Is a New York Fashion Week for Men Really a Good Idea? - Bloomberg
Gentlemen, you’re up. Next week begins the first-ever fashion week in New York City singularly devoted to menswear. It’s an event that buyers and designers have long clamored for, according to the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), the parent entity, because the event conveniently syncs the menswear shows with market week, when buyers for... Market week now falls in the days directly following the shows. But the New York event has also exposed some pressure points in the industry about the high priority that fashion brands give to the European shows. And a larger issue is whether much emphasis should be placed on the fashion calendar and market-week schedule at all. In short: Even though some have asked for it, there is considerable debate about whether or not the industry actually needs a men’s week in New York. Helter Skelter Fashion Schedules Historically, menswear fashion editors, designers, and buyers have spent June and early July traipsing across Europe attending trade shows ( Pitti Uomo ) and branded fashion weeks (London, in particular, is... Source: www.bloomberg.com
