You probably won’t find the longest catwalk in the world or the Olsen twins bartending or even a street party avec Rag & Bone but you will see is a roster of talented, up and coming designers, steadily gaining credibility in one of the world’s largest emerging luxury markets.

Fashion’s Night Out was started as a global initiative last year, in the throes of the bleak economic scene to get people out of their houses and pulling out their wallets to give the economy some retail therapy. I was pleasantly surprised that it was held in New Delhi, India as one of the 15 worldwide locations. I was disappointed, though, to see that there were significantly more large, international labels such as Burberry, Chanel, etc. This year, however, a lot of niche Indian designers have stepped up and are taking an initiative. These are some of the participating designers I feel show the most promise:

Last year we covered Fashion’s Night Out from Paris, where we caught up with Carine Roitfeld, to London and New York. Each city was an overall success in terms of bringing out the shoppers, but the feel of each event was distinctly different. The Paris Fashion Celebration Night focused exclusively on the high end merchants [...]

Fashion’s Night Out (not to be confused with Victoria, Canada’s fledgling fashion event) is celebrating its second birthday this fall and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg shared the final details of the much-anticipated event.

Last year’s event filled the streets with fashion lovers in nearly every neighborhood where there were events, and this year promises to be even bigger – and hopefully better for retailers who gave mixed reviews on the sales success. September 10th will bring together fashion retailers, celebrities and designers in a celebration of fashion and its importance on our communities and the global economy. Steve Sadove, CEO of Saks Fifth Ave noted at last year’s event, “We started to see a turn in the industry, sales started to stabilize,” he claimed.

Anna Wintour, the force behind American Vogue, has unleashed Vogue’s wrath upon poor, unsuspecting Victoria, Canada. Victoria was all geared to have a series of fashion shows of local designers and boutiques on June 17, dubbing the event Victoria Fashion’s Night Out, effectively re-using the name New York City fashion event sponsored by Vogue.

We previously reported the overwhelming success of New York’s Fashion’s Night Out (and London’s and Paris’ Fashion Celebration Night), and this year doesn’t seem likely to disappoint. American Vogue, which produced the event, is proud to claim their next show slated for September 7, 2010 at Lincoln Center in NYC. It will officially snag the [...]

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced along with Vogue Magazine, the CFDA, and NYC & Co. that this year’s wildly successful Fashion’s Night Out will reprise next fall 2010. Despite an initial tepid response from some merchants, the event proved to be much more lucrative than originally hoped for, with both shopper turnout and [...]

Ever wonder where it all began? Why Karl Lagerfeld had to apologize to Muslims? Or the price designers paid to show in Bryant Park. All these things and more are a part of the short but fabulous history of the fashion show. Read the full story [Fashion Indie]