Now that we have all recovered from ready-to-wear month, here comes a week of major fashion happenings. There will be runway looks! There will be celebrities! There will be bling! Thank goodness. I don’t know about you, but I was starting to experience withdrawal.
Tuesday: The invitation-only opening of Frieze London — or, as I like to call it, the Fifth Fashion Week. After New York, London, Milan and Paris, it’s one of the biggest designer moments of the year. Alexander McQueen is a sponsor of the main event; Gucci is sponsoring Frieze Masters; the Louis Vuitton collaborator Yayoi Kusama is in the sculpture park, and the smart money is on designers (and models) congregating in the galleries. Expect a street-style bonanza. Or a just-off-the-runway show. You get the point. (Open to the public from Wednesday to Sunday.)
Wednesday: Introduction of the new Chanel mini-movie/commercial/campaign (depending on how you want to think about it), directed by Baz “The Great Gatsby” Luhrmann and starring Gisele Bündchen. This is Mr. Luhrmann’s second big outing for the brand, after his Nicole Kidman short in 2004, and Ms. Bündchen’s follow-up to a cameo in “The Devil Wears Prada.” The pairing of the director and the star suggests all sorts of interesting big-screen possibilities for the future. So far, the model has posted a picture of herself on Instagram with a Chanel surfboard. But does she sing, too?
Wednesday: LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, a.k.a. the world’s biggest luxury goods group, reports third-quarter revenue. Analysts are on the edge of their seats. Is luxury tanking? Has it suddenly ceased to be one of few recession-proof industries in the world? Is the downturn in China a permanent shift or a temporary trend? And what about all those Russian consumers? You will find the answer here.