Mar 4, 2013 —
U.S. designers have been stealing the global spotlight since Tom Ford helped turn Gucci around from a struggling design house on the verge of bankruptcy to the industry giant it is today. Fashion events throughout the U.S. showcase the latest trends, from iconic cuts that never go out of style to bold new designs that defy any sense of faux pas.
In New York and Chicago, runway events feature everything from Steven Alan’s heritage-invoking contemporary classics to bright elaborate wedding dresses by Vera Wang. Over on the West Coast in Los Angeles, fashionistas and film buffs unite at fashion exhibits showcasing costumes used in the year’s best films and television shows. Meanwhile, as culture hounds check out Don Draper’s legendary suits from past seasons, dessert lovers ogle couture pieces made out of chocolate at the Salon du Chocolat.
Whether you’re looking for ready to wear American classics like Marc Jacobs or want to watch the creative minds behind Rodarte unfold on the runway, design capitals across America are sure to have it all. So get your camera and shopping bags ready, because this season’s fashion events in the U.S. are offering the hottest designers, most iconic costumes, and wildest shows.
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Art Exhibit / Fashion Event
Every year from July-October
From July through September, fashionistas and television fans unite at the annual Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design. Held each year at the FIDM Museum in Los Angeles, The Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design exhibit features designs by Primetime Emmy-nominated costume designers and supervisors.
Each year, the Outstanding
Los Angeles
FIDM Museum
919 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Fashion Event
Every year in February and September
New York Fashion Week is a semi-annual fashion trade show held in Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. During the September fashion week, designers’ Ready-to-Wear, Haute Couture, and men’s Spring/Summer collections for the following year are debuted, while February’s fashion week features Fall/Winter collections.
New York
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Fashion Event / Shopping Event
Every year in September
Fashion’s Night Out in San Francisco, a product of the collaboration between Vogue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America, is sure to bring to the public a night of entertainment, champagne, and celebrities donning the season’s most coveted designer garb. The event, dedicated to celebrating fashion, occurs on one night, once a year in
San Francisco
Throughout the city
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Concert / DJ Event / Fashion Event
Mar 7, 2013 9:00 pm
The Rock The Village Style and Fashion Show is an annual runway show and party held in March at the Brighton Music Hall in Boston. Located in the Allston–Brighton neighborhood of Boston, the Brighton Music Hall is simple, intimate venue with a capacity of a little over 300 people and a pedigree of performers that includes Ben Lee and Rusted Root
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Art Exhibit / Fashion Event
Every year from February - April
The Annual Art of Motion Picture Costume Design is a yearly exhibition held from February through April and put together to showcase that work by costume designers in the film industry. Held in March at the FIDM Museum in Downtown Los Angeles, the exhibition is strategically located at FIDM, which is the home to many former and future costume
Los Angeles
FIDM Museum
919 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90015
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Fashion Event
Every year in September
DC Fashion Week is a semi-annual fashion trade show held in various locations throughout the city. During the September fashion week, designers’ Ready-to-Wear, Haute Couture, and men’s Spring/Summer collections for the following year are debuted, while February’s fashion week features Fall/Winter collections.
DC Fashion Week is one of many fashion
Washington, DC
Throughout the city
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Fashion Event / Festival / Shopping Event
Every year in October
Fashion Focus is a celebration of Chicago’s booming fashion industry. The annual event, which began in 2005, promotes the city’s top local designers and boutiques and provides free events throughout the city for fashion lovers to attend.
The weeklong affair features three headlining runway shows held in Millennium Park, shopping and trunk show
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Fashion Event / Food & Drink Event / Food Festival
Every year in November
Salon du Chocolat is the world’s largest event dedicated to chocolate and indulgence. The exhibition takes place annually for three days in November in New York’s Metropolitan Pavilion and attracts up to 15,000 visitors each year.
The exhibition features 60 American and international chocolatiers from locations like France, Brazil, and the
New York
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
