More than 185 designers get set to strut their stuff at New York fashion week [POLO]8/13/2013 5:18:08 AM
More than 185 designers get set to strut their stuff at New York fashion week Around 85 designers are scheduled to show their spring 2012 collections at Lincoln Center,mcafee 50 off where a striking new stainless steel facade will greet an expected 100, 000 fashion fanatics. Meanwhile, at least two designers - Marc Jacobs and Olivier Theyskens for Theory - have pushed back their shows to later in the week, blaming the hurricane for delaying their lines. One of the busiest days on the Fashion Week schedule is Sunday, the 10th anniversary of 9/11. As they have for the past 10 years, those working at the tents will observe a moment of silence at the times the planes hit the World Trade Center. But for the most part, "it's business as usual, " says Christina Neault, executive producer for IMG, which puts on the shows. "The whole point of what these terrorists did was to disrupt business and we haven't given in since. " Not everyone feels that way. Carmen Marc Valvo changed his traditional Sunday spot to Saturday because of the date. "I thought it was inappropriate to have a fashion show on this occasion and I wanted to give my team this time to reflect and honour the souls we lost so senselessly that day. " But many others, including Tracy Reese, are holding fast. "The most positive thing that came out of this terrible tragedy has been how New Yorkers have pulled together to bring our city back from despair, " she says. "I think we can honour the fallen by keeping the spirit of all that is best about New York vibrant and alive, " says Reese, who will make a donation to the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund in acknowledgment of the event.


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