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NEWS / December 7 2011 7:34 AM

CFDA Won’t Shorten New York Fashion Week for Milan

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Diane von Furstenberg and co. are standing their ground. Last week the Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana accepted the Council of Fashion Designers of America‘s attempt at compromise —  moving New York’s shows next September in exchange for Milan accepting the second Thursday rule — but only if the CFDA cut the last day of New York Fashion Week. Well, turns out that last day has some big names attached — Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein Collection, specifically  – so the CFDA said “no dice” in a letter to the Camera on Tuesday.

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CULTURE / November 8 2011 5:09 PM

International Fashion Weeks: Waste of Time or Next Frontier?

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“Glenda Bailey‘s not going to go to Richmond, VA, fashion week.” This quote from CFDA CEO Steven Kolb basically sums up the fashion industry’s attitude when it comes to fashion weeks outside of the big four: New York, London, Paris and Milan. Fashion is elitist, with the haves being vastly outweighed by the have-nots. A small cadre of editors, designers, photographers, stylists and — most importantly — businessmen control this billion dollar industry, but the cracks are beginning to appear in the facade. Milan’s breaking rank and challenging the fashion week calendar and in response Condé Nast has vowed that no Vogue editors will be in attendance should Milan continue its catwalk of impertinence. China is outspending both America and Europe in the luxury sector and many brands are opening stores in the Far East to meet this ever-expanding market. Then there are the some 100 other fashion weeks around the world, showcasing local young, up-and-coming and often, rather talented designers who, while not garnering the attention of Harper’s Bazaar‘s esteemed editrix in chief, are contributing to their own cities’ and countries’ burgeoning fashion industries. 

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NEWS / October 13 2011 7:52 AM

Teacher’s Pet: Burberry the Brand with the Highest Digital IQ

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New York University’s Luxury Lab (L2) ranked the digital IQs of 49 fashion brands based on four criteria: web site, digital marketing, social media and mobile platforms. Brands were then classified into one of five categories: Genius, Gifted, Average, Challenged, or Feeble. Class is in session and as usual Burberry is the only one who did their homework. 

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NEWS / October 7 2011 11:27 AM

Fashion Week Just Got Ugly

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“Let the best one win.” So says Mario Boselli head of the Italian Chamber of Fashion in response to news that Milan will keep their original fashion week dates next fall. This creates an overlap between New York and London, meaning like a child of a broken home, editors will have to pick which city they love more and which city they’ll see only on holidays and the occasional drunken weekend.

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FASHION, NEWS / October 4 2011 10:13 AM

The Not So Fantastic Four: Fashion Capitals Eyeing War

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New York, London, Milan and Paris. As any follower of fashion knows, those four cities are the main fashion capitals of the world and in that order their fashion weeks have progressed for what seems like time immemorial. Well, New York’s moving their fashion week to Sept. 13th to avoid conflicting with Labor Day, but that leaves Milan in a time crunch. And the Italians are not standing for it.

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FASHION / September 20 2011 6:59 AM

London Fashion Week Getting the Proverbial Shaft When It Comes to Models

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Damn you, Marc Jacobs. The acclaimed designer had to move his show at the last minute — damn you, Hurricane Irene — causing a whole gaggle of girls who were supposed to fly to London Fashion Week to miss their flight. Then Gucci — damn you, Frida Giannini — pulled a cattle of catwalkers to Milan for early fittings, leaving London designers strapped for supers. All this negligent behavior and diva antics has some London-based model agencies threatening to boycott next season’s London Fashion Week if the British Fashion Council doesn’t get its shit together.

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