Top 20 International Fashion Events, Shows & Weeks

A FASHION SHOW is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase his or her upcoming line of clothing during Fashion Week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. This is where the latest fashion trends are made. The two most influential fashion weeks are Paris Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week, which are both semiannual events. Also the Milan, London and Berlin Fashion Week are of global importance.

In a typical fashion show,, models walk the catwalk dressed in the clothing created by the designer. Occasionally, fashion shows take the form of installations, where the models are static, standing or sitting in a constructed environment. The order in which each model walks out wearing a specific outfit is usually planned in accordance to the statement that the designer wants to make about his or her collection. It is then up to the audience to not only try to understand what the designer is trying to say by the way the collection is being presented, but to also visually deconstruct each outfit and try to appreciate the detail and craftsmanship of every single piece. A wide range of contemporary designers tend to produce their shows as theatrical productions with elaborate sets and added elements such as live music or a variety of technological components like holograms, for example.

A FASHION WEEK is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know what's "in" and what's "out" for the season.

The most prominent fashion weeks are held in the four fashion capitals of the world: Milan, Paris, New York and London. Berlin is catching up. Some other important fashion weeks in the world are held in Vancouver, Amsterdam, Bangalore, Barcelona, Mexico City, Boston, Buenos Aires, Cleveland, Copenhagen, Dubai, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Lisbon, Madrid, Manila, Rome, São Paulo, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Sydney, Tbilisi, Seoul, Tokyo, Toronto, Hong Kong and Lagos.

Fashion Event News, Reviews & Resources

• A short history of the fashion show - "Whether onstage or online, today's fashion shows are bigger than ever -- and broadcast to audiences of millions. But their roots are more humble and intimate than you might expect."
• Celebrities Vanish From Fashion’s Front Row - The New York Times.
• CITIES WITH FASHION WEEKS - Wikipedia.
• FASHION EVENTS - Wikipedia.
• FASHION SHOW - Wikipedia.
• FASHION WEEK - Wikipedia.
• FASHION WEEK DATES - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2018.
• Giovanni Battista Giorgini - "The man who created the first fashion show in Italy on 12th of February 1951 at 144, via dei Serragli, Florence."
• INTERNATIONAL FASHION WEEK CALENDAR - Fashions.org.
• London fashion week to go online-only as lockdown endures - "Womenswear and menswear shows to be merged for event featuring digital showrooms."
• London hosts its first ever 'Modest Fashion Week' - Daily Mail Online.
• MARE MODA - was a "fashion week" event held in Capri on September 1968.
• Modest Fashion - Wikipedia.
• most fabulous couture fashion week attendees of all time - The Telegraph.
• Paris Fashion Week strides on despite rising Covid-19 cases - "Paris Fashion Week, the last of the 'big four,' begins today following three weeks of unprecedented fashion events in New York, London and Milan as the global pandemic wears on."
• Sala Bianca at Palazzo Pitti - Vogue.it.

Top 20 International Fashion Events & Shows

• AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK - Sydney, Australia.
• BERLIN FASHION WEEK
• BEVERLY HILLS FASHION FESTIVAL
• CAPSULE SHOWS - fashion and lifestyle trade event that fuses the best high-end contemporary brands, directional independent designers and super premium street wear labels.
• CHOCOLATE TRENDS FASHION SHOW
• COPENHAGEN FASHION WEEK - since 1968. Held twice a year in Copenhagen. Copenhagen Fashion Week consists of a market week with 3 big fairs: CIFF at Bella Center, VISION at Lokomotivværkstedet and Gallery at Forum, and a diverse range of fashion shows at City Hall and a myriad of different locations, as well as showrooms and events all over town.
• Dubai Modest Fashion Week - "The heartbeat of modest fashion, will be the most prestigious Modest Fashion Week in the world. DMFW will showcase the best talents of modest fashion worldwide, and will gather modest fashion actors in the glamour of Dubai."
• ELITE MODEL LOOK - yearly fashion modeling event held by Elite Model Management, an international model management group. It is used to discover and launch female fashion models in the international fashion marketplace.
• FASHION FRINGE - Covent Garden, London, U.K.
• FASHION Week ISTANBUL
• HOPE FASHION SHOW - hosted by the American Cancer Society Auxiliary.
• LAKMÉ FASHION WEEK - Mumbai, India.
• LONDON FASHION WEEK - since 1960. Starting each the season as no. 2.
• London Modest Fashion Week | LMFW - since 2017. "A new and exciting addition to the London fashion calendar. A two-day celebration of style featuring runway shows, presentations, exhibitions, talks, shopping, music and film. Join in the glamour, the swag and the fun."
• MC FASHION WEEK - Principality of Monaco.
• MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK - New York, Istanbul, Australia, Miami and Berlin.
• MET BALL - (Costume Institute Gala or Costume Institute Ball). Since 1948. Nicknamed the "Oscars of the East Coast", is an annual ball that celebrates the annual opening of the New York City's Metropolitan Museum's (The Met) fashion exhibit at the Costume Institute.
• MILAN FASHION WEEK - since 1958. Starting each the season as no. 3.
• NEW YORK FASHION WEEK - since 1943. Starting the season as no. 1.
• New York International Bridal Week - bi-annual trade show since 2010.
• PARIS FASHION WEEK - since 1973. Starting each the season as no. 4.
• PITTI IMMAGINE - Florence: fashion trade shows & events.
• SAO PAULO FASHION WEEK - São Paulo, Brazil.
• Supermodel of the World - (Ford Supermodel of the Year, formerly Face of the 80s) is an international modeling contest established by Eileen Ford in 1980. The contest showcases young fashion model entrants from over 50 countries in order to discover new talent for the fashion industry. The winner of the international final event receive a US$250,000 modeling contract with Ford Models. The two runners up receive contracts of US$150,000 and US$100,000 respectively.