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History
Because "the topic of fashion shows remains to find its historian,"[1] the earliest history of fashion shows remains obscure.
In the 1800s, "fashion parades" periodically took place in Paris couture salons. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city [2]
American retailers imported the concept of the fashion show in the early 1900s. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [2] The first American fashion show likely took place in 1903 in the New York City store Ehrlich Brothers. The City of New York [2] By 1910, large department stores such as Wanamaker's in New York City and Philadelphia were also staging fashion shows. Wanamaker's Department store was the first department store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the first department stores in the United States The City of New York Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə [2] These events showed couture gowns from Paris or the store's copies of them; they aimed to demonstrate the owners' good taste and capture the attention of female shoppers. [2]
By the 1920s, retailers across the United States held fashion shows. [2] Often, these shows were theatrical, presented with narratives, and organized around a theme (e. g. Parisian, Chinese, or Russian). [2] These shows enjoyed huge popularity through mid-century, sometimes attracting thousands of customers and gawkers. [2]
In the 1970s and 1980s, American designers began to hold their own fashion shows in private spaces apart from such retailers. [2] In the early 1990s, however, many in the fashion world began to rethink this strategy. [2] After several mishaps during shows in small, unsafe locations, "[t]he general sentiment was, 'We love fashion but we don't want to die for it,'" recalls Fern Mallis, then executive director of the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a non-profit Trade group for American Fashion designers founded in 1962. [2] In response to these shows, the New York shows were centralized in Bryant Park during fashion week in late 1993. Bryant Park is a 9603 acre (39000 m² privately-managed public Park located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. New York Fashion Week, currently officially called Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, is a semiannual Fashion week held in New York City. [2]
See also
References
- ^ Valerie Steele, chief curator and director of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, quoted in Fortini, Amanda. Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time Andre Leon Talley by David Shankbonejpg|200px|thumb| Vogue editors Anna Wintour and André Leon Talley during New York Fashion Week]]A fashion week is a How the Runway Took Off: A Brief History of the Fashion Show. Slate Magazine (Feb. 8, 2006).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Fortini, Amanda. How the Runway Took Off: A Brief History of the Fashion Show. Slate Magazine (Feb. 8, 2006).
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