Top 25 International Fashion Events & Shows 2023

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

• 7 Street Style Trends to Lift From the Fall 2022 Haute Couture Shows - VOGUE.
• 12 Fall Trends Speak to Fashion's New Order - Vogue.
• 12 Fashion Week Moments That Kept Us Talking - "Including frog clogs, denim scraps, robot dogs and scented dresses."
• 2023 Met Gala Dress Code Is Announced - In case you missed it, this year’s Costume Institute exhibition is dedicated to the legacy of fashion’s most hyperactive and prolific mastermind, Karl Lagerfeld—a polymath designer who put even the most adroit multitaskers to shame, and whose uniform (staunchly starched collars, Ancien Régime-esque ponytail) became the stuff of legend. With 'Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,' Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s Wendy Yu Curator in Charge, and longtime Lagerfeld collaborator Amanda Harlech, the exhibition’s creative consultant, have the tall order of synthesizing the designer’s career into about 150 looks. But thankfully, at this year’s Met Gala, paying tribute to Mr. Lagerfeld is not solely a task for the curators, as the 2023 dress code is 'In honor of Karl.'
• 'A definitive backslide.' Inside fashion's worrying runway trend - "Across runways in New York, London, Milan and Paris, there was a notable scarcity of plus-size models. This comes at a time when there are five injectable medications which can be used as appetite suppressants currently available by prescription in the US, stirring much conversation; a sixth medication, Rybelsus, is taken as an oral pill. Two are officially approved in the UK — the largest influx of weight loss medication seen in the country in almost a decade."
• 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."
• Alternative views backstage at Paris Fashion Week 2022 - "The images that follow include exclusive shots taken ahead of the Balmain, Cecilie Bahnsen, Isabel Marant, Rick Owens and Dior shows. These photographs offer a glimpse beyond, around, and outside the runway, providing an alternative view of fashion week."
• Armani Paris 2022 show presents go-to label for red carpet crowd - "Crystals, velvet, lamé, sequins and statement sparkly earrings feature in high-end couture catwalk."
• Armani pays tribute to Ukraine suffering with silent show - "Giorgio Armani switched off the music to hold his Milan fashion show in silence on Sunday, out of respect for the people caught in the Ukrainian conflict."
• Australian Fashion Week 2022 hosts its first ever plus-size runway show - "Although the so-called 'Big Four' fashion weeks (New York, London, Milan and Paris) are yet to dedicate an entire show to plus-size fashion, curvy models have slowly gained visibility in the industry's upper echelons. In January, Italian label Valentino won praise for showcasing fuller-figured body types at Paris' Haute Couture Week, an event known for its use of waif-like models."
• Balenciaga's Digital Spring 2024 Show Has a Physical Invite - "From a laser-engraved iPhone 6S and faux stacks of cash, to the lost wallet of Natalia Antunes, no object is off limits when it comes to a Balenciaga show invite." May 30.
• Behind the Scenes of Pitti Uomo 102 - "We've been attending the semi-annual menswear gathering for a decade. Here we follow Jim and Max through Florence."
• Best of Haute Couture Week A/W 2022 - "Taking place in Paris this week, Haute Couture Week A/W 2022 sees the city’s historic houses - among them Dior, Chanel and Balenciaga - channel the historic savoir-faire of their ateliers into couture collections for the present day. Here, the best of the week in an ongoing round-up."
• Celeb-packed shows and bombastic sets return at Milan Fashion Week - "With all the usual mainstays holding court, Milan was back with its pre-Covid luster. The ambitious line-up provided a mix of styles, themes and aesthetics."
• Celebrities stir the hype at Louis Vuitton & Rick Owens Paris shows 2023 - "Victoria Beckham praises Owens’ fantastical collection while Rosalia performs at a Louis Vuitton show that felt designed for social media."
• Celebrities Vanish From Fashion’s Front Row - The New York Times.
• Chanel sends princess on horseback down the runway in Paris - "To the surprise of guests at the Grand Palais Éphémère, the French fashion house opened its show Tuesday with the help of Prince Albert of Monaco's niece Charlotte Casiraghi, who is also a competitive showjumper."
