Feb
2
2008
Fashion Week History
The first New York Fashion Week was organized in 1943 by fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert for buyers and fashion media unable to travel to Paris for the runway shows.
In the 1970s and ’80s, designers began to show their collections across New York City in lofts, restaurants and clubs. In 1993, Fern Mallis searched for a venue where all of the shows could be centralized and in spring 1994, Fashion Week was held in the tents at Bryant Park.
The event will continue to be held at the park for two more years, but its location beyond that remains uncertain–and Mallis is not giving away any hints.
“Stay tuned,” she says. Fashion week is such an exciting time, it still gives me goosebumps!