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Designers migrating to global fashion weeks |
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Tuesday, 21 August 2007 |
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Designers are migrating to fashion weeks abroad when it comes to key career events. While
Matthew Williamson and Luella Bartley are coming home to London Fashion Week in September, to celebrate a 10-year anniversary and store opening respectively, some London designers are taking the chance to explore other fashion weeks. Alongside London label Preen, Noir, the Copenhagen-based label designed by Peter Ingwersen, which has shown in London since the fall 2006 season, will present its collection in New York on Sept. 8.
A spokeswoman for Noir, which is known for its edgy, men's wear-influenced silhouettes, told WWD that Ingwersen wanted to show in New York to address more U.S. press and buyers. However the brand's spring collection, which is made using ethically produced materials, will continue to be exhibited at the Estethica area of the London Fashion Week tents this season, which spotlights ethical fashion. Miu Miu last season showed in Paris, leaving behind its base in Milan, so that the line wouldn't be overshadowed by big sister-label Prada.
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