Regular readers know that twice a year, I blog about all the fascinating, beautiful, mesmerizing, strange, puzzling, outrageous, outstanding, unusual, artistic, inspiring sartorial creations coming out of the exquisite imaginations of designers, and down the runway. Regular readers may have also gleaned that I follow fashion the way some people delve into the art world. I think of "fashion" as "costume"--as a way to convey an idea or a concept. I appreciate what some designers do the same way one appreciates what an avant garde sculptor or painter or performance artist does. And in a way, these designers are performance artists. For me, it is not about what is hanging on racks in stores, but what these artists are creating and the ideas and concepts they are working with as an influence on their marvelous creativity. It is moving sculpture. It is theater. Fashion and clothing at this level serve as a kind of visual shorthand. A piece of clothing in the hands of a designer can evoke a place, a region, a country, a specific time or an entire era, a work of art such as a novel or film or painting, a class of people, even a social, financial, or spiritual element... and the combination of such pieces of clothing, as well as their harmony or contrast, can tell a fascinating story.
Now that COVID seems to be a little bit--a tiny bit?--under control, physical shows are returning. Here is the schedule, below...the season used to start with London but I notice it is now at the end.
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2023 FASHION SCHEDULE -- FALL/WINTER 2023-2024
Pitti Uomo, Florence
January 10 - 13, 2023
https://uomo.pittimmagine.com/en
Milano Moda Uomo
January 13 - 17, 2023
https://milanofashionweek.cameramoda.it/it
Paris Fashion Week Homme
January 17 - 22, 2023
https://parisfashionweek.fhcm.paris/en/menswear-fall-winter-2023-2024/
London Fashion Week
February 17 - 21, 2023
https://londonfashionweek.co.uk/
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