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Fashion weeks go digital as coronavirus reshapes global calendar

festival-fair · 2026-04-27

The fashion show schedule has been significantly altered due to the coronavirus pandemic, prompting a move towards online presentations. The British Fashion Council has declared a digital men’s fashion week set for June 12-14. Burberry has postponed its spring/summer 2020 line to September. Meanwhile, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has organized a digital haute couture week from July 6-8. In January, Giorgio Armani will conduct a physical show in Milan. Digital men’s collections will take place from July 9-14, with Hermès showcasing its spring 2021 collection on July 5. Milan Fashion Week Digital is scheduled for July 14-17, featuring Dolce & Gabbana on July 15. Copenhagen Fashion Week is from August 9-12, and Stockholm’s event is August 26-28. Off-White’s Virgil Abloh has announced no shows until 2021.

Key facts

  • British Fashion Council announced three-day digital men's fashion week June 12-14
  • Burberry delays spring/summer 2020 collection until September
  • Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode holds digital haute couture week July 6-8
  • Giorgio Armani skips digital show, plans physical show at Palazzo Orsini in January
  • Chitose Abe of Sacai debuts first couture collection for Jean-Paul Gaultier at Palazzo Orsini
  • Balenciaga likely postpones Demna Gvasalia's couture debut to 2021
  • Hermès streams spring 2021 collection solo on July 5
  • Milan Fashion Week Digital July 14-17 in partnership with Microsoft
  • Dolce & Gabbana presents men's spring/summer 2021 on July 15 at Humanitas University campus
  • Gucci previews Resort 2021 collection digitally on July 17
  • Pitti Immagine Uomo postponed to January 2021, launches Pitti Connect platform
  • Copenhagen Fashion Week August 9-12
  • Stockholm Fashion Week returns August 26-28 via Swedish Fashion Association platform
  • Off-White's Virgil Abloh experiments with see-now-buy-now model

Entities

Artists

  • Giorgio Armani
  • Chitose Abe
  • Demna Gvasalia
  • Virgil Abloh
  • Marc Jacobs
  • Patricia Hearst

Institutions

  • British Fashion Council
  • Burberry
  • Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
  • Palazzo Orsini
  • Sacai
  • Jean-Paul Gaultier
  • Balenciaga
  • Hermès
  • Camera della Moda
  • Microsoft
  • Dolce & Gabbana
  • Università Humanitas di Milano
  • Filippo Taidelli
  • Gucci
  • Pitti Immagine Uomo
  • Pitti Connect
  • Copenhagen Fashion Week
  • Swedish Fashion Association
  • Off-White
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Londra
  • Regno Unito
  • Parigi
  • Francia
  • Milano
  • Italia
  • Firenze
  • Palazzo Pitti
  • Sala Bianca
  • Palazzo Orsini
  • Copenhagen
  • Danimarca
  • Stoccolma
  • Svezia
  • New York
  • Stati Uniti
  • Cernobbio
  • Sicilia

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