• Cher steals the Balmain show at Paris fashion week - "The pop legend is the face (or elbow) of creative director Olivier Rousteing’s new collection."
• CITIES WITH FASHION WEEKS - Wikipedia.
• Copenhagen Fashion Week SS23 2022: the key collections - in pictures - "Scandinavian style is lauded for its sustainability and minimalism - but that’s only half the story. The youngest fashion week on the calendar, Copenhagen looks set to be the next big thing. Here are 15 designers making headlines at this year’s event."
• Copenhagen Fashion Week AW23: the key collections - in pictures - "This season, Copenhagen Fashion Week required all designers to adhere to a set of sustainability standards. The result? Stripped-back sets and plenty of innovative ideas."
• Culture & easy elegance grace Chanel’s autumn/winter catwalk 2022 - "Virginie Viard’s tweed-filled couture collection championed accessible silhouettes with an edge."
• Dior's landmark Mumbai show signals India's growing luxury status - "Dior hosted a landmark runway show in Mumbai on Thursday, a move nodding both to India's long-standing role in manufacturing European high fashion and the growing power of its luxury consumers."
• Dressing Simply, but Well. It’s Not So Simple - "Upselling the suit was on the agenda during this Milan Fashion Week, when Italian men’s wear returned in glory."
• Fashion capital - is a city which has major influence on international fashion trends, and in which the design, production and retailing of fashion products, including events such as fashion weeks, fashion council awards, and trade fairs all of which generate significant economic output.The cities considered the global "Big Four" fashion capitals of the 21st century are New York City, Paris, Milan, and London.
• FASHION EVENTS - Wikipedia.
• ‘Fashion revolution’: show explores sari’s modern reinvention - Design Museum exhibition to feature more than 90 saris, including first one ever worn to Met Ball.
• 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."
• Hottest moments from the Paris couture shows 2022 - "Paris Haute Couture Week: Clothes for the 1%, thrills for everyone else. For the super rich, couture fashion is a chance to indulge, to splurge, to flex. For the rest of the world, it's an opportunity to watch the spectacle, escape into another world and ogle at the excess of it all."
• ‘I love the swoosh of a sequin’: the party dress is back, back, BACK! - "After two years of you-know-what, most of us are desperate to dress up. And if you’re looking to dance the night away, London fashion week 2022 was bursting with ideas."
• International Fashion Weeks | World Fashion Week Calendar - Europa Regina.
• Issey Miyake & Off White celebrate late founders at Paris fashion week - "Parentless labels reveal collections, with Miyake’s fluid inventions repurposed for 2023."
• Italian fashion houses are in the midst of a shake-up at Milan fashion week - "The luxe Italian brands have hired relatively little-known designers who will make catwalk debuts."
• Inside Chanel's star-studded show in Miami - "Celebrities alighted in Miami Beach on Friday evening as French fashion house Chanel hosted a stateside iteration of its Cruise 2022-2023 show."
• Kanye West, Julia Fox & other highlights from the Paris Fashion Week menswear shows - "Paris Fashion Week's most recent iteration, which unveiled a bounty of menswear for the Fall-Winter 2022 season, took a demolition swing at old menswear conventions in the ongoing establishment of a new normal. With ideas that were often gender dismantled or blended, infused with surrealism and other uninhibited motifs, designers pushed forth an agenda that felt broader - and braver - than usual."
• Kim Kardashian, Nicole Kidman & Dua Lipa Walk the Runway at Balenciaga Couture 2022 - VOGUE.
• Kim Kardashian walks Balenciaga show at Paris Couture Fashion Week 2022 - "Held at the original Balenciaga couture salon on Wednesday, Kardashian walked the show in a full-length black gown with sweetheart neckline, built-in gloves and boots - a signature silhouette of the label. It was a family affair on the front-row, too, with her daughter North West and mother Kris Jenner also present."
