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The Los Angeles Fashion Week occurs two times a year, in the Spring and in the Fall. This year’s Spring, 2009 collection will be presented Friday, October 10 through Friday October on 17th, 2009. The Fashion Week in Los Angeles was developed by designers, market makers and editors to help bring publicity to American designers, especially in the L.A. area. It is also an opportunity for buyers, celebrities and the press to be able to take a look at the collections of both established and young designers.

Los Angeles is well known in the United States for setting trends. It is the movie capital of the United States and when starlets and stars are photographed out and about in their cute little outfits, accessories and shoes, the rest of the country begin to pine for them. Beautiful, stylish people can be seen all over Los Angeles and so the thought of the city hosting a Fashion Week, really seems pretty natural and organic. The Los Angeles Fashion Week is sponsored by Mercedes-Benz and is also known as Mercedes-Benz fashion week.

Los Angeles has always been a very fashionable city. They may be even more influential as it concerns every day wear and styles then New York. While New York is well known for high fashion, many popular magazines feature pictures of actresses and celebrities who reside on the west coast. Subsequently, this is what becomes popular.

The fall and winter fashion week typically take place in March, while the spring and summer one takes place in October. Fashion Week is free to the press and this is because the purpose of fashion week is to help create a buzz or to bring attention to a particular designer’s clothing line and collection. Allowing free access to the press is one way to accomplish this.

Two times a year designers and design houses put on shows in Los Angeles to present their collections for the upcoming season. Like most fashion shows, some clothes are functional and are for everyday wear, while others are more like showpieces and art. There are many buyers in attendance. They attend because they are looking for the most stylish, most up to date, and hip clothing to purchase for their stores.

Clothing designers understand the importance of this week and what it means to their line. Designers typically pay between $20,000 and $40,000 to present their collections. Some of your bigger designers who prefer over-the-top productions may spend even more. Los Angeles is a very important location fashion wise, in the United States. Individuals who live there are known for wanting to keep their looks updated, young and fresh. Hosting a fashion week there seems perfectly natural.

Fashion Week isn’t just about the designers. It is also about the models. Models can quickly make a name for themselves by being asked to walk in an established designer’s show. Fashion Week is also for fun. There will be lots of parties and celebrities. But ultimately, Fashion Week is about fashion. It is an opportunity for designers and models to showcase themselves and their new collections.