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Feb 2023
27m 4s

The History of Fashion Week

Glam Observer - Giada Graziano
About this episode

Welcome to a new season of The Glam Observer Podcast.

Fashion week is just around the corner so I thought it would be interesting to learn about the history of fashion week(s).

In this episode we will talk about:

  • the first fashion show
  • the history of New York, Milan, Paris and London Fashion Week
  • how fashion shows have evolved 
  • and much more

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