New York Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week, which takes place twice a year in February and September, is a semi-annual series of events (which typically last 7–9 days) during which international fashion collections are displayed to buyers, members of the press, and the general public. As part of the "Big 4" fashion weeks, which also include those in Paris, London, and Milan, New York Fashion Week is one of four major fashion weeks held each year across the globe. Despite the fact that cities such as London had been using their city's name in combination with the phrase fashion week since the 1980s, it was the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) that established the current concept of a centralised "New York Fashion Week" in 1993. The New York Fashion Week is based on a far earlier series of activities known as "Press Week," which was first held in 1943.

Many branded events, such as Olympus Fashion Week New York and MADE Fashion Week, as well as many independent fashion projects around the city have contributed to its success.

Among the many companies that produce Fashion Week are IMG, The SOCIETY Fashion Week, FTL Moda in collaboration with Fashion Week Online, Style 360, Art Hearts Fashion, Style Fashion Week, and ASC Fashion Week, to name a few examples. According to the CFDA, a citywide calendar of events (including those associated with WME/IMG) is maintained by the organisation, which purchased the calendar from its creator, Ruth Finley. It is projected that New York Fashion Week has an economic effect of $887 million dollars.