The Council of Fashion Designers (CFDA) has revealed the calendar forthe upcoming New York Fashion Week (NYFW) taking place between 13 - 16September.

Earlier this week New York governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed the eventwould go ahead in “strict compliance” with New York State health and safetyguidelines. That means outdoor events at the show have been capped at 50people and indoor events have been capped at 50 percent capacity with nospectators.

The schedule will kick off on Sunday with Jason Wu and Harlem’s FashionRow’s virtual fashion experience, and will conclude with iconic US designerTom Ford on Wednesday.

Familiar faces to the event include Alabama Chanin, Alice + Olivia, AnnaSui, Badgley Mischka, Bibhu Mohapatra, Carolina Herrera, Chromat, ClaudiaLi, Dennis Basso, Eckhaus Latta, Jonathan Simkhai, LaQuan Smith, Marchesaand Marchesa Notte, Marina Moscone, Naeem Khan, Nicole Miller, VeronicaBeard, and Zero + Maria Cornejo.

The show will also welcome ten new names: Aknvas, Anne Klein, ColleenAllen, Dur Doux, Duncan, Frederick Anderson, Frère, Imitation of Christ,Oak & Acorn, Venicew, Wiederhoeft, and Wolk Morais.

Additionally, New York Men’s Day (NYMD) will return to the official NYFWschedule and showcase 10 menswear designers including CFDA members DavidHart and Timo Weiland.

Runway360 to act as new 'seasonless' platform for designers

In light of ongoing disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, thisNYFW will feature a mix of live and virtual fashion shows, presentations,and other content. Brands and designers who can’t attend the show due totravel restrictions related to Covid-19 will be able to still participatethrough Runway360, a digital platform launched by CFDA.

Announced in July, Runway360 is a “seasonless” platform that will “serveas a permanent fixture and main destination at any time of the year forconsumers, press, trade, and retailers from around the world to explore andengage with collections from American fashion designers”.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has upended the global fashion industry and hitNew York particularly hard,” CFDA CEO Steven Kolb said in a statement.“Fashion week is a critical time when brands are able to connect withpress, retailers and consumers, and I’m proud of how quickly the CFDApivoted to support the needs of the industry by creating Runway360.

“We are excited to see 10 new American brands on the schedule - many forthe first time - who might not have had the opportunity to share theircollections to a global audience without access to Runway360. We’re alsoexcited to highlight the incredible talent coming out of Harlem’s FashionRow, and announce the return of New York Men’s Day. In the face ofunprecedented challenges and uncertainty within our industry, the Americanfashion community has once again come together to support each other andprove its resilience.”

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