NEW YORK – No celebs packing the front rows. No paparazzi chasing models down the streets. No stiletto-heeled crowds.
No crowds at all, actually. Is there even a point to doing New York Fashion Week in 2020? Well, yes, say organizers: It’s about economic survival.“Ultimately fashion is a business, and Fashion Week is a platform for designers to do business,” says Steven Kolb, chief executive of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, which organizes the semi-annual event. “So this is about jobs ...
it’s about people’s livelihoods. It'’s about moving forward, but cautiously, with safety in mind."With that key priority in mind — safety — the CFDA has been pushing designers to go digital this Fashion Week, which begins Sunday evening and.