Facts About New York Fashion Week

DALLAS,May 15, 2003/ FW/ --- On September 12, New York kicks off the Spring 2004 Womenswear international fashion season with the start of the Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week.

Held twice a year (February and September), New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is the country's hottest style summit.

Here are the statistics released by 7th on Sixth, organizers of New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for the Fall 2003 season. As the saying goes, numbers don't lie!

• 54 Bryant Park Shows and 23 Off site shows


• Average length of one show is 17 minutes


• 5-14 shows per day


• Average of 1,800 persons attending per show


• 14,000 persons attend the shows daily


• Total of 126,000 persons attended the shows over a 9-day period


• 1800 Registered Press


• Over 500 International Press from 32 countries


• 600 Photographers / Video Crews shot 2.5 million rolls of film, adding up to 90 million frames


• It takes over 400 people 12 days to set up the Bryant Park Tents


• 96,000 bottles of Evian will be consumed during fashion week


• 500 volunteers will devote over 3,780 hours of help during fashion week.


• 400 feet of runway will be walked during fashion week