Several Key Designers RSVP "No" to Fashion Week

by Tracy Chait (RSS feed)
Jan 6th 2009 at 5:02PM

Add Monique Lhuillier (at the finale of her Spring '09 show, at right) and Naeem Khan to the list of prominent designers opting to skip out on New York fashion week this February.

Designers like Vera Wang, Betsey Johnson and Temperley bowed out before the New Year, perhaps sparking a welcome trend for up-and-comers hoping to save the significant expense of showing at Bryant Park, an expense that can easily surpass the six-figure mark.

Lhuillier and Khan, who share a publicist, indicate that an intimate presentation as opposed to a traditional runway show is an appealing alternative for buyers and press with Energizer bunny-like schedules come early February.

Instead of a blur down the catwalk, guests will have a couple of hours during which to examine the clothes, talk to the designers and maybe even finish a whole glass of champagne.

[via WSJ]

Tags: bryant park, BryantPark, monique lhuillier, MoniqueLhuillier, naeem khan, NaeemKhan, new york fashion week, NewYorkFashionWeek, vera wang, VeraWang

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Lo Jan 6th 2009 7:03PM

We have been doing this in gilded hills for years. These designers are too little too late! That is what happens when they become greedy and try to become all things to all people. They all lost their core customers. And they will NEVER get us back. We'll not us young ones. We have Taysha Valez and all her many many O.A.T (original and timeless) offerings and brands. Luxury is so dead.