Men's Fashion Week
Men's Fashion Week, typically held twice a year in January and June, is a series of international fashion industry events where menswear collections are shown to buyers, stylists, the media, and in some cases, the general public.
International Events
The following are international events in order of founding.
=France=
In France, Paris Fashion Week promotes its men's runway show, Menswear Paris Fashion Week, as a part of its regular schedule. It is overseen by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM).{{cite web |title=La Fédération |url=https://fhcm.paris/en/ |website=Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode |publisher=Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode |access-date=18 November 2021}} FHCM is composed of three "central bodies," namely men's fashion, women's fashion, and haute couture. Its history dates back to 1868 when its first founding organization, Chambre Syndicale de la Couture was formed.{{cite web |title=FHCM: History |url=https://fhcm.paris/en/the-federation/history/ |website=Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode |publisher=Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode |access-date=7 January 2022}}
=Italy=
In Milan, Italy, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) organizes Milano Fashion Week Men's.{{cite web |title=Milano Fashion Week Men's |url=https://www.cameramoda.it/en/milano-moda-uomo/ |website=Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana |publisher=Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana |access-date=15 November 2021}} CNMI's predecessor, Camera Sindacale della Moda Italiana was established in June 1958.{{cite web |title=CNMI: About |url=https://www.cameramoda.it/en/associazione/cnmi/ |website=Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana |publisher=Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana |access-date=7 January 2022}}
=Germany=
Germany unveiled its International Menswear Exhibition on 26 August 1960 in Cologne, in the then West Germany.{{cite web |title=West Germany: Cologne: International Menswear Exhibition (1960) |url=https://www.britishpathe.com/asset/247147/ |website=British Pathé |publisher=Reuters |access-date=21 September 2023}} The event featured wool and silk fabrics for the next year's season.
=United States=
In July 2015, New York Fashion Week (NYFW) launched New York Fashion Week: Men's.{{cite web |last1=Sherman |first1=Lauren |title=A Wait-and-See Approach to NYFW: Men’s |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/voices/discussions/will-new-york-fashion-week-mens-work/a-wait-and-see-approach-to-new-york-fashion-week-mens |website=The Business of Fashion |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=15 July 2015}}{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Cameron |title=This Is How New York Fashion Week: Men’s Was Created |url=https://www.complex.com/style/2015/07/creation-of-new-york-fashion-week-men |access-date=18 November 2021 |work=Complex |publisher=Complex Media, Inc. |date=13 July 2015}} NYFW is owned and organized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA).{{cite web |title=About |url=https://cfda.com/nyfw#! |website=NYFW |publisher=Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. |access-date=19 November 2021}} New York City held its first menswear event over 30 years ago in August 1989.{{cite news |last1=Hochswender |first1=Woody |title=In Men's Wear, The 1990's Have Arrived |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/22/style/in-men-s-wear-the-1990-s-have-arrived.html |access-date=15 November 2021 |work=The New York Times |publisher=The New York Times Company |date=22 August 1989}}
=Canada=
In September 2011, the Vancouver Men's Fashion Week (v.MFW) was inaugurated in Canada.{{cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.ramos-fortier.com |website=Ramos & Fortier |publisher=Ramos & Fortier Ltd. |access-date=10 November 2021}} It was Canada's first-ever menswear fashion industry event.{{cite book |last1=Lorimer |first1=Rowland |title=Dreamcatcher: Towards a creativity/innovation strategic plan for British Columbia: A BCreative 2012 conference report |date=2013 |publisher=Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing Press |location=Vancouver, BC |isbn=978-0-9738727-8-1 |page=31 |url=https://www.sfu.ca/bcreative/files/dreamcatcher.pdf |access-date=11 November 2021}}{{cite news |title=Men's Fashion Week |url=https://issuu.com/mercedes-magazine/docs/mercedes_benz_fall-winter_2013-upda |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=Mercedes-Benz Magazine |issue=Fall/Winter 2013 |publisher=Daimler AG |date=6 November 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Emma |title=Canada’s Only Men’s Fashion Week Enters Third Year |url=https://www.thefashionspot.com/buzz-news/latest-news/300187-canadas-only-mens-fashion-week-enters-third-year/ |access-date=18 November 2021 |work=TheFashionSpot |publisher=Evolve Media Holdings, LLC |date=24 May 2013}} v.MFW was founded and organized by Ramos & Fortier Ltd., a Canadian company, whose objectives according to its site are to: "give up-and-coming Canadian menswear designers a platform to show their creations" and "support research in textile sustainability," among others.