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Fashion week

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

/ˈfæʃn wiːk/nounCommon term

In fashion & textiles, fashion week means: A series of fashion shows and events held over several days in a city, where designers present their new collections to buyers, press and the public.

In Turkish: moda haftası

How it is used

The best-known fashion weeks are in New York, London, Milan and Paris, often called the big four, and many other cities, including Istanbul, have their own. Shows usually present collections months before they reach stores. Designers show at, attend or open a fashion week.

Example sentences

  1. She showed her first collection at London Fashion Week.

  2. During Paris Fashion Week our team visits showrooms to meet new stockists.

Common collocations

  • show at fashion week
  • Paris Fashion Week
  • fashion week schedule
  • catwalk show
  • collectionA group of garments and accessories designed together for one season or event, sharing a theme, colour palette and fabrics.
  • seasonOne of the periods of the fashion calendar for which collections are designed and sold, mainly spring/summer and autumn/winter.
  • ready-to-wearDescribing clothes made in standard sizes and sold finished, rather than made to measure for one customer.
  • lookbookA set of styled photographs showing the outfits of a collection, used to present it to buyers, press and customers.

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