--- title: New York, Paris, Milan Fashion Weeks More Diverse description: Find out how New York, Paris, London and Milan Fashion Weeks stacked up in terms of diversity. canonical: https://time.com/4699526/fall-winter-fashion-season-diversity/ author: Samantha Cooney article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-13T17:53:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:10.211Z og:title: Fashion Shows This Season Were Slightly More Diverse og:description: But the industry still has work to do og:url: https://time.com/4699526/fall-winter-fashion-season-diversity/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe8ea9cc894784d4/6988be2586f68e47106e3d20/fashion-week-diversity.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3543 og:image:height: 1993 og:image:alt: Michael Kors - Runway - February 2017 - New York Fashion Week og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fashion Shows This Season Were Slightly More Diverse twitter:description: But the industry still has work to do twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe8ea9cc894784d4/6988be2586f68e47106e3d20/fashion-week-diversity.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Fashion Shows This Season Were Slightly More Diverse > Sponsored content. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-worth-2026q3/newsletters?i=e282ab62-b205-4851-8d49-5731da951ec5&cr=time-nl-worth-2026q3-v1)  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Mar 13, 2017 5:53 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: A model walks the runway at the Michael Kors Collection Fall 2017 show at Spring Studios on at Spring Studios on February 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Peter White/WireImage) NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 15: A model walks the runway at the Michael Kors Collection Fall 2017 show at Spring Studios on at Spring Studios on February 15, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Peter White/WireImage) Peter White—WireImage  by [Samantha Cooney](https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/)  ## Samantