Jessica buurman provides
the latest New York Street Fashion in high street style on this season.
Before World War II, fashion magazines were
filled with the styles and trends seen in Paris, France, regardless if it was
available to average Americans or not. No one really blinked at an American
fashion, until about 1943. Because of the war and Germany’s occupation of
France, journalists in the fashion industry couldn't travel to France to see
the fashion shows and get the latest scoop on styles and trends. New York Fashion
publicist Eleanor Lambert saw this as an opportunity to direct some attention
to the American fashion designers, and perhaps earn a place for America in the
international fashion community. Through her efforts, in 1943 they had the
first fashion week in America, calling it Press Week. The results were
spectacular, and the event continued through the late 50s, though at varying
locations.
The first official New York Fashion Week as we know it
today was in 1994, the year it moved to the white tents at Bryant Park. Before
then the fashion shows has been scattered around in different warehouses and
showrooms throughout the city. But after an incident in 1990, where plaster
from a ceiling fell and landed on a model during a show, the Council of Fashion
Designers of America decided to search for a location for the event.
And that is the basic history of New York Fashion week,
one of the biggest fashion events in the world. Thank you Eleanor! Your
brilliance made people look at American fashion design and solidified us a spot
in the fashion community.
