Betsey Johnson won’t be showing at the Bryant Park tents this February.
Betsey, who’s shown her past five collections in the park, is scaling back the presentation of her Fall 2009 collection in light of the recession. She usually shows to more than 1000 buyers and editors in the main tent; this time around she’ll host a more intimate event at a still unnamed location.
Carmen Marc Valvo’s also surrendering his tent space after ten seasons. His audience was already significantly smaller last September and with less press and buyers expected to make the trip to New York for the first Fashion Week of 09 and Bryant Park show costs climbing above $100,000 - it’s just not worth it.
Meanwhile, IMG’s allegedly open to converting tent space into presentation space, like the London Fashion Week tents but rotating, to keep as many designers as possible on site.
We love presentations, but a fun, fantastical Betsey Johnson collection belongs on a major runway.
posted by guest
Dec 16, 2008 10:26AM
i couldn't agree more. this recession is getting worse and worse and I think it's important for designers like Betsey Johnson to continue to show their work because it let's us forget about how crappy things are, even if it's just for two hours. Despite all of what Saks is going through, they still pulled together their holiday windows with glitz and glam and everytime I walk by it it lets me forget about the HORRIBLE economy and think, hey maybe there is a light at the end of this tunnel.