Will more designers be joining the trend?
"Nothing will ever be the same again" has been the constant refrain of the coronavirus era. But for the fashion world that may well be true.
Tectonic plates have been shifting inside the industry during the lockdown, with a wave of designers standing up to say that the mad whirr of the fashion circus has to slow.
While many have questioned its frenetic rhythm and wasteful over-production for years, few big-name insiders dared openly to question the hamster wheel of spring/summer, fall/winter, cruise and pre-fall shows, as well as the now mandatory capsule collections.
The first cracks in the facade began to appear last month, when Saint Laurent designer Anthony Vaccarello said he was pulling out of Paris fashion week this year.
Henceforth "the brand will lead its own rhythm... and take control of its pace and reshape its schedule," he declared.
(Related: Saint Laurent Pulls Out Of Paris Fashion Week For Rest Of 2020 and Will Set Its Own Schedule)