Where Are the Women Fashion Designers?

Summary by Krater

The creator analyses the gender breakdown of creative directors across the big four fashion weeks for Spring 2027, concluding that New York is the only city with more female designers than male, while overall across all four cities, men make up 54% and women 46% of designers.

From the video

Answers: Are there more male or female creative directors in high fashion?

• gender disparity in fashion design leadership
• creative directors at fashion houses
• New York Fashion Week designer demographics
• London Fashion Week designer demographics
• Milan Fashion Week designer demographics
• Paris Fashion Week designer demographics
• independent women fashion designers

What it concludes

• New York Fashion Week has the largest disparity in favor of women designers, with 36 men and 42 women (54% women).
• London Fashion Week has 45 men and 39 women (54% men, 46% women).
• Milan Fashion Week has 31 men and 17 women (65% men).
• Paris Fashion Week has 57 men and 46 women (55% men, 45% women).
• Across all four major fashion weeks for Spring 2027, there are 169 men and 144 women designers, meaning women make up 46% and men 54%.