With New York Fashion Week: Women’s kicking off, the Council of Fashion Designers of America would like to share important details about the fall-winter 2016 season.

The total number of runway shows and presentation on the CFDA’s Official Schedule is 147. Of those, 97 are runway shows and 50 are presentations. Venues for shows include: Spring Studios, Skylight Group including IMG’s NYFW: The Shows, MADE at MILK Studios, Pier 59, and others.

In all, the number of runway shows, presentations, and events is 256 (source: FashionCalendar.com).

Additionally, the City of New York has provided statistics on the week’s economic impact. New York Fashion Week’s annual September and February events generate close to $900 million in total economic impact.

Fashion Week generates an estimated $547 million in direct visitor spending, leading to a total economic impact per year of $887 million, according to a 2012 analysis by the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

More than 230,000 people attend shows as part of the city’s two (women’s) Fashion Weeks. The economic benefit surpasses events such as the New York City Marathon (about $340 million), the 2014 Super Bowl in New Jersey (about $500 million) and the U.S. Open (more than $700 million in over two weeks).

The fashion industry employs over 180,000 people in New York City, including 16,000 manufacturing jobs, paying approximately $11 billion in wages, and generating almost $2 billion in tax revenue each year. (Source: Office of Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney. Prepared with the assistance of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, 2015).

The official New York Fashion Week logo was created with the City of New York and is available for media use.

If you need to speak to industry experts during the week, including CFDA President and CEO Steven Kolb, the CFDA can help facilitate interviews.  Please contact: Marc Karimzadeh, M.Karimzadeh@CFDA.com

Have a successful NYFW: Women’s.