New York fashion week suffers its first cancellation
By Steff Yotka
Tom Ford has canceled his autumn/winter 2022 parade, originally scheduled to close the New York Fashion Week at 8:00 p.m. on February 16.The brand cites the current propagation of the OMICRON variant in Los Angeles and its factories in Italy as the reason for the cancellation, explaining that the Ford autumn/winter collection will not be ready for the planned date of the parade of the parade.
‘I am incredibly disappointed for not being able to present a show during New York Fashion Week, since I firmly believe that a live presentation is the best way to convey a clear message for the season,’ Ford wrote in a statement in a statement.'We have fought internally during the last month with many of our employees outside with Covid in our design and atelier studio in Los Angeles, as well as in our factories in Italy.We have tried as much as possible to avoid the cancellation of our parade in New York, but finally we face the sad fact that we will simply not have a collection finished on time for New York Fashion Week."
By Steff Yotka
The cancellation of Tom Ford will fully affect the American fashion community: it is not only one of the protagonists of the NYFW, but is also the president of the CFDA and, as such, the Adalid of American fashion.The question that arises now is: Will other designers follow at the Ford site?He has promised that his autumn/winter 2022 collection will be presented later, this year, in virtual format.
Article previously published in Vogue Us, Vogue.com
