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Fashion Day
When: annually, July 9.
Fashion Day is an annual event that has not been around for very long. It was introduced in 2016. This day celebrates fashion in its most diverse form.
Origin
The origin of the day is not known. The 2016 Haut Couture Fashion Week in Paris, which occurred between 3 and 7 July 2016, may have inspired the day. Following this week, a fashion show was organized by Pierre Cardin. On 9 July, he showed his collection for autumn and winter. You can read more about it in this article.
There isn’t much information available about Fashion Day on July 9. There is, however, some information available about the opening of a fashion shop in Beverly Hills California, as you can read in this article. The article doesn’t mention Fashion Day.
Fashion Week
Fashion Week is related to Fashion Day. It is just not the same thing. By the way, there is no such thing as “Fashion Week. Similar events are organised in several cities. Well-known cities like Paris, Milan, Madrid, Berlin and Amsterdam. They all organise different fashion events.
Paris Fashion Week
When thinking about fashion, Paris comes to mind.
When you think of fashion, you think of Paris. Although most sources dealing with special days mention an American phenomenon, you may well assume it is simply a French event. It is linked to something that belongs to the French fashion industry. The only question is what exactly?
Paris Fashion Week or the Semaine de la mode de Paris takes place biannually. From 1973, in the first half of the year (February and March) and in July. Only the date does not always coincide with the fixed date of July 9.
Christian Audigier?
So is the day linked to the death of Christian Audigier? This French fashion designer died on July 9, 2015, at the far too early age of just 57. For most special or commemorative days, the date of birth is kept. In Audigier’s case, that would be May 21. Audigier rose to fame with the Edy Hardy and Von Dutch clothing line. So it does not seem plausible that this date was chosen for that reason.
When you look for the (correct) source, you come across the same kind of text every time. In English. People like to copy the texts. In them, it is reported that the day originated online and took place via social media. If so, it must probably be a social media campaign or someone’s brilliant idea. That no one has ever stood up since 2016 and claimed to have been the creator is striking.
The true origin
When you look for the (correct) source, you come across the same kind of text every time. In English. People like to copy the texts. In them, it is reported that the day originated online and took place via social media. If so, it must probably be a social media campaign or someone’s brilliant idea. That no one has ever stood up since 2016 and claimed to have been the creator is striking.
The concept for Fashion Day is to choose a particular fashion style that inspires you and dress accordingly. If that doesn’t work, you can always go shopping. It’s not necessary to focus on new products; vintage items are also an option. You don’t have to do this alone, and you can share what you’ve bought, for example, at a swap party. You can also try your hand at designing or making clothes. In short, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Fashion Day.