• List of fashion events - list of fashion weeks/events/shows held annually or two times a year all around the world. There are four main events in the world: the Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, and London Fashion Week. Among the most popular fashion weeks is also Vancouver Fashion Week, Vivz World Fashion Week, Russia Fashion Week. While the fashion scene turns more multipolar in the 21st century, other centers like Berlin, Los Angeles, Madrid, Rome, São Paulo, Shanghai, Mumbai and Tokyo host important fashion weeks and other events.
• London fashion week autumn/winter 2022: key shows - in pictures - "London fashion week is back with a bang, catwalk highlights include a surprise turn by Sam Smith at Harris Reed, debuts from Ahluwalia, Conner Ives and even a cat at Yuhan Wang."
• London fashion week 2022 celebrates Federica Cavenati’s last collection - "16Arlington show paid tribute to late designer with line completed by life and label partner Marco Capaldo."
• London Fashion Week: AW22 Looks From Poster Girl, Bora Aksu & More - Forbes.
• 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.
• Louis Vuitton stages its first major show in South Korea - "Luxury giant Louis Vuitton further demonstrated South Korea's status as a fashion force by transforming Seoul's Jamsugyo Bridge into a striking outdoor runway on a chilly Saturday evening."
• MARE MODA - was a "fashion week" event held in Capri on September 1968.
• Meghan's Oprah interview dress is named fashion museum's Dress of the Year - "The black Armani dress worn by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, during her and Prince Harry's bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey has been selected as the 2021 Dress of the Year by the United Kingdom's Fashion Museum Bath."
• Milan fashion week spring/summer 2023: the highlights - in pictures - "From Gucci’s mesmerising Twinsburg, celebrating the magic of twins, to Dolce & Gabbana enlisting Kim Kardashian to curate their show, the Milan schedule presented a myriad of new ideas."
• Modest Fashion - Wikipedia.
• most fabulous couture fashion week attendees of all time - The Telegraph.
• Nature looms large at Alexander McQueen’s autumn/winter 2022 show in New York - "Bright block colours - acid yellow, tomato red and tangerine - were taken from photographs of mushrooms as brand’s director was inspired by natural world."
• New York Fashion Week: Highlights from the Spring-Summer 2022 shows - "New York Fashion Week is back, with designers Christian Siriano, Brandon Maxwell and Gabriela Hearst among those showcasing their Spring-Summer 2022 collections."
• New York Fashion Week: Highlights from the Spring-Summer 2023 shows - "From Lil Nas X's runway appearance at Coach to Tommy Hilfiger's collaboration with British designer Richard Quinn, here's what has caught our eye at the new season's shows."
• Paris Fashion Week AW22: How luxury fashion responded to the war on Ukraine - "A week of fashion shows in the French capital, against the backdrop of a full-scale crisis in Europe, saw symbolic gestures, quieter moments of reflection and pledges of financial support from a number of houses."
• Paris fashion week AW22: the key shows - in pictures - "Smoke machines, snowstorms, surrealism and socks - Paris fashion week was a sensory experience."
• Paris Fashion Week: How to watch the Spring-Summer 2023 shows - "Once again all eyes are on the French capital as fashion week kicks off today. The nine-day itinerary includes more than 100 brands presenting new Spring-Summer 2023 collections. From 26 September to 4 October 2022."
• 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."
• Paris Hilton & other highlights at Milan Fashion Week - "Milan Fashion Week: The Italian stalwart takes a stab at rebellion. A number of risks were taken during an event that hasn't always been known for challenging the status quo."
• Paris men’s fashion week SS23: the key collections - in pictures - "Great balls of fire! Jock straps! Cowboy boots! The Paris spring-summer 2023 collections were anything but dull."
• Pharrell Williams’s Debut for Louis Vuitton Is Scheduled for the First Day of Paris Men’s Week - "Of the many designer debuts we have witnessed over the last couple of seasons, few have been as anticipated and prompted as much chatter as Pharrell Williams’s at Louis Vuitton. The multi-hyphenate musician, who is succeeding Virgil Abloh in the role, will unveil his first collection for the French house on the evening of June 20, the first day of Paris Men’s Fashion Week."
