In light of the recent announcement that the next London Fashion Week is going to be held digitally, and will merge its womenswear and menswear shows, Bev Malik analyses how the pandemic is set to affect fashion month and how it may have a sustained impact on the fashion calendar in the future.

As New York Fashion Week approaches, the landscape of American fashion faces the most turbulence compared to any other of the fashion capitals. From Tom Ford now opting to show his latest collection in Los Angeles, to the bankruptcy of beloved Barneys after almost a century in the retail business.

As flexitarians have ventured into the new year on a plant-based diet for Veganuary, the fashion industry too is breaking with some traditional habits for the sake of the sustainability. The industry’s tradition of hosting ostentatious catwalk shows is facing a dramatic revolution.

Ara Lumiere an Indian brand creates exquisite head accessories handcrafted by women acid attack survivors. They recently won the Fashion Hub Market prize by Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana and The Best Shops (a non-profit Italian chamber of buyers) during Milan Fashion Week and founder Kulsum Shadab Wahab says the “survivor’s needed this glory and there is no better platform to start our journey.”