{{cite web |title=Media Kit |url=https://ramos-fortier.com/#media-kit |website=Ramos & Fortier |publisher=Ramos & Fortier Ltd. |access-date=13 November 2021}} The company participates in various events and conferences within Vancouver, British Columbia that promote the creative economy, such as the inaugural BCreative Conference to give ideas and suggestions to the province on how to improve and build its creative industry.{{cite web |title=BCreative 2012 Conference |url=https://www.sfu.ca/bcreative/ |website=BCreative 2012: Ideas, Culture, Business, Policy |publisher=Simon Fraser University |access-date=13 November 2021}}{{cite web |title=Community Engagements |url=https://ramos-fortier.com/events |website=Ramos & Fortier |publisher=Ramos & Fortier Ltd. |access-date=31 December 2021}} The company and its signature event have been featured and discussed in academia,{{cite web |title=Inženýři na Venuši, designéři na Marsu |url=https://tuni.tul.cz/rubriky/veda-a-vyzkum/id:81645/inzenyri-na-venusi-designeri-na-marsu |website=T-UNI: Online zpravodaj Technické univerzity v Liberci |publisher=Technical University of Liberec |access-date=24 December 2021}} in a conference,{{cite web |title=BCreative 2012: Speakers |url=https://www.sfu.ca/bcreative/speakers.html |website=BCreative 2012 Conference |publisher=Simon Fraser University |access-date=23 December 2021}} in television,{{cite news |title=Vancouver Men's Fashion Week / Ramos & Fortier |work=Breakfast Television - Vancouver, Citytv |publisher=Rogers Media Inc. |date=20 September 2011}}{{cite news |title=Vancouver Men's Fashion Week / Ramos & Fortier |work=Breakfast Television - Vancouver, Citytv |publisher=Rogers Media Inc. |date=7 August 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Ngo Ducová |first1=Dominika |title=Módny Návrhár 2016 |url=http://www.tvfashion.eu/ |work=FashionTV Czech&Slovak |publisher=TV Fashion, s.r.o. |date=10 September 2016}} in newspapers,{{cite news |last1=Rowland |first1=Sarah |title=Vancouver's Men’s Fashion Week ups the style quotient |url=https://www.straight.com/life/vancouvers-mens-fashion-week-ups-style-quotient |work=The Georgia Straight |publisher=Vancouver Free Press Publishing Corp. |date=1 August 2012}}{{cite news |last1=Gram |first1=Karen |title=Eco Fashion Week thrives on fresh energy |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/vancouver-sun/20111004/284459980465643 |access-date=23 December 2021 |work=Vancouver Sun |publisher=Postmedia Network Canada Corp. |date=4 October 2011}}{{cite news |title=Vancouver's Men's Fashion Week moves to Woodward's; takes on world |url=https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/living/vancouvers-mens-fashion-week-moves-to-woodwards-takes-on-world-2972615 |access-date=19 December 2021 |work=Vancouver Is Awesome |publisher=Glacier Media Group |date=6 August 2013}} in magazines,{{cite news |last1=Chaki |first1=Anisa |title=Ramos & Fortier and Men's Fashion Week |url=https://issuu.com/one1onemagazine/docs/september_issue_loq |access-date=19 December 2021 |work=One1One Magazine |volume=1|issue=6 |publisher=One1One Magazine |date=2 September 2013}}{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Jill |title=Men’s Fashion Week Vancouver celebrates Canadian menswear designers |url=https://www.fajomagazine.com/news/mens-fashion-week-vancouver-2013 |access-date=19 December 2021 |work=Fajo Magazine |publisher=Fajo Magazine Inc. |date=12 July 2013}} and in a book. Past sponsors of v.MFW were Kiehl's, Clarins Men, and A*Men fragrance by Thierry Mugler.
Three years after Vancouver, a second menswear event was held in Canada, this time in the City of Toronto, Ontario. Toronto Men's Fashion Week (TOM*) was launched in August 2014.{{cite web |last1=Bergman |first1=Randi |title=Toronto Men’s Fashion Week: The 25 best looks on and off the runway |url=https://fashionmagazine.com/style/toronto-mens-fashion-week/ |website=Fashion Magazine |publisher=St. Joseph Media |access-date=13 November 2021 |date=15 August 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Manzocco |first1=Natalia |title=The best and worst looks at Toronto Men's Fashion Week |url=https://www.blogto.com/fashion_style/2014/08/the_best_worst_looks_at_toronto_mens_fashion_week/ |access-date=19 November 2021 |work=blogTO |publisher=Freshdaily Inc. |date=17 August 2014}}
=United Kingdom=
In the United Kingdom, the British Fashion Council (BFC) is the governing body for London Fashion Week (LFW), and says on its site that it, "strengthens British fashion in the global economy as a leader in responsible, creative businesses."{{cite web |title=British Fashion Council |url=https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/ |website=British Fashion Council |access-date=18 November 2021}} In June 2012, LFW launched London Collections: Men, a weekend of menswear fashion shows.{{cite web |last1=Langmead |first1=Jeremy |title=Fine and dandy: London's men's fashion shows |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2012/may/27/london-fashion-week-menswear-2012 |website=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |accessdate=14 March 2020 |date=26 May 2012}} It was later renamed London Fashion Week Men's and was held in June 2019.{{cite web |last1=Paton |first1=Elizabeth |title=At Men's Fashion Week in London, Less Angst, More Celebration |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/fashion/london-fashion-week-mens-craig-green-alexander-mcqueen.html |website=The New York Times |accessdate=15 March 2020 |date=10 June 2019}}{{cite web |title=London Fashion Week Men's June 2019 |url=https://www.britishfashioncouncil.co.uk/event/3986/London-Fashion-Week-Mens-June-2019 |website=British Fashion Council |publisher=British Fashion Council |access-date=15 November 2021}}