• Poignant Virgil Abloh Off-White show opens Paris fashion week 2022 - "Personal touch of designer, who died of cancer in November, evident in every detail of collection."
• Prada lets it rip with ‘gestures of error’ at Milan fashion week 2022 - "Prada and Raf Simons added pre-lived defects to their immaculate simplicity, with abstract filmic backdrops by Nicolas Winding Refn."
• Prada’s Milan fashion week 2022 show ends with Jeff Goldblum on the catwalk - "Hollywood heavyweights including Kyle MacLachlan bring coronavirus-hit week to a close."
• Rocky’s shorts & Madonna’s bra on display in Madrid at Gaultier show - "Cine y Moda looks at fashion’s relationship with film, from Brando’s The Wild One to Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange."
• Sala Bianca at Palazzo Pitti - Vogue.it.
• Seoul Fashion Week 2022 - Vogue.
• Seoul Fashion Week 2022: A vision of Korean designers' creative future - "Korean culture has spread across the world like wildfire in recent years, with the hugely successful K-pop, K-film and K-beauty sectors attracting insatiable interest. Now, South Korea is looking to take its fashion industry to the next level, too."
• Simplicity, bare torsos & fine tailoring at Men's Fashion Week Fall-Winter 2023 in Milan - "Difficult times can lead to outbursts of folie or a definitive affirmation of reason. It was the latter that ruled over the Milan Men's Fashion Week that closed on Monday: a very rational, very efficient, very product-centered Fall-Winter 2023 season full of perfectly fine if largely flavorless clothes. It was less a celebration of normality than an exaltation of rigor, simplicity and purity."
• Stockholm Fashion Week AW22: the highlights - in pictures - "With its focus on sustainability, longevity and long-awaited fun, the Swedish fashion scene is at the top its game, says the Observer fashion editor, Jo Jones."
• The Future of Balenciaga Is on the Line - "And everything else you need to know to hold forth on fashion month at a cocktail party."
• Tokyo Fashion Week 2022 shines a light on homegrown talent - "Inflatable gowns, ruffled suits and the best of Tokyo Fashion Week."
• Tommy Hilfiger returns to New York with a diverse, Warhol-inspired show - "Plus-sized model Paloma Elsesser and Native American Quannah Chasinghorse strutted in star-spangled preppiness."
• ‘Virgil was here’: Miami hosts Abloh’s final collection for Louis Vuitton - "The designer’s last show underlines his rule-breaking attitude to menswear with electrifyingly futuristic garms."
• Venice Film Festival 2022: The best fashion on show - "As the 79th installment of the Venice Film Festival continues this week, there's been no shortage of celebrity fashion moments thanks to premieres like Noah Baumbach's 'White Noise,' starring Greta Gerwig and Adam Driver, the buzzy 'Don't Worry Darling' directed by Olivia Wilde featuring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, as well as 'Blonde' - Netflix's Marilyn Monroe biopic with Ana de Armas."
• What Does It Mean to Dress Rich? - "At New York Fashion Week 2023, it was clear that the sartorial signifiers of wealth and status were changing."
• When the Czarinas Ruled the Front Row - "A group of Russian women were once the hottest things at couture, embraced not just by fashion, but by the watching world. Where are they now?"
• World Fashion Week Calendar | International Fashion Weeks - Europa Regina.

Top 25 International Fashion Events & Shows 2023

• AUSTRALIAN FASHION WEEK - since 1996. Annual fashion industry event, or fashion week, showcasing the latest seasonal collections from Australian designers.
• BERLIN FASHION WEEK - since 2007. (Berliner Modewoche) is a fashion week held twice annually (in January and July) in Berlin, Germany. Since its establishment in July 2007 it has gained great international attention for its many creative young designers who are flourishing in the fashion capital of Berlin. Since July 2011, the event has taken place part in front of the Brandenburg Gate. March 14-20.
