Fashion Week Los Angeles: Spring/Summer 2013 Fashion Event Oct 14–21, 2012

Los Angeles Fashion Week is a semi-annual fashion trade show held in a variety of venues throughout Los Angeles. During the October fashion week, LA-based designers’ Spring/Summer collections for the following year are debuted, while March’s fashion week features Fall/Winter collections.

Los Angeles Fashion Week is one of many fashion weeks held internationally. Other major fashion weeks include New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, and Paris Fashion Week.

Annual events that take place during LA Fashion Week include Gen Art Avant Guardians, Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion, the Los Angeles Fashion Awards, and Downtown LA Fashion Week. The Standard Hotel downtown and Smashbox Studios are among past hosts of Los Angeles Fashion Week events.

The Fashion Week spectacle attracts journalists, photographers, stylists, and retailers who attend private after parties to celebrate their favorite designers’ successes. Participating designers that showcase their artistic talent and creativity include Sue Wong, Band of Outsiders, and Paige Premium Denim.

During the week, the city comes alive with an energy that crowds local restaurants and hotels with some of the most famous people in fashion, entertainment, and art eager to join in on the excitement of Fashion Week.