New York Fashion Week sets new trend with shortened schedule

New York Fashion Week is placing a new style for September with a shorter, more unique schedule of fashion designers and brands.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) has condensed the official New York Fashion Week calendar from six to 5 days and nights beneath the management of newly-elected chairman, fashion designer Tom Ford.

"We're conscious of people's time and budget," CFDA President and Chief Executive Steve Kolb informed Reuters on Tuesday. "We've gotten comments over the last few seasons that the longer agenda was difficult for editors and buyers and company of trend shows."

For the most part, manufacturers who bore the brunt of the condensed calendar and did no longer make it onto the professional time table had been those with a "very small retail footprint," Kolb said.

You have to assume who as a top editor of a magazine... are they going to want to sit there and watch that show or, as a buyer, are they going to want to take a seat there and eventually purchase that collection?" Kolb said.

Highlights all through the week encompass Tommy Hilfiger and Zendaya's new collection, which will be shown at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, and The Blonds, who will team up with the Broadway musical "Moulin Rouge!" for their show.

New York Fashion Week will officially run from Sept. 6 till Sept. eleven