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The Fall /Winter 2010
Collections: Speaking of which, like me, I’m sure many are also wondering how the move will impact upon the future of New York Fashion Week, and more to the point, from a visual perspective, what exactly will these changes look like? There are many unanswered questions. Will the same houses who have been showing off site, still continue do so for the spring shows in September? While the Bryant Park Tents were considered to be THE official central venue for the shows, it was becoming more and more obvious (and understood) each season, that the most interesting fashion moments would likely take place off site, in hip galleries and loft like spaces further downtown and due west. Will that still be the case? Will the circus like atmosphere which had pervaded the ‘Big Top’ Bryant Park Tents continue? (It was oft times a spectacle of freak show proportions). While in the early days this initially created buzz, excitement, and generated lots of publicity for the fashion event, there were obvious downsides. The tents were a magnet attracting many who simply did not belong there. And let’s face it; while good security measures were taken, they were not 100% effective (hey, if the Salahis could ‘slip’ past security and wind their way into President Obama's First State Dinner, you know nothing is iron tight). And thus, many without proper credentials or tickets to specific shows, (or with none of the aforementioned) may have just ‘slipped through the cracks’ because of who they were with or because they ‘looked the part’. Once inside the sprawling reception area, they could avail themselves of the various freebee drinks, eats, and other little gifts, and they could conceivably find their way into a show and even snag a front row seat. A few such individuals became ‘regulars’ through the years, and were well known to the security forces; some were even turned into bona fide celebs in their own right. next |