In years past, fashion weeks were predominantly" for "the trade only", however, today they are entertainment and media events. They may incorporate live musicians, celebrity guests, lavish galas and charity events, and a few allow the public to purchase special passes to see the see the runway shows or attend expositions which display handbags, jewelery, shoes, hats and cosmetics. Many important fashion design schools participate in the shows, as well. Some fashion weeks can be genre-specific, such as a pręt-a-porter (ready-to-wear) fashion week, Couture (one-of-a-kind designer original) Fashion Week or a Bridal Fashion Week.
The most prominent and legendary Fashion Weeks
are the following:
London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, Paris
Fashion Week, Los Angeles Mercedes Fashion Week, New
York's Olympus Fashion Week, Tokyo Fashion Week.
There following Fashion Weeks are held in cities
where local style typically tends to set
international fashion trends or the fashion industry
is important to local commerce:
Auckland Fashion Week, Amsterdam Fashion Week,
Budapest Fashion Week, Chicago Fashion Week,
Cleveland Fashion Week, Dublin Fashion Week, Hong
Kong Fashion Week, India Fashion Week, Miami Fashion
Week, Oslo Fashion Week, Singapore Fashion Week.
