“When I was going to Paris for Paris Fashion Week, I'd often walk down the street and go into all the different shops that we didn't necessarily have in the UK and Maje was definitely one of the ones that stood out for me.” DifferentWalksWeekStreetsFashionParisShopsFashion WeekParis Fashion Author:Alexa Chung
“London Fashion Week is so different from any of the others. Compared to the strictness in New York, London seems freer from commercial constraints. Truer to the process, to street style, to a sense of humour.” DifferentSeemsProcessWeekStreetsFashionStyleNew YorkHumourLondonConstraintsFashion Week Author:Alexa Chung
“Fashion Week is so important for designers.” ImportantWeekFashionDesignerFashion Week Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“I kind of had an idea that New York would be like Fashion Week, where everyone always looks incredibly chic and cool, and I wouldn't fit in.” LooksKindIdeasWould BeWeekFashionNew YorkFitChicFashion Week Author:Carey Mulligan
“I love fashion week. It has great energy and vibe.” EnergyWeekFashionLove FashionFashion WeekI Love Fashion Author:Theophilus London
“One of my dreams is to walk down the runway during Fashion Week!” DreamWalksWeekFashionRunwayFashion Week Author:Zendaya
“You should always change at least three times a day during Fashion Week.” ShouldThreeWeekFashionThree TimesFashion Week Author:Selita Ebanks
“When it comes to Fashion Week, I think it's time to hit a refresh.” ThinkingWeekFashionFashion Week Author:Nanette Lepore
“Fashion Week was at Bryant Park and there were a few shows like Marc Jacobs, or when Alexander McQueen came to town, that were offsite, Helmut [Lung] was offsite, but it was very intimate. It wasn't the way it is today where you have a thousand people at the show. You may have had 200 to 250 and it was really the trade and you know fashion greats.” PeopleKnowsWayMayShowsTodayWeekFashionThousandTownsTradeIntimateParksLungsJacobMcqueenFashion Week Author:Roopal Patel
“When I went to Fashion Week, I was very disappointed by how few women of color were in those shows. I do speak to the younger girls, and I hear them when they say they're not getting the big contracts or into the big shows.” ShowsBigsGirlSpeakWeekFashionColorContractsDisappointedFashion Week Author:Beverly Johnson
“I hadn't really been in that world for too long. It was fun for me, but definitely wasn't my world. When I went to my first Paris Fashion Week, I had been invited to the Louis Vuitton show by Nicolas. We met there. It was all organic and fun for me.” WorldFirstsLongShowsFunWeekFashionMetsParisInvitedFashion WeekLouis VuittonParis Fashion Author:Selena Gomez
“I have to admit, at first, it was really overwhelming and I would get stressed about putting things together. Now, it's like trying to figure out a puzzle piece, and I love that...There are so many things that I don't even know and would love to discover more about. I was so upset I had to leave [Europe] before Paris Fashion Week, but then I was like..."Oh wait, my album is coming out."” KnowsTryingFirstsTogetherWaitingPiecesWeekFashionFiguresEuropeAlbumsParisUpsetOverwhelmingComing OutPuzzlesStressedFashion WeekPuzzle PieceParis Fashion Author:Selena Gomez
“I couldn't choose between all of those things! I looooove acting and dancing on Shake It Up, and I am currently in the recording studio working on my music. And one of my dreams is to walk down the runway during fashion week!” DreamWalksActingWeekFashionDancingStudiosShakesRunwayRecording StudioFashion WeekShake It Up Author:Zendaya
“Your skin is your largest organ, and it wants to breathe. There are so many times, like Fashion Week, when you [need to] think about all the stuff your skin and body have absorbed through makeup and products and all this stuff.” ThinkingWantNeedsBodyStuffWeekFashionProductsSkinsBreatheMakeupOrgansFashion Week Author:Erin Wasson
“I think because I've gotten permission from my style icons like Tim Gunn and André Leon Talley, who say to me, "You don't need to dress like anyone else, because you're your own fashion icon. You represent comfortable. And you do fashion your way, and you should be at Fashion Week." They gave me permission to enjoy it! And it's great!” ThinkingWayNeedsShouldEnjoyWeekFashionStyleComfortableDressesPermissionIconsStyle IconsFashion IconLeonFashion Week Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“I stretch in the morning a lot and I do a lot of saunas and steam rooms during fashion week just to keep my blood flowing.” RoomsMorningBloodWeekFashionSteamFashion WeekSaunas Author:Gigi Hadid
“I'll show up at Fashion Week with a mink on with a lion head biting my shoulder. I would love that. Oh my God, with a jaguar tail on my shoes. Something crazy.” ShowsWeekCrazyFashionShoesShouldersLionsTailsBitingJaguarsFashion WeekMink Author:Iman Shumpert
“We lack an organization that will support fashion week. The five-day week shows a lack of vision and that we are not able to command respect. I am not saying it's anyone's fault in particular, it's our fault. We have the highest concentration of brands, how can we accommodate everyone in four or five days?” ShowsAbleVisionSupportFiveFourWeekFashionParticularHighestOrganizationFaultsCommandBrandsConcentrationAccommodateFashion Week Author:Franca Sozzani
“I went to London Fashion Week for the first time, after I got the job [on The Collection ], and it completely changed the way I perceived it. I thought, "This is a far bigger operation than I ever expected, and it has far more worth than I ever gave it before." It definitely changed my view of the fashion world.” WorldWayFirstsJobsViewsWeekFashionChangedFirst TimeBiggerLondonExpectedOperationsCollectionsFashion WorldFashion Week Author:Tom Riley