1. By: Caylie Kruse

2. Fashion week is a week when designers put together fashion shows to release their latest creations. WHAT IS FASHION WEEK?

3. Fashion week happens 2 times a year. Once in February for the fall shows and once in September for the winter shows. WHEN IS FASHION WEEK?

4. 3 DESIGNERS WHO PARTICIPATE Yigel AzrouelMichael KorsVera Wang

5. http://videos.nymag.com/video/Yigal-Azrouel-Fall-2011-Collect RUNWAY SHOW

6. Currently, New York fashion shows are sponsored by Mercedes-Benz. SPONSORS

7. The fashion shows during Fashion Week are attended by journalists, editors, buyers, celebrities, and social types. ATTENDING THE SHOWS

8. For the VIP tickets, you need to have an invitation. But for all of the other tickets, you need to email the NYC Fashion Week people for details about the prices and more. TICKETS

9. Stripes. This upcoming spring 2013 collection has a lot of stripes. It also involves a lot of lemon chiffon and leather harnesses. TRENDS