Summer
may be winding down, but
the
fashion i
ndustry
is kicking into
high gear
as
the newest Collections are just
a
few weeks
away
from
their debut
.
Mercedes
–
Benz Fashion
Week
draws hundreds of thousands
of fash
ion fans to
New York
City
, and today IMG Fashion
,
owners
and
producers of the
E
vent, announced
the preliminary
line up of designers who will take ce
nter
–
stage
at Lincoln Center,
September 5
–
12, 201
3
.
“
Merced
es
–
Benz Fashion Week
truly embodies the global scale of the fashion industry and highlights the
limi
tless
boundaries of design. A leader in the
global
fashion event circuit;
Mercedes
–
Benz Fashion Week
in New York
has the highest number of international designers who cho
ose to make this Event
the home
for their Collection debuts,” says Christina Neault, Executive Producer
,
IMG Fashion Events and
Properties. “As well, with three fashion schools
and numerous emerging designers presenting alongside
their established colleagues, Lincoln Center is t
he place to discover the next rising star.”
“Mercedes
–
Benz Fashion Week in New York is internationally recognized as the
world
’
s stage
to
premier
the latest developments in
cutting
–
edge fashion
to the global fashi
on
industry
,” said
Stephanie Zimmer
,
Manager of Brand Experience Marketing for Mercedes
–
Benz USA. “The excitement is building in
anticipation of what will hit the runways from
both the
well
–
known
designers
and emerging
talent
showing this season.”
The Mercedes
–
Benz Fashion Week
Spring 2014
Collections will include:
NICHOLAS K, BCBGMAXAZRIA,
RICHARD CHAI, SUPIMA, TADASHI SHOJI, CANDELA, DESIGUAL, MARISSA WEBB, THE ART INSTITUTE
OF NEW YORK CITY, FASHION LA
W INSTITUTE, ZIMMERMA
NN
, PROJECT RUNWAY, CARMEN MARC
VALVO, NOON BY NOOR, NAUTICA, REBECCA MINKOFF, NICOLE MILLER, ARGENTINE DESIGNERS,
TODD SNYDER,
ELLE FASHION|NEXT,
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY,
MARK + ESTEL,
RUFFIAN, RAFAEL
CENNAMO, LACOSTE, JILL STUART, SON JUNG WAN, MARA
HOFFMAN, MALAN BRETON, HERVÉ LÉGER
BY MAX AZRIA
,
KATYA LEONOVICH,
CHARLOTTE RONSON,
MONIQUE LHUILLIER,
VENEXIANA, LELA
ROSE, DKNY, TRACY REESE, CU
STO BARCELONA, TRINA TURK, DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, JOANNA
MASTROIANNI,
Y
–
3,
VIVIENNE TAM, ZAC POSEN, RALPH RUCCI,
RICARDO SECO,
EMERSON
BY JACKIE
FRASER
–
SWAN
,
MATHIEU MIRANO, RUBIN SINGER, CAROLINA HERRERA, TOMMY HILFIGER, PAMELLA
ROLAND,
HACHE, CZAR BY CESAR GALINDO, CONCEPT KOREA,
DONNA KARAN
NEW YORK
, FALGUNI
AND SHANE PEACOCK, REEM ACRA,
KAUFMANFRANCO,
LIBERTINE,
TORY BURCH,
J.CREW, STEVEN
ALAN, BADGLEY MISCHKA, VERA WANG, JENNY PACKHAM, DIESEL BLACK GOLD, ADEAM, NAEEM
KHAN, DENNIS BASSO,
ALON LIVN
É
, ZANG TOI, MM6
MAISON
MARTIN MARGIELA, FASHION
SHENZHEN, BIBHU MOHAPATRA,
BRANDON SUN,
MICHAEL KORS, NANETTE LEPORE, RACHEL ZOE, J.
MENDEL, CLOVER CANYON, MILLY
BY MICHELLE SMITH
, BETSEY JOHNSON, ANNA SUI, ANYA
CALIENDO, OSKLEN, B. MICHAEL AMERICA, RALPH LAUREN
and
CALVIN KLEIN
COLLECTION
.
In a recent study by Fordham University, it was estimated
that $40 million dollars are annually
contributed to the Lincoln Center a
rea
and over $860 million dollars to the city of New York
from
Mercedes
–
Benz Fashion Week guests,
solidifying the event as a key supporter of the local economy.
Over 100,000 guests, journalists, buyers and members of the industry make Lincoln Center become
the
heartbeat of the city for the 8 days of shows and events.
Title sponsor Mercedes
–
Benz is joined by DHL, American Express®, Maybelline New York, TRESemmé,
Samsung, Reel Code, Style Network,
WGSN,
Beck’s Sapphire
,
The New York Times, as well as Women’s Wear Daily and Getty Images
.
Mercedes – Benz Fashion Week is an IMG event.
The Spring 2014
Collections will take place September 5-12, 2013.