Fashion Weeks Around the World

Fashion weeks are fashion events or trade shows. It is a chance for designers to display their latest collection that season to the public and the media. They are usually held twice a year (spring/summer and autumn/winter) in major fashion cities. They are usually held around February and September.
The most well-known would be the four fashion weeks in the fashion capitals of the world: London, New York, Milan and Paris but they are held basically all over the world.Some can be genre specific such as swimwear and bridal fashion weeks.

New York Fashion Week
New York held the first fashion week ever in 1943. It is still the first in the year to be held and the other cities follow. It was originally set up to distract people from the French fashions in WWII. The most recent was held from September 5th - 13th for the Spring 2013 collections. The video below is a summary of the trends.

 

Video From: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheNewYorkTimes

London Fashion Week
The first London fashion week was in 1984 and it was organised by the British Fashion Council. It claims that over 5000 press and buyers attend. It has been sponsored by Toni and Guy and Mercedes-Benz. Just recently London Fashion Week began showing menswear for the summer 2012 collections and in spring 2010 it began broadcasting some shows live on the Internet.

Milan Fashion Week
Milan fashion week was established in 1958. It is owned by the National Chamber for Italian Fashion. It shows menswear as well as womenswear like the other "Big Four". The events that are seen as the most important are the women's ready-to-wear and the Milano Moda Donna shows.

Paris Fashion Week 
Paris fashion week is always the last of the four to take place with the latest having been from September 25th to October 3rd. It was set up by and run by The Fédération Française de la Couture, du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode. Each year there are around 150 men's and women's ready-to-wear fashion shows in Paris fashion week.