Although most are optimistic about the move, not everyone sees Lincoln Center as quite the right fit for such a massive showcase. Businesses surrounding the center are voicing concerns about what this means for the future. Fashion week alone has estimated revenues upwards of 1/4 of a million dollars annually, entertaining thousands of people.  Hotel owners note that during fashion week they do peak business, leaving little to no available vacancies. Will the influx of people be too chaotic for surrounding businesses?

Fashion week doesn’t last forever, and we think that this move could open up opportunities for other companies to profit. More exposure can lead to more business, which would be a win/win for everyone.

February will mark the last time Bryant Park plays host to New York’s Fashion Week. In celebration, Spring/Summer 2010 will be a grand occasion. Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center will be the new home for Fashion Week and they have been making preparations to welcome the festivities. It is a sad farewell to Bryant Park, where so many fashion memories have been made, but we look forward to Lincoln Center’s rendition.

We do wonder if this will help the MAC sponsored festivities at Milk Studios. The alternative venue had a successful launch in September with designers like Proenza Schouler, Temperley London and Erin Fetherston. While Milk isn’t exactly around the corner from the new Central Park West venue, it is a more direct route to the Meatpacking District. Bryant Park didn’t seem to suffer from having an alternative venue, and now that there won’t be any crosstown traffic to navigate we have to imagine that come September you can catch even more of the fashion crowd moving up and down 9th and 10th all week.

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