Fashion Week

Seasonal runway event

Fashion Week is the formal name for specific industry events where designers present seasonal collections: New York Fashion Week, Paris Fashion Week.

These gatherings occur biannually—typically February and September—and determine what appears in stores months later.

She got tickets to Fashion Week through a friend in the industry. (Lowercase fashion week is the general term for such events.)

events

New York

Northeastern metropolis and state

  • ParisFrance's chief city
  • MilanLombardy's capital city
  • LondonEngland's capital city

Tokyo · Lagos · Copenhagen · Shanghai · São Paulo · Mumbai · Seoul · Berlin

industry

buyers

Those who obtain goods

influencers · photographers · press · media · invitations · showrooms · appointments · trade · wholesale · retail

glamour

celebrities

Well-known public figures

VIP · exclusive · elite · prestige · spectacle · buzz · hype · star-studded · flashbulbs · arrivals

Categories
Opposites
industry insider vs. general consumer access

Fashion Weekbig-box store

Large-format retail establishment

Walmart · off-the-rack · clearance sale · outlet mall · garage sale

high fashion vs. mundane clothing

Fashion Weekworkwear

Garments for employment

uniforms · sweatpants · Carhartt · school uniforms · fast fashion

cultural event vs. absence of cultural significance

Fashion Weekoff-season

Low-demand period

daily routine · non-event

Family

fashion, week, weekly, weekend, fashionable, fashioned, fashioning, unfashionable, midweek

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