Internationalization of Fashion Weeks: London, Milan, and Global Calendars (1970–1990)

1. Eleanor Lambert launches New York “Press Week”

   Jan 1, 1943Labels: Eleanor Lambert, New York

   • FT
   • NYFW Wiki

2. Milan Fashion Week begins as a recurring trade event

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: Milan Fashion, CNMI

   • MFW Wiki
   • CNMI

3. Italian fashion leadership organizes into a national chamber

   Jun 11, 1958Labels: Camera Sindacale, Italian fashion

   • CNMI
   • MFW Wiki

4. Walter Albini’s Milan show signals Italy’s ready-to-wear shift

   Jan 1, 1971Labels: Walter Albini, Milan show

   • FT
   • Italiana CNMI

5. Paris consolidates shows under a new federation

   Jan 1, 1973Labels: French federation, Paris trade

   • FHCM Wiki
   • FHCM FR

6. Paris Fashion Week’s first recognized edition is held

   Oct 1, 1973Labels: Paris Fashion, French federation

   • ParisFW Wiki
   • FHCM Wiki

7. Battle of Versailles spotlights transatlantic runway competition

   Nov 28, 1973Labels: Battle of, Palace of

   • Versailles Show

8. Milan gains 1970s–1980s momentum from major designers

   Jan 1, 1980Labels: Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace

   • Vogue UK
   • MFW Wiki

9. London’s industry forms the British Fashion Council

   Jan 1, 1983Labels: British Fashion, London industry

   • BFC Wiki

10. London Fashion Week launches as a scheduled event

    Feb 1, 1984Labels: London Fashion, scheduled event

    • LFW Wiki
    • Euronews

11. The “Big Four” sequence becomes a working global calendar

    Jan 1, 1985Labels: Big Four, global calendar

    • MFW Wiki
    • LFW Wiki
    • ParisFW Wiki

12. International fashion weeks mature into a stable system by 1990

    Jan 1, 1990Labels: International fashion, global calendar

    • LFW Wiki
    • MFW Wiki
    • ParisFW Wiki