What is Fashion Week?

Fashion week is an event at which designers have a chance to display new lines of clothes, shoes, bags, and other accessories. As the name would suggest, fashion week usually lasts around a week, and it features the latest and greatest of the fashion world. The “Big Four” fashion weeks in Milan, Paris, New York City, and London determine what's in and what's out in the upcoming season, and they attract a great deal of attention and buzz. At a fashion week, designers hold a series of runway shows in which models display their garments. Often, multiple facilities hold runway shows at the same time, accommodating the large numbers of designers who may be present, and the clothes may be modeled by well-known supermodels or relative unknowns, depending on the designer. Fashion weeks are held twice a year, once in the spring/summer to showcase fall/winter styles, and once in the fall/winter for spring/summer lines. The long lead time gives buyers enough time to order, and sets the trends ...  more

Fashion Week is in February when top designers like Marc Jacobs, Kimora Lee Simmons, Sean John Combs, etc show their designs in fashion shows in many cities. It is a week dedicated only to fashion!  more

The fashion-minded will tell you it's a glorious premiere of the greatest creations designers have to offer, whereas the cynic shrugs it off as an overhyped trade show. Both answers are correct. Wikipedia's definition: "A fashion week is a trade event that lasts for around one week, where members of the press and buyers can view fashion designs for following seasons. They usually take place twice a year: once for spring/summer and once for autumn/winter. Famous fashion weeks take place in Paris, Milan, London, New York and Tokyo.  more