NYFW: Men’s has made an adjustment to their calendar, an adjustment that
will leave many editors who planned on covering both men’s and women’s
fashion weeks with a very tight calendar. NYFW: Men’s will now take place
from February 1 to 4, an adjustment from the previously scheduled date of
January 28 to 31. Women’s Fashion Week will begin the following week on
February 11.
The adjustment does put the NYFW: Men’s calendar more in line with the
European men’s shows which end in Paris on January 30. The previous
schedule would have left a conflict between the NYC and Paris shows. “With
the proximity of the men’s and women’s shows and the schedule in Europe,
we’re pushing our dates to accommodate the maximum number of retailers and
editors,” Mark Beckham, the business director of Fashion Week for CFDA,
said to WWD.
The schedule change has also resulted in a change in venue, since Skylight
Clarkson Square will be occupied at that time. CFDA worked with Skylight
group to find an alternative, and they have found a new 70,000 square foot
space a block away from the original space that is actually larger than the
previous space. The three venues will include a space capable of seating
400 occupants, a space capable of seating 230 occupants, and another space
dedicated to emerging designers, sponsored by Dockers.
According to Beckham, all the major sponsors will be returning, including
Amazon Fashion, Cadillac, and Shinola, along with Dockers. On November 2,
the application and designer manual will be released, with an official
schedule to follow around late December. 51 shows are expected to be
staged, the same as last season.
Erin Hawker of Agentry PR is expected to show 12 up-and-coming designers on
February 1.
The new schedule does mean NYFW: Men’s will no longer align with the men’s
wear tradeshows, however. Project and MRket are scheduled for January 24 to
26, while Capsule and Liberty Fairs are scheduled for January 26 to 28. To
avoid conflict with the men’s shows in Paris, there was no choice but to
change the schedule.