=United Arab Emirates=
In January 2021, the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) launched Arab Fashion Week-Men's in Dubai.{{cite news |title=The Middle East’s First Men’s Fashion Week Is Coming to Dubai |url=https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/arab-fashion-week-men-is-coming-to-dubai |access-date=6 January 2022 |work=GQ Middle East |publisher=ITP Media Group |date=13 January 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Portee |first1=Allyson |title=The Arab Fashion Council To Premiere Its Inaugural Fashion Week For Men This January |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/allysonportee/2021/01/12/the-arab-fashion-council-to-premier-its-inaugural-fashion-week-for-men-this-january/?sh=777fe0f41d45 |access-date=31 December 2021 |work=Forbes |publisher=Forbes Media LLC |date=12 January 2021}} AFC aims "to establish a fashion system... by uniting the 22 Arab countries under one umbrella..."{{cite web |title=About |url=https://arabfashioncouncil.com/about/ |website=Arab Fashion Council |publisher=Arab Fashion Council |access-date=11 January 2022}} AFC was founded in May 2015.{{cite web |title=Men's Arab Fashion Week |url=https://www.visitdubai.com/en/whats-on/dubai-events-calendar/mens-arab-fashion-week |website=Visit Dubai |publisher=Department of Economy and Tourism |access-date=6 June 2022}}
=Other Events=
Additional events have been held in Singapore,{{cite news |last1=Quek |first1=Sue-Wen |title=Singapore shows promise with men's fashion week |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2012/apr/24/singapore-mens-fashion-week |access-date=20 November 2021 |work=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |date=24 April 2012}}{{cite news |last1=Ang |first1=Kristiano |title=Singapore Spotlights Men’s Fashion Week |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/singapore-spotlights-mens-fashion-week-5876023/#! |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=WWD |date=25 April 2012 |ref=Fairchild Publishing, LLC}} Puerto Rico,{{cite news |last1=Weatherhead |first1=Jennifer |title=High fashion in Puerto Rico |url=https://www.ellecanada.com/fashion/trends/high-fashion-in-puerto-rico |access-date=19 November 2021 |work=Elle Canada |publisher=KO Media |date=5 May 2008}} Los Angeles,{{cite news |last1=Tschorn |first1=Adam |title=New Men’s Fashion Week Los Angeles announces venue, dates |url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/alltherage/la-ar-new-mens-fashion-week-los-angeles-announces-venue-dates-20130802-story.html |access-date=7 January 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |publisher=California Times |date=2 August 2013}} and South Africa.{{cite web |title=South African Menswear Week |url=http://www.menswearweek.co.za/ |website=South African Menswear Week |access-date=18 November 2021}}
Schedule disruptions due to COVID-19
In an unprecedented occurrence, all three European men's fashion weeks, Paris, Milan and London have canceled their respective live events in 2020 due to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).{{cite news |last1=Wolf |first1=Cam |title=Men’s Fashion Weeks in Europe Have Been Canceled |url=https://www.gq.com/story/mens-milan-paris-fashion-week-canceled-2020 |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=GQ Magazine |publisher=Condé Nast |date=27 March 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Ilchi |first1=Layla |title=The Fashion Weeks and Major Events Disrupted Because of Coronavirus |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/fashion-week-cancellations-coronavirus-1203538824/ |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=WWD |publisher=Fairchild Publishing, LLC |date=13 March 2020}} New York followed suit and postponed its June event that year.{{cite news |last1=Palmieri |first1=Jean E. |title=CFDA Cancels Resort, Postpones Men’s Shows |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/designer-luxury/cfda-cancels-resort-postpones-mens-shows-1203548922/ |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=WWD |publisher=Fairchild Publishing, LLC |date=27 March 2020}} In April of the same year, BFC announced it will combine its menswear events into the womenswear shows for the next 12 months and will only run digitally for its June show.{{cite news |last1=Yotka |first1=Steff |title=The 2021 Men’s Fashion Week Schedule Is Disrupted By The Pandemic |url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/london-fashion-week-2021 |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=Vogue |publisher=Condé Nast |date=29 October 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Dirvanauskas |first1=Gabriele |title=Coronavirus: London Fashion Week fights back |url=https://www.drapersonline.com/news/coronavirus-london-fashion-week-fights-back |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=Drapers |publisher=EMAP Publishing Limited |date=22 April 2020}}