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This year's most recent extravaganza - scheduled from Thursday, September 10 to Thursday September 17, 2009 - saw designers gather from around the world to exhibit their Spring/Summer 2010 collections.

The Skinny on Fashion Week

New York City hosts two major "Super Bowls of Fashion" with the big names of fashion unveiling their fall designs in February, and their spring collections in September.

According to unofficial reports, watch for upcoming collections to be shown from February 11 - 18 (Fall/Winter collections ) and September 9 - 17 in 2010 (Spring/Summer collections).

The Big Move in 2010

Last year, the city promised to provide a newer, bigger showcase to house the bi-annual event, moving away from the traditional tents at Bryant Park which has been home to New York Fashion Week since 1993.

However, commencing in September 2010, New York Fashion Week moves to Damrosch Park at the Lincoln Center complex, home to the reknowned Metropolitan Opera house and American Ballet Theatre.

Eye on New York Fashion Week

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As always, IMG remains the main driving force behind New York Fashion Week, with Mercedes Benz and Olympus alternately providing major sponsorship.

Twice yearly, the Big Apple goes out of its way to welcome high-powered media moguls and Hollywood movie stars who come to see, or be seen, at one of the planet's most celebrated fashion events that attracts over 100,000 attendees. Behind the scenes, a lucky handful of volunteer interns from city fashion schools, such as nearby FIT or Parsons School of Design, toil as volunteers.

Mere commoners, meanwhile, can tune in to watch full coverage on local channel TV 25 — which annually devotes more than 150 hours of coverage with nightly recaps all week long on special editions of Videofashion Daily.

New York Fashion Week around the Web:

Elsewhere on the Web, stay up-to-date on the hoopla, check out more fun facts & information - along with the latest news & updates - as another glam New York Fashion Week glides down the runway ....

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week - The official site featuring news & updates with the complete schedule, designer profiles, and daily photos.

New York Magazine - Fashion Shows - Great coverage of what's coming down the runway in Paris, Milan and New York with special coverage throughout New York Fashion Week.

Fashion Week Daily - Offering a front row seat to late breaking fashion news, rumors and gossip.

metrofashion.com - An eyeful of pictures wth reporting on pop and high fashion, special events and major fashion shows.

Fashion Week FAQ - A Slate insider-report at what goes on inside the tents in Bryant Park during Fashion Week with a look at the crush of media, TV lights, catty comments, gate crashers and lots more.

Mercedes Benz Fashion Week - The full spectrum of video reporting from the sponsor's major fashion shows in New York, LA, Moscow and worldwide, including major highlights and a peak behind the scenes.

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