Richard Chai

IMG ANNOUNCES NEW YORK FASHION WEEK: THE SHOWS FEBRUARY 2017 SCHEDULE

NEW YORK (JANUARY 24, 2017) – IMG today announced the preliminary February 2017 schedule for

New York Fashion Week: The Shows, taking place February 9-16, 2017 at Skylight Clarkson Sq and

Industria Studios.

NYFW: The Shows will feature the collections of designers including: ANNA SUI, ANNIESA HASIBUAN,

ASIA FASHION COLLECTION , BADGLEY MISCHKA, BIBHU MOHAPATRA, CALVIN LUO, CHIARA BONI LA

PETITE ROBE, CHLOE GOSSELIN, CHOCHENG, CHRISTOPHER ESBER, CONCEPT KOREA, CREATURES OF

THE WIND, CUSHNIE ET OCHS, DAN LIU, DENNIS BASSO, DESIGUAL, DION LEE, ERIN FETHERSTON,

FASHION HONG KONG, FRANCESCA LIBERATORE, GEORGINE, GYPSY SPORT, HAKAN AKKAYA, ICB, JENNY

PACKHAM, JEREMY SCOTT, JONATHAN SIMKHAI, JULIANNA BASS, LANYU, LEANNE MARSHALL,

LIBERTINE, MARCEL OSTERTAG, MARCHESA, MICHAEL COSTELLO, NAEEM KHAN, NAMILIA, NICHOLAS K,

NICOLE MILLER, NINA TIARI, NOON BY NOOR, OSCAR DE LA RENTA & MONSE, PRABAL GURUNG,

ROMEO HUNTE, ROOKIE USA, RTA, SON JUNG WAN, TADASHI SHOJI, TAORAY WANG, TELFAR, THEATRE

PRODUCTS, TOME, VIVIENNE HU, VIVIENNE TAM, and XULY BET

The following designers will be presented by MADE at NYFW: The Shows: ADAM SELMAN, BEAUFILLE,

BROCK COLLECTION, CHROMAT, and THE BLONDS

NYFW: The Shows will be presented by lead partners Lexus, Etihad Airways, Maybelline New York,

TRESemmé, LIFEWTR™, Papyrus and official media partner E!.

The digital home for NYFW: The Shows will be NYFW.com and @NYFW across Instagram, Twitter and

Facebook, which will feature exclusive designer content, live streams and archives of designer shows,

and social activations during the week and throughout the year.

CONCEPT KOREA

1:00 pm Friday 10th@Gallery 3, Skylight Clarkson Sq

Concept Korea is a global project that publicizes Korea’s fashion culture throughout the world and supports domestic designer brands make inroads into overseas markets. This season, Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proudly present three women’s wear designers.

SON JUNG WAN

2:00 pm Saturday 11th@Gallery 3, Skylight Clarkson Sq

Born and raised in South Korea, Son Jung Wan, majored in Industrial Craft at Sookmyung Women's University and, after graduating, attended design school at International Mode in Seoul. In 1989, Son opened a small shop across the street from Galleria Department Store to house and sell her collection of stylish wears. Seeing how successful her store was, Galleria offered her a shop in shop only a year later and from there the Son Jung Wan brand grew. In 1993 Son earned the “Golden Needle Award” from the Korea Fashion Editor Association and in 2005, was named “Designer of the Year” by Seoul Metropolitan.