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No time to rest: How fashion's calendar defies traditional business cycles

The fashion industry's notorious calendar, operating round the clock, shows no signs of deceleration even during traditional downtimes. While most sectors wind down for year-end reflection, fashion houses, particularly in menswear, find themselves caught in an unyielding cycle of preparation and presentation. According to Fashion Roundtable...

The fashion system: The fashion seasons explained

Fashion expert José Teunissen was once quoted stating : "What characterises fashion is its urge to innovate. Every six months, fashion presents itself as a moment where the spirit of time is captured in a moment of absolute beauty." *Source: José Teunissen's chapter 'The universe of fashion' in Artez Press' book 'Fashion and imagination on...

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CFDA revamps fashion calendar

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) calendar is about to look a whole lot different. With more American designers showing abroad in Paris and other cities, the CFDA has said they will be renaming the New York Fashion Week schedule the “American Collections Calendar,” listing designers regardless of what date or city they are...

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The Ever Changing Fashion Calendar

2017 was a tumultuous year for fashion between the departures of multiple creative directors, and store closures abound in the U.S., it wasn't exactly smooth sailing. One of the consistent headline makers in 2017 was the never ending changes to the Fashion Month calendar. From designers combining menswear and womenswear runway shows, to other...

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Preliminary New York Fashion Week Schedule revealed

Once upon a time, the schedule for New York Fashion Week was simply something attendees got their hands on to figure out whose show was when and when they could hopefully fit a meal in. That era is cancelled. The schedule for this season has been one of the biggest stories to come out of the CFDA this year. Unveiled today, the schedule features...

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Tommy Hilfiger jumps on the 'Direct-to-Consumer' bandwagon

London - Not one to be left behind when it comes to embracing change, Tommy Hilfiger has announced plans to transform its current New York Fashion Week show, starting from September 2016, into a "multimedia broadcast runway production" centered on consumers as all products shown will be immediately available for sale. The US fashion designer's...