1. Disruption of the new fashion system
In early 2016, designer Christopher Bailey announced that Burberry would change the way it organizes annual shows: The men’s and women’s collections will be combined, each collection includes non-seasonal designs that will be introduced in September.
All of these are the first moves to promptly respond to the dizzying changes of digital lifestyle and social networks, which promise to bring about many disturbances in the fashion machine that is still running.
2. The widespread influence of stars
When the 2016 Fall-Winter fashion week had just begun, there were predictions and `complaints` that the encroachment of entertainment stars such as Kanye West, Rihanna… would attract all the attention of the world.
In New York, Rihanna just launched the FentyxPuma collection and not long before, Kanye West chose Madison Square Garden stadium to launch the third Yeezy collection in collaboration with Adidas, and at the same time released his latest album `The Life of Pablo`.
3. New standards and concepts of fashion
Recent fashion seasons have seen more diverse looks appear on the runway.
In addition, designers are constantly searching and experimenting with new ways, choosing unexpected locations to introduce their collections.
4. Who will the fashion throne of Paris belong to?
At press time, the whole fashion world is still anxiously waiting for the names to be announced to replace the positions of Alber Elbaz at Lanvin, and Raf Simons at Dior.
5. Fashion cannot be separated from technology
In addition, the concept of `wearable technology` is becoming more and more popular with fashionable technology products such as smart digital watches from Apple and Samsung.
6. Notable designers
If you want to look for fresh names and talent alongside the superstars at fashion week, these are the brands you should keep an eye on: Self-Portrait, Pyer Moss, Ground Zero, Jonathan Simkhai
7. The growth of E-commerce
“E-commerce” is one of the most mentioned words and has changed the business orientation of many fashion brands and corporations.
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