It’s time for Fashion Week!!

For those of you unfamiliar with Fashion Week, it’s the biggest event in the fashion industry.  It happens twice a year, in the Winter and in the Fall.  The Winter Fashion Weeks typically cover fall fashion trends for the upcoming season while the Fall Fashion Weeks typically cover the spring fashion trends for the upcoming season.  Confused?  I suppose that could be a bit confusing if you’re not into the whole Fashion Week phenomenon.

For clarification.  Right now we are heading into the fashion week season for Spring 2009.  Starting in a few days and running from September 5-September 12 is Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York.  Mercedes Benz sponsors several fashion weeks throughout the season and New York is one of the biggest.  For a full week, fashion industry insiders, celebrities, recording artists, actors and budding fashionistas will converge on the already bustling New York city for fashion shows and parties.  The main stage for Mercedes Benz Fashion Week is Bryant Park where there are several stages set up for the most high profile fashion shows.  However, if you don’t have the budget or celebrity status to be invited to those shows, there are other fashion shows that will be going on as well, which will be just as fabulous but possibly more accessible to us non celebrity types.  One of which is Nolcha Fashion Week, which runs September 8-September 12 in New York and from September 14-September 18 in London.  Check them out if you happen to be in one of those cities during those times.  www.nolchafashionweek.com

After Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in New York is over, there are more fashion weeks happening all over the world.  Here is a list of the ones coming up this year and their websites.

New York-September 5 – 12, 2008 www.olympusfashionweek.com
London-September 14-19, 2008 www.londonfashionweek.co.uk
Milan-September 20-27, 2008 www.cameramoda.it (this website is in Italian so read carefully)
Paris-September 27-Oct 5, 2008 www.modeaparis.com
Los Angeles-October 12 – 16, 2008 www.mbfashionweek.com

The fashion industry continues to expand…

I any of you watch America’s Next Top Model as faithfully as I do, you are fully aware of the current winner of cycle 10 was the resident full figured model, Whitney.  Whitney was 5′10 and a size 12, which is definitely on the larger size of the fashion industry that typically leans towards women sized 2-4.  She made it through the long competition and lasted through the weekly panels of being judged alongside models that were clearly more befitting of the fashion industry’s standards without doubting herself or losing confidence.  She represents the further expansion of the fashion industry.  It’s wonderful to see the industry embracing models that represent the majority of the population of women.  Check her out in her glory!