The Top Takeaways From New York Fashion Week – WSJ

New York Fashion Week began with questions about its relevance amid a number of high-profile absences and wound up with some silver-lining optimism about the next generation of American designers.

This year, the Oscars took place earlier than usual, siphoning celebrities from New York Fashion Week and prompting Tom Ford to move his presentation to Los Angeles. Ralph Lauren, whose New York Fashion Week shows in recent years have been one glamorous spectacle after another, skipped this round and will show in the spring instead….