The Venues Where the Biggest Fashion Week Shows Are Held
On the occasion of the famous Paris Fashion Week, we’re highlighting all the places where the biggest Fashion Weeks in the world are held. Fashion Weeks in Paris, London, New York and Milan are now among the most famous and popular.
Paris Fashion Week
Certainly the most awaited, the Paris Fashion Week is held every 6 months. It takes place in various venues, all considered to be among the most beautiful in the city. Some years the venues for Fashion Week are kept secret, so here are some of the venues where it was held in the past and that have been made public. Originally, Paris Fashion Week was organized in various pop-up venues throughout the capital. The places where it is carried out now are mainly located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris:
The Oratory of the Louvre
The oratory of the Louvre is an exceptional location. It is a Protestant church made of a Baroque-style architecture.
The Chaillot Palace
The Palais de Chaillot is the centre of architecture and heritage in Paris. The central room of the palace is perfect for hosting a catwalk. What’s more, located on Place du Trocadéro, Fashion Week spectators have an exceptional view of the Eiffel Tower.
The Famous Grand Palais
The famous Grand-Palais, known for having hosted several Fashion Weeks and notably, for a Chanel fashion show in which Karl Lagerfeld, former artistic director of the fashion house, transformed the Grand-Palais into an enormous supermarket. The Grand Palais is famous for its eclectic architecture, which is a signature of the Beaux-Arts architectural style. It hosts a wide variety of events, including art shows and exhibitions.
The Tuileries Garden
The Jardin des Tuileries was imagined and designed by the architect Philibert de l'Orme to adorn the Tuileries Palace. During Fashion Week, the Jardin des Tuileries is adorned with a temporary covered structure to ensure that every show runs smoothly. The Jardin des Tuileries is one of the best-known and most beloved places for Fashion Week enthusiasts.
The Palais de Tokyo
With its art deco style, the Palais de Tokyo hosts the most prestigious fashion shows of Fashion Week. It is a place of culture and art in Paris.
The Carrousel du Louvre
The Carrousel du Louvre also hosts the most beautiful Fashion Week shows, keeping in line with the rest of the area with its sophisticated architecture and elegant design.
New York Fashion Week
The New York Fashion Week is also known as the New York Dress Institute. New York Fashion Week is the first of the season, it marks the beginning of all the others. For a long time, New York Fashion Week was held in tents at:
Bryant Park
Bryant Park is located in the heart of Manhattan. It is in the business district where there is a French garden, even nicknamed "little Luxembourg", in reference to the Parisian Luxembourg Garden.
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center, an arts centre, is the result of a collaboration between a dozen architects.
Nowadays, New York Fashion Week takes place in different venues across the city, such as the Oyster Bar in Grand Central Station, which has a unique architecture with many arches that can give the restaurant an eastern Asian feel.
The New York Public Library has also hosted several runway shows. It is built in the Beaux-Arts style, the interior of the library is full of arches and there are many sources of light, most with soft light.
London Fashion Week
Now let's move on to London Fashion Week. Its fashion shows are held in a large tent in the courtyard of Somerset House in the heart of London. The style of architecture is neo-classical and in the courtyard where the capital is located there are numerous fountains that add to the beauty of this 18th-century courtyard.
Milan Fashion Week
Milan Fashion Week is the only one that is open and accessible to the public. Some of its shows are held outdoors, such as in front of Palazzo Arengario in Piazza del Duomo, the city's central square.
When the parades are not held in the courtyard of the palace, they take place in other exceptional places such as the sixteenth-century Palazzo Giureconsulti in the Mannerist architectural style, a rare building of this style, since the Mannerist style is better known in painting and sculpture.
These 4 Fashion Weeks are known as much for the shows of the greatest fashion designers as for the exceptional locations in which they are held. Did you know any of these places?