Last summer, designer Michael Bastien sparked a conversation about the relevance of New York Fashion Week for men’s designers when he decided not to show as usual. Bastien had shared, “September for men’s just doesn’t really work. I know everyone is trying hard to figure this out, but for now July is when we’re still selling the collection. It made no sense to show in September. Men’s buyers are in town for Project [tradeshow]; Michael Kors and Rag & Bone have started doing things in July.” It seems that Bastien and menswear designers will get their wish as the Council of Fashion Designers of America push forward with efforts to secure funding for a New York Men’s Fashion Week, slated to launch in July 2015.
CFDA chief executive officer Steven Kolb revealed to WWD, “We have a little bit of money committed, but we need a little bit more. We have designer, editor and buyer interest. There are still a lot of boxes that need to be checked, but we have tentative dates for July of ’15 to be the first one.” Read more at WWD.com.
