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 =New York Fashion Week =

Who?  Designers and their models  What? A week where people show fashion When? Every Fall Where? Bryant Park Why? To show off the newest trends Designers Designers come from all over the world to make their dream of designing come true. Some know that they are born to do it, or it is in their blood. Others are discovered by real fashion legends such as Tim Gunn or Heidi Klum on a show called Project Runway. Many designers start off by just going to sewing class or reading magazines, and soon enough, they fall in love with it. All designers at one point feel hopeless or feel like a failure, but all famous designers were obviously successful, or else they wouldn't be famous. Famous designers such as Diane Von Furstenberg, Calvin Klien, Kimora Lee Simmons, Michael Kors, Bottega Veneta, Alexandre Herchcovitch, and many more designers worked for years just to even be someone's assistant. That should show you how hard and dedicated you have to be to make your dream come true. //Fashion Week  Lights! Camera! Action! Fashion Week is where people get a chance to design an entire collection. Every one of Project Runway's top three contestants has gotten the prize of being able to show one collection with anywhere from 10 to 12 designs. New York Fashion Week is not a competition, it is just to let designers break free, and design a whole collection with just THEIR ideas. To have your own collection of only your own ideas is very special. It is special because when you are in the top industry with top designers, you will be custom designing which means that you have to do what the client wants in their garment, not what you want. For some designers, fashion week would be described as "A dream come true." Frantic Fall  Fashion week takes place in the fall. Designers and their models spend months preparing for fashion week. Fall Fashion week is always in the month of September, and is set up with a big tent and that is where the runway is displayed, and that is where the models strut their stuff! Most people prefer to go to the fashion week that is in the fall, because fall is like the beginning of all the seasons. People want to be "in style" all season, so they will go to Fall Fashion Week. Everything at Fashion Week has to "inspire fall". Or else there is no point in putting it in Fashion Week. Designers who have gotten to Fashion Week in the Project Runway competition have a little over two weeks to create an entire collection! For them it is a competition, but to others, it is a whole different world where they can unleash the designer in them!  Bryant Park <span style="color: rgb(128, 0, 128); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Bryant Park is in New York. Bryant Park was first designed in 1686 by a governor, who designed it as a building. Many years later, the citizens of New York decided that this location should be a park, and not a building. So they took down the building, did all new grass, and created something better... BRYANT PARK! It is a peaceful place where people can walk their dogs, have a picnic, or even just look at the stars. Until... FASHION WEEK! Bryant Park has many other events that they hold, such as weddings, funerals, birthdays, and lots more! But there is 1 week every fall where Bryant Park has the honor of hosting New York Fashion Week. Bryant Park sets up a big tent where the runway is, and another tent where they have refreshments. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"><span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 255);">Why Is There Fashion Week <span style="font-size: 90%; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fashion Week is very important to some people, especially designers and their models. Fashion Week's main purpose is to see if designer's collections are "trend-setting". Although many want to go, you can't buy New York Fashion Week tickets. You have to be invited( mostly only well-known people are invited). The front row seats are reserved for the people at what is like the "top of the food chain" for fashion. Before Fashion Week, a fashion publicist named Eleanor Lamber organized a week called press week, which was for American designers who's ideas were turned down. It was a success, and became Fashion Week. Now, New York Fashion Week is international, and includes foreign designers.

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http://www.uis.edu/ppo/fall/index.htm

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Fashion_Week

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