Fashion's Night Out, a Kickoff for Fashion Week

One of the most exciting things to call New York City its home is the fashion world. There is no better time than during your four years as a Fordham student to experience all that the fashion world has to offer, especially during Fashion Week, which happens twice a year at Lincoln Center!

                                                           (photo from FNO website)

Fashion’s Night Out, or FNO, as the hip kids call it, is the kickoff for Fashion Week in September, and this is where those involved in the wonderful world of fashion go to see and be seen. FNO hosts events all over the world, but its heart is in Manhattan. As a student at Rose Hill with access to Lincoln Center right at my fingertips via the Ram Van, I have taken advantage of going to FNO with my friends for the past two years. This year, I am just as excited about going to FNO, because let’s be honest, who doesn’t love visiting the different stores and shops and seeing what they have to offer their customers on this special night?

The FNO website provides a list of events so you can make an itinerary for your night, since many of the stores are located all over the city, from the Meatpacking District to the Upper West Side (speaking from experience, you may want to choose one area of the city and stick with it, since there is so much to do in a five-hour period). Many of these stores take advantage of the young crowd out shopping, and they offer various celebrity appearances and parties with DJs to draw people into their stores.

With clubs on campus like Fashion for Philanthropy, fashion is clearly something that students at Fordham are interested in. And with our close proximity to Lincoln Center, the heart of Fashion Week, Fordham students can take advantage of all that the fashion world has to offer. So I encourage you to do just that – put on your fancy heels, tie that bowtie, and strut your stuff around New York City!


FNO 2012 Promo Video!