Is New York becoming a fashion ghost town?
Not quite. There are roughly 150 shows on the fall 2017 official schedule after all. But nowhere is fashion’s state of flux more evident than in New York. In the last week, two of the creative pillars of the New York shows — Rodarte and Proenza Schouler — revealed plans to recalibrate their collections to the January and July couture schedule, showing only two times a year in Paris beginning for spring 2018. Hood by Air and Vera Wang are also headed to the City of Light for fall 2017, Wang showing in tandem with her French Legion of Honor award.
Add to that the fact that Opening Ceremony opted out of New York Fashion Week this year, showing its see-now-buy-now collection at Lincoln Center on Jan. 28 via a collaboration with the New York City Ballet. Then there’s Tommy Hilfiger, Rebecca Minkoff and Rachel Comey, all of which are showing in Los Angeles rather than New York, at least for the fall 2017 season.
Where does this leave New York Fashion Week? Will more designers stray from the American fashion capital?
Rodarte and Proenza Schouler both stated that their decisions to move were business-driven, echoing
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