New York Fashion Week, which begins Feb. 7, will usher in scores of new runway looks for the fall 2020 season, but the bigger news could be the industry-wide shifts that are happening off the catwalk.
A number of heritage New York-based brands are skipping out on the New York runway entirely, including the likes of Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Jeremy Scott and CFDA chairman Tom Ford.
The 2020 Oscars, taking place on Feb. 9, are also throwing a wrench into the NYFW schedule, which could impact stars’ red carpet looks and whether Hollywood’s A-list will be sitting front-row at the shows (most of them haven’t been for quite a few years anyway).
From which designers are showing, skipping or decamping to Los Angeles, to the impact of the 2020 Oscars, here’s everything you can expect at the New York Fashion Week fall 2020 shows.
1. NYFW Is Losing Major Designers: Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Jeremy Scott
A number of heritage New York-based brands are skipping out on the New York runway entirely, including the likes of Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Jeremy Scott and CFDA chairman Tom Ford.
The 2020 Oscars, taking place on Feb. 9, are also throwing a wrench into the NYFW schedule, which could impact stars’ red carpet looks and whether Hollywood’s A-list will be sitting front-row at the shows (most of them haven’t been for quite a few years anyway).
From which designers are showing, skipping or decamping to Los Angeles, to the impact of the 2020 Oscars, here’s everything you can expect at the New York Fashion Week fall 2020 shows.
1. NYFW Is Losing Major Designers: Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Jeremy Scott
Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger and Jeremy Scott.
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The Council of Fashion Designers of America released the official NYFW fall 2020 schedule in December, which showed the upcoming fashion week would not include some major designers.
Lauren, who has been a mainstay on the NYFW calendar for more than 50
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