TO to lead the way was Giorgio Armani on January 4, with the cancellation of the 2022 fashion shows that should have been held in Milan it’s at Paris. As has already happened in the past, there are many brands and stylists who today follow him closely and cancel or postpone the presentations and fashion shows already on the calendar, from Pitti Uomo to Milano Moda Uomo 2022, up to red carpets, salons and events .
2022 fashion shows canceled, the reasons
First, health concerns about the state of infections more and more frequent caused by variants of coronaviruses, which are rampant in Europe and around the world despite vaccines. And then, the inevitable contributing causes: the state of the collections, whose production is consequently slowed down due to the absence of workers performed positive, in addition to the logistical difficulties related to displacements.
Men’s fashion, confidently ahead
Meanwhile, after the announcement of the British Fashion Council ofcancellation of the men’s fashion shows in London Fall Winter 2022/2023 scheduled for the beginning of January – which will unite in a single “genderless” fashion week in mid-February – the upper echelons of Milan generally confirm the appointments on the calendar. Pitti Uomo 101 (11-13 January, in Florence) e Milan Men’s Fashion (14-18 January), in short, they will be done anyway, with protection measures and stricter security controls (necessary to access the reinforced Green Pass).
Word respectively of Raffaello Napoleone, CEO of Pitti Immagine, and Carlo Capasa, president of Camera Moda: the goal is to safeguard Italian men’s fashion, the protagonist of the month, which in 2022 is estimated to return to pre-pandemic levels thanks to the resumption of exports, + 16.4% in 2021 compared to 2020 according to the latest Istat data.
Pitti Uomo 101, who will not participate
To the individual, of course, free choice. And for many who remain, there are those who will not participate in Pitti Uomo 101. To announce it, Brunello Cucinelli: for precautionary reasons and in order not to put employees and personnel at risk, the Umbrian company led by the entrepreneur will skip the physical presentation at the Florentine salon. A decision, reads the press release, “painful but indispensable”. Also the special guest brand of this edition, Ann Demeulemeester, decides to “postpone the event to the next edition of Pitti, to June 2022”, reads the note from the maison acquired in 2021 by the entrepreneur Claudio Antonioli.
The defections of Milano Moda Uomo
After the announcement of the cancellation of the shows Giorgio Armani And Emporio Armani man Fall Winter 2022/2023, respectively scheduled for Saturday 15 January and Monday 17 January 2022 inside Milano Moda Uomo, comes the news that also JW Anderson will not parade. “Following the recent logistical and travel difficulties caused by the developments of the coronavirus, JW Anderson has chosen to present the men’s collection by opting for a fashion show in digital format” reads the company’s press release. The show will be broadcast online on Sunday 16th January at 20.00. This is the third consecutive time that the brand has opted for an online presentation: the last physical show, the one for Autumn Winter 2020/2021.
Jonathan Anderson at the end of the last physical show staged, that of JW Anderson men’s Fall Winter 2020/2021 in Paris (Photo: Getty Images).
The salons postponed, from Mido to Vicenza Oro
When it comes to salons, Omicron is holding back the events already scheduled in Europe. I give myself postpones the appointment dedicated to eyewear from 30 April to 2 May in Milan Rho Fiera, initially scheduled for February 2022. Also Vicenzaoro renounces the January 2022 edition: the fair dedicated to jewelery collections, which should have taken place in person from 21 to 26 January, is postponed to 17-21 March.
In Germany, the Frankfurt and Munich shows at risk: events in the city of the German stock exchange, specifically Premium, Neonyt, Seek, The ground And Val: ue, have all been canceled or postponed. Even the Munich Fabric Start (MFS), dedicated to the textile sector, will not be held. The International lingerie show And Interfilière Paris have postponed the edition that was to take place from 22 to 24 January 2022 at the Porte de Versailles to June.
The red carpets 2022 canceled
If already i Golden Globes 2022 went on stage without any red carpet, the ceremony of Grammy Awards 2022, scheduled in Los Angeles on January 31, has already been postponed to a later date. The festival of Sundance in attendance: the independent film festival founded by Robert Redford will be held online on January 20. And if red carpets around the world are at risk, events and gala dinners are also involved: like the Dîner de la mode, key in the fight against AIDS, jointly organized by the Fédération de la haute couture et de la mode And Sidaction, postponed to Thursday 7 July 2022 (it should have been held on 27 January).
The collateral fashion appointments postponed
Following the growth of infections, Valentino has decided to postpone the second phase from Vintage Valentine. From 13 to 20 January the first exclusive items were due to arrive in the Madame Pauline store in Milan, and for the occasion the boutique would be customized by the Maison.
A decision taken in order to protect the health of customers, as well as the project itself, the first phase of which ended in December 2021: customers could request an evaluation of their garments from past collections, and if successful, sell it to boutique to receive a credit to spend in the store in exchange.
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