NYFW's New Home Confirmed

Following the announcement last December that New York Fashion Week was moving from its usual Damrosch Park space in the Lincoln Centre where it was housed for five years, new venues have been confirmed for the forthcoming spring/summer 2016 showcase in September: Skylight at Moynihan Station at 360 West 33rd Street and Skylight Clarkson Square at 550 Washington Street.

"As IMG prepares to evolve New York Fashion Week, we are focused on creating the best possible experiences that extend beyond a physical location and moment in time," Mark Shapiro - chief content officer at IMG which organises NYFW - told WWD. "We're looking forward to reintroducing the industry to a showcase of creative talent, style and innovation that made the New York runways famous. Part of this showcase involves staying close to inspirational hubs for fashion, art and music, and we've found a great new home for that in Skylight at Moynihan Station and Skylight Clarkson Sq."

IMG is said to have consulted "designers, show producers, journalists and partners before choosing the venues," which it hopes will entice many more designers - who previously shied away from the commercial atmosphere of the Lincoln Centre in favour of their own venues - to show in the spaces.