• BEVERLY HILLS FASHION FESTIVAL
• CAPSULE SHOWS - "Since launching in July 2007, Capsule has expanded into men's and a limited number of women's shows held 12 times a year in Paris, London, Vegas, and New York."
• CHOCOLATE TRENDS FASHION SHOW - since 1995. "During 5 days at the Porte de Versailles, you enjoyed a spectacular fashion show, live demonstrations fun animations and prestigious competitions." This 26th edition of the Salon du Chocolat was rich and full of surprises!
• 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 - "his season it is fringing; on jackets, skirts, boots and bags. Last season it was nerdy-but-cute puppy picture tee-shirts and fluffy bunny jumpers. But who says? Who decides what we should be wearing?" Covent Garden, London, U.K.
• FASHION Week ISTANBUL - since 2010. "Explore Fashion Week Istanbul's latest womenswear, menswear and gender-neutral collections." March 15-18.
• LAKMÉ FASHION WEEK - Mumbai, India.
• LONDON FASHION WEEK - since 1983. (LFW). Takes place in London twice a year, in February and September. Showcasing over 250 designers to a global audience of influential media and retailers. 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 by Monaco Fashion Chamber - since 2009. "The official app of the Chambre Monegasque de la Mode, organizer of the Monte-Carlo Fashion Week in the Principality of Monaco."
• MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK - "Mercedes-Benz and Fashion - Just a perfect combination." The demands on fashion and cars are very similar – making a decision to buy a particular type of car or a specific outfit defines the way in which we present ourselves. A trendsetting design therefore plays a central role both in fashion and the world of automobiles. As the title sponsor and initiator of the new MBFW, Mercedes-Benz will keep offering designers a platform to present their collections. Over the past years, Mercedes-Benz has established itself globally as a partner of select fashion events. The brand is currently involved in more than 60 fashion platforms all over the world. Mercedes-Benz furthermore supports select international fashion events and in recent years has made a name for itself in particular for promoting talented young designers.
• 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. (Italian: Settimana della moda). The autumn/winter event is held in February/March of each year, and the spring/summer event is held in September/October of each year. Starting each the season as no. 3.
• NEW YORK FASHION WEEK - since 1943. Held in February and September of each year, is a semi-annual series of events (generally lasting 7–9 days). Starting the season as no. 1.
• New York International Bridal Week - since 2010. "New York Bridal Fashion Week is an industry event where designers and brands reveal their latest collections, twice a year in October and April, to brides, retail buyers, and the media."
• PARIS FASHION WEEK - since 1973. (French: Semaine de la mode de Paris) is a series of designer presentations held semiannually in Paris, France with spring/summer and autumn/winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the French Fashion Federation. Paris Fashion Week is held at venues throughout the city. Starting each the season as no. 4.
• Paris Haute Couture FASHION WEEK - "Haute Couture Week is a biannual spectacle at which the most exclusive fashion - garments painstakingly made by hand and sold at eye-watering prices - is sent down runways in front of star-studded audiences."
• PITTI IMMAGINE - Florence: fashion trade shows & events. June 14-17.
• Seoul Fashion Week 2022 - since 1987. Global fashion event held twice a year in the Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter seasons. The Fashion Weeks are held in March and October in South Korea, and are followed by shows in New York City, Paris, London and Milan. The event is marked with inclusivity and diversity, combining high fashion with street style. The Seoul Fashion Week is split into three parts: The Seoul Collection, Generation Next & The Seoul Fashion Fair.
• SÃO PAULO FASHION WEEK - since 1995. It is notable as "Latin America's pre-eminent fashion event" and it is of the emerging fashion weeks, outside the Big Four of New York, London, Paris and Milan.
• 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.
• Toky Fashion Week - since 2005. Tokyo Fashion Week is organized by the Japan Fashion Week Organization (JFWO) and takes place twice a year (spring/summer and fall/winter). The locations for the Fashion Week are two places: Shibuya Hikarie and Omotesando Hills.
• Vancouver Fashion Week - since 2001. "The Second Largest Fashion Week in North America. The event is seven days long each season and held twice a year. April 7-10.