Men’s Fashion Week is now in New York

In the world of fashion in the Unites States women’s clothes tend to dominate and get most of the glory. But now the industry is aiming to change that and one chic skinny suit at a time. Next week, New York has welcomed its first ever Men’s Fashion Week.

This isn’t new outside the U.S. territory in Europe, they have been holding men’s fashion weeks for years. But in the United States, New York, menswear tends to lacked and attached onto the much higher-profile women’s collections and making it seems like a much less glamorous.

But now that the menswear market is growing faster than the Womenswear that means this is the right time for the new project, says the chief organizer, Steven Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.

“It was the perfect time to push the envelope and show what talent and innovation there is in menswear,” Kolb says. “We’ll have a clean slate. When you start from scratch, you can build it into what you want it to be.” (Cited:http://bigstory.ap.org/article/106ef9ec2c994a55a821af1ecb540f23/menswear-aims-attention-first-ny-mens-fashion-week)

Men’s fashion week is shorter than the women’s weeks. It will be held just for four days, not the usual eight days, and the numbers of designers are smaller too, but some big names are shown, along with the newcomers and the most prominent and famous labels in the fashion industry like Michael Kors, Polo Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Thom Browne, Tommy Hilfiger, and Rag & Bone.

Kors, one of the world’s most successful designers said “This is a big step for the men’s industry because it provides a larger platform for conversation around menswear, and that’s always important. If you look at the men’s fashion weeks in Europe and you look at how men are dressing today,” he added “there is more of a focus on looking, and dressing, stylishly.

I think it started because, to be honest, most men aren’t wearing a suit every day anymore. They’re looking for clothes that are a bit more laid-back but still have that polish and that power. It’s almost forcing them to pay more attention to detail and fit, which I think everyone can appreciate.”  (Cited: http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/style/menswear-takes-top-billing-at-first-new-york-fashion-week/article_bdf51376-6463-57f5-8674-8fd49ac9cfb9.html )

The event comes at a busy time for the buyers, editors and celebrities who will attend fashion shows on the heels of Fashion Weeks in London, Milan and Paris. But this week will surely have a more relaxed feel than the frenetic women’s weeks and many of the designers are showing presentations rather than runway productions. Men’s Fashion Show in New York will be surely successful just like in Europe.

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