9 days.
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