It's That Time Again...January/February 2024

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.

Here is the season schedule...back in the day it started with London but that has moved to the end, in February. We now start with the Florentine trade show Pitti Uomo and then move on to Milan and Paris.

JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2024 FASHION SCHEDULE -- FALL/WINTER 2024-2025

Pitti Uomo, Florence
January 9 - 12, 2024
https://uomo.pittimmagine.com/en

Milano Moda Uomo
January 12 - 16, 2024
https://milanofashionweek.cameramoda.it/it

Paris Fashion Week Homme
January 16 - 21, 2024
https://www.fhcm.paris/en

London Fashion Week
February 15 - 20, 2024
https://londonfashionweek.co.uk/