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Men's Fashion Week, typically held twice a year in January and June, is a series of international fashion industry events where menswear collections are shown to buyers, stylists, the media, and in some cases, the general public.

In France, Paris Fashion Week promotes its men's runway shows as a part of its regular schedule. It is overseen by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode.[1]

In Milan, Italy, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana organizes Milano Fashion Week Men's.[2]

In September 2011, the Vancouver Men's Fashion Week (v.MFW) was launched in Canada.[3] It was Canada's first-ever menswear fashion industry event.[4][5][6] v.MFW was founded and organized by Ramos & Fortier Ltd., a Canadian company, whose objectives according to its site are to: "give up-and-coming Canadian menswear designers a platform to show their creations" and "support research in textile sustainability," among others.[7] Ramos & Fortier participates in various events and conferences within the City of Vancouver, British Columbia that promote the creative economy, including the inaugural BCreative 2012 conference sponsored by the Consulat Général de France à Vancouver and held at Simon Fraser University.[8] Past sponsors of v.MFW were Kiehl's, Clarins Men, and A*Men fragrance by Thierry Mugler.[9]

Three years later, a second menswear event was held in Canada, this time in the City of Toronto, Ontario. Toronto Men's Fashion Week (TOM*) was launched in August 2014.[10][11]

In the United Kingdom, the British Fashion Council (BFC) is the governing body for London Fashion Week (LFW), and touts on its site that it, "strengthens British fashion in the global economy as a leader in responsible, creative businesses."[12] In June 2012, LFW launched London Collections: Men, a weekend of menswear fashion shows.[13] It was later renamed London Fashion Week Men's and was held on June 2019.[14][15]

In July 2015, New York Fashion Week (NYFW) launched New York Fashion Week: Men's.[16][17] NYFW is owned and organized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).[18] It is interesting to note that New York City already held its first menswear event over 30 years ago in August 1989.[19]

Additional events have been held in Singapore[20], Puerto Rico[21], Los Angeles, and South Africa[22].

Schedule disruptions due to COVID-19

In an unprecedented occurrence, all three European men's fashion weeks, Paris, Milan and London have canceled their respective live events in 2020 due to the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).[23][24] New York followed suit and postponed its June event that year.[25] In April of the same year, BFC announced it will combine its menswear events into the womenswear shows for the next 12 months and will only run digitally for its June show.[26][27]

References

  1. ^ "La Fédération". Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Milano Fashion Week Men's". Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "About Us". Ramos & Fortier. Ramos & Fortier Ltd. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ Lorimer, Rowland (2013). dreamcatcher: Towards a creativity/innovation strategic plan for British Columbia: A BCreative 2012 conference report (PDF). Vancouver, BC: Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-9738727-8-1. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Men's Fashion Week". Mercedes-Benz Magazine. No. Fall/Winter 2013. Daimler AG. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  6. ^ Jones, Emma (24 May 2013). "Canada's Only Men's Fashion Week Enters Third Year". TheFashionSpot. Evolve Media Holdings, LLC. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Media Kit" (PDF). Ramos & Fortier. Ramos & Fortier Ltd. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "BCreative 2012: Speakers". BCreative 2012: Ideas, Culture, Business, Policy. Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ Rowland, Sarah (1 August 2012). "Vancouver's Men's Fashion Week ups the style quotient". The Georgia Straight. Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp.
  10. ^ Bergman, Randi. "Toronto Men's Fashion Week: The 25 best looks on and off the runway". Fashion Magazine. St. Joseph Media. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ Manzocco, Natalia (17 August 2014). "The best and worst looks at Toronto Men's Fashion Week". blogTO. Freshdaily Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  12. ^ "British Fashion Council". British Fashion Council. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  13. ^ Langmead, Jeremy (26 May 2012). "Fine and dandy: London's men's fashion shows". The Observer. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  14. ^ Paton, Elizabeth (10 June 2019). "At Men's Fashion Week in London, Less Angst, More Celebration". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  15. ^ "London Fashion Week Men's June 2019". British Fashion Council. British Fashion Council. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  16. ^ Sherman, Lauren (15 July 2015). "A Wait-and-See Approach to NYFW: Men's". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  17. ^ Wolf, Cameron (13 July 2015). "This Is How New York Fashion Week: Men's Was Created". Complex. Complex Media, Inc. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  18. ^ "About". NYFW. Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  19. ^ Hochswender, Woody (22 August 1989). "In Men's Wear, The 1990's Have Arrived". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  20. ^ Quek, Sue-Wen (24 April 2012). "Singapore shows promise with men's fashion week". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  21. ^ Weatherhead, Jennifer (5 May 2008). "High fashion in Puerto Rico". Elle Canada. KO Media. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  22. ^ "South African Menswear Week". South African Menswear Week. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  23. ^ Wolf, Cam (27 March 2020). "Men's Fashion Weeks in Europe Have Been Canceled". GQ Magazine. Condé Nast. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  24. ^ Ilchi, Layla (13 March 2020). "The Fashion Weeks and Major Events Disrupted Because of Coronavirus". WWD. Fairchild Publishing, LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  25. ^ Palmieri, Jean E. (27 March 2020). "CFDA Cancels Resort, Postpones Men's Shows". WWD. Fairchild Publishing, LLC. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  26. ^ Yotka, Steff (29 October 2020). "The 2021 Men's Fashion Week Schedule Is Disrupted By The Pandemic". Vogue. Condé Nast. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  27. ^ Dirvanauskas, Gabriele (22 April 2020). "Coronavirus: London Fashion Week fights back". Drapers. EMAP Publishing Limited. Retrieved 21 November 2021.