New York Fashion Week is Underway

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New York Fashion Week (NYFW) is a semi-annual event taking place February 9-16 and in September. International fashion collections from designers are shown to potential buyers and to the public.

New York Fashion Week will preview clothing for Fall/Winter 2017. Some designers and companies will show in-season designs for Spring/Summer that buyers can buy immediately Reuters stated. The event expects 150,000 unique visitors and a total income of 598 million dollars.

The Los Angeles Times stated that there was a big amount of roses present in the collections and clothing for the first day. Rag & Bone celebrated its 15 year anniversary at NYFW.  Day two hosted Calvin Klein and Jeremy Scott stated Vogue Magazine as well as other designers. The Raf Simons designed Calvin Klein collection made an appearance on day three as well stated NY Mag.  

Well known brands such as Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Vera Wang, and Coach will be taking part in this event. Kanye West and Adidas will also show Yeezy Season 5 stated The Fader. Other designers and companies participating can be found on New York Fashion Week’s website.

“We’re also seeing a lot of designers show spring as well with their ‘see now/buy now’ collection,” said Katrina Mitzeliotis, fashion director at celebrity and style website HollywoodLife.com according to Reuters. “There is more diversity than ever before in what’s coming down the runway.”