With no live audiences, NY Fashion Week tries to support US designers

With almost no live audiences and few major names, New York Fashion week, which opens Sunday in city that was ravaged by the pandemic, is not giving up -- and is trying to help American designers survive an unprecedented crisis.

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Models present outfits by Spanish designer Devota and Lomba's Spring/Summer 2021 collection during the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Madrid on September 10, 2020. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP)

2020-09-13 11:18:35

With almost no live audiences and few major names, New York Fashion week, which opens Sunday in city that was ravaged by the pandemic, is not giving up -- and is trying to help American designers survive an unprecedented crisis.

Don't bother looking for Michael Kors, Tommy Hilfiger or Ralph Lauren, regular heavy-hitters on the lineup. They won't be attending this Fashion Week, which will last only three days, from Sunday evening to Wednesday.

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