Menswear gets its place in catwalk spotlight
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NEW York played catch up with Europe in launching its first men’s fashion week last Monday, in a showcase for US spring/summer 2016 collections in an rapidly expanding market.
Big-name Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors and Polo Ralph Lauren rubbed shoulders with the up-and-coming such as Public School, Thom Browne, Michael Bastian and Rag and Bone.
Designers at the New York Fashion Week presented more than 50 shows, spread across four days and concentrated at the Skylight Clarkson studio in trend-setting West Soho.
The menswear market is champing at the bit for recognition after being drowned out for years by the twice-yearly fashion weeks in the Big Apple, dominated by womenswear.
“American menswear has never been stronger or more creative,” said Steven Kolb, CEO of the Council of Fashion Designers of America.
“New York Fashion Week: Men’s” will now be held twice a year, in July and January, following established events in London, Milan and Paris.
Kolb called it “an opportunity to demonstrate the collective talent of an important segment of our industry.”
Patricia Mears, deputy director of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, said interest has picked up in recent years for menswear. “With so much interest, a huge number of American retailers, bloggers and followers, it just made sense that this needed to happen here,” she said.
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