What the New Oscars Date Could Mean for Fashion

Designers showing the day after the Oscars had to compete with the red carpet fashion news beamed 'round the world, and contend with stylists and editors who left early or didn't come period The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' announcement today that the Oscars date will shift from late February to Feb 9 starting in 2020 could change things, and potentially create fashion opportunity for Los Angeles.

Assuming the global fashion week calendar stays about the same, New York Fashion Week is scheduled to begin Feb 6, 2020, meaning the new Oscars date will fall during the New York runway shows American fashion's governing body, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, could react by deciding to alter its dates and start the shows after the Oscars.

It could make L.A a real, viable alternative to New York Fashion Week for the first time, especially if enough designers get on board The new Oscars date could make Los Angeles all the more attractive as a February destination, especially for Hollywood-adjacent designers like Virgil Abloh at Louis Vuitton, Riccardo Tisci at Burberry, and even Kanye West.

Why wouldn't WME/IMG think about bringing the whole fashion week enchilada to Los Angeles during February, even? If there's one thing that could create meaningful synergy between entertainment and fashion, it's that. . Source