If you are interested to know more about the fashion industry—chances are, you need to know in depth about the fashion calendar. The seasonal chart calls for key people in the fashion industry while venturing the coveted relationship among fashion designers, retail buyers and the fashion press.
Biannual fashion seasons are defined as spring/summer and autumn/winter. During these periods—designers are called to showcase their flavors of seasons through fashion week shows.
Major attention is always placed in the big four fashion capitals including New York, Milan, London and Paris. In these places—collections are showcased six months before they are available to purchase. The key attendees include buyers, editors, and high-profile clients.
Spring/summer collections are run typically in September and October while autumn/winter collections are run typically in February and March. Furthermore, menswear collections are showcased one month before womenswear. Womenswear is divided into two categories—haute couture or high-end fashion and ready-to-wear or mass produced fashion without further iterations from a tailor.
Designers are given enough time to work thoroughly in their collection in order to optimize the contemporary market's needs. The close relationship between fashion designer and buyers or the fashion press fosters the success of a collection.
The six-month fashion show is too long to wait and doesn't meet the spirit of today's fashion industry. Fashion demands aren't on the same page as biannual fashion shows. That being said—there are cruise or resort collections which are available in May and November. These are often referred to as pre-collections.