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It is often said that the only constant thing in life is change. And no matter how true that adage is, it’s still difficult to adapt to change.
For the spring 2020 fashion season, we will have no choice. New York Fashion Week (NYFW) as we once knew it, for the time being, no longer exist. And though many of us hold fond memories of NYFW at Bryant Park, Lincoln Center, and even Skylight Clarkson, past season memories are all we might have this season.
Because of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the CFDA and IMG have wisely chosen to have a digital NYFW. Safety for models, designers, backstage staff, NYFW staff, and attendees is paramount. There will be few live shows and presentations. And for those runway shows and presentations, invited guests are limited to just 50 attendees.
For those publications that regularly cover NYFW, there will little opportunity to see live collections and with that little chance to see how the collections will look and move on live models. Something that is so crucial to accurately document and review collections.
That said; several American fashion designers/brands are opting out of showing this season at NYFW. Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Rodarte, Marc Jacobs, Gabriela Hearst, Proenza Schouler, Prabal Gurung, Pyer Moss, Tory Burch, Brandon Maxwell, and others. Still, there is a significant amount of fashion designers/brands that will show at NYFW this season. That lists includes Bibhu Mohapatra, Christian Siriano, Claudia Li, Alice + Olivia, Tom Ford, Jason Wu, Jonathan Simkhai, Laquan Smith, Dennis Basso, Collina Strada, Eckhaus Latta, Carolina Herrera, and others.
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NYFW has also been reduced to four days, another reduction from what used to be as much as ten days of fashion collections. And though this will be a truncated fashion season, the CFDA still projects positivity and encouragement to the US fashion market.
“We are excited to see 15 new American brands on the schedule—many for the first time —who might not have had the opportunity to share their collections to a global audience without access to RUNWAY360,” CFDA CEO Steven Kolb said in a statement. “In the face of unprecedented challenges and uncertainty within our industry, the American fashion community has once again come together to support each other and prove its resilience.”
—William S. Gooch
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