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The coronavirus pandemic is derailing the luxury fashion calendar - here are the shows and events that have been canceled (so far)

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The coronavirus pandemic is derailing the luxury fashion calendar - here are the shows and events that have been canceled (so far)

Chanel

Chanel

Chanel has announced it is postponing a repeat showing of its Métiers d'Art, which was scheduled to take place in Beijing in May. But as noted by Lindsay Weinberg for The Hollywood Reporter, the house has yet to announce whether its May 7 runway show set to take place in Capri, Italy, will proceed.

Hermès

Hermès

The Hermès resort show scheduled for April 28 in London has also been postponed, according to The Hollywood Reporter's Lindsay Weinberg.

Burberry

Burberry

Burberry was scheduled to have a show in Shanghai on April 23, but it has since been postponed.

As Business Insider previously reported, in January, when the coronavirus was still spreading throughout China, Burberry predicted that COVID-19 would have a worse impact on its bottom line than the Hong Kong protests, which cut sales in half in its last fiscal quarter.

Source: New York Times

Prada

Prada

Prada was set to have a resort show in Tokyo, Japan, on May 21, but that has since been postponed.

Source: New York Times

Ralph Lauren

Ralph Lauren

According to The Hollywood Reporter's Lindsay Weinberg, Ralph Lauren has also canceled its New York show, originally set for April.

Armani

Armani

Armani has postponed its cruise show, which was originally set to take place in April in Dubai. As of now, the show has been pushed to November, as previously reported by Business Insider.

In a statement given to The Hollywood Reporter, Armani said that because of the COVID-19 outbreak, "the decision has been taken as a precautionary measure in order to protect all the industry stakeholders, employees, and guests who would be involved in the trip."

Armani's headquarters is located in Milan, which is, along with the rest of Italy, on lockdown.

Max Mara

Max Mara

According to The Hollywood Reporter's Lindsay Weinberg, Max Mara has decided to cancel its show, which was set to take place in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 25.

Gucci

Gucci

Originally scheduled for May 18 in San Francisco, Gucci is postponing its cruise 2021 fashion show to an as-yet-undetermined future date. In a statement given to The Hollywood Reporter, Gucci's rep said the decision to cancel was due to the COVID-19 outbreak and was made "as a precautionary measure."

"A decision on the new timing and location of the show will be announced at a later date once the situation becomes clearer," Gucci told THR. "At this time, our thoughts are with all of those affected around the world."

Gucci's headquarters are in Florence, Italy.


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