Photo credit: Getty Images | A model walks the
runway at the Proenza Schouler Spring 2013 fashion show in Manhattan.
(Sept. 12, 2012)
Just as you’re trotting out your fall wardrobe, Fashion Week hits NYC
with hundreds of designers putting out their visions for — yes — Spring
2014. The shows start Thursday and run through Sept. 12, with the major
fashion hub at Lincoln Center, where some 75 designers will strut their
stuff in the tents at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. But many others are
heading downtown, with Jason Wu abandoning the former church on the
Upper East Side for a spot all the way down on Mercer Street. Even
Calvin Klein is moving his gig to the brand new Spring Studios in
TriBeCa, having shown in its garment center headquarters for five years.
Night birds are flying into daytime slots — the fellows at Proenza
Schouler are showing at noon instead of 8 p.m., and Tommy Hilfiger
trades his evening show for an 11 a.m.-er at Pier 94. Change is good,
right? But the schedule is crazy and it’s a headache getting from show
to show for sure — so much so that clever Advil is providing free
Fashion Week transport in a red-stiletto emblazoned SUV.
