September and February are two of my absolute favorite months for one single reason: fashion week. As we have already begun the month of September (crazy, huh?), New York fashion week is well underway. If only I could attend one of those renowned fashion shows…
Well, thanks to Givenchy, I can. For the first time in fashion week history, Givenchy gave away 820 tickets to the public for its Spring 2016 show, which was held in New York on Sept. 11. 280 seats were also reserved for students from local fashion schools.
If you are a fashion fanatic such as myself, this is monumental and everything you have ever wished, hoped, and dreamed for in the world of fashion. Because Givenchy is a major-name runway show, editors, buyers, and celebrities clamor to get into it, now alongside the 820 people of the public as well. His collections are so highly anticipated season after season, always creating a fabulous show that’s made for the masses. By appealing to a mass of non-fashion-industry individuals, Givenchy’s Spring 2016 show was definitely one for the books, accompanied by lots of anticipated feedback from all who were lucky enough to attend.
Something so simple as making a show public should be the norm in the world of fashion. Editors, retailers, and celebrities are not the only ones who revel in fashion and all its glamour and glory. *Cough, cough, me, cough.* This move by Givenchy serves as a big, bold example of making fashion accessible to all. Because the response was as crazed as anticipated, fashion followers can only hope that this will set off a new trend, making many future fashion shows available to the public.
An aroma of fabrics, colors, loud music, and spotlights on models that strutted down the runway took over the room as Givenchy’s long awaited Spring 2016 collection was finally launched.
I still wish I could have been surrounded by models full of Givenchy-made fabrics in one of those 820 seats reserved in my name… Instead, I had to settle on curling up in my bed and live streamed the show. Live stream may be great, but it doesn’t come close to the real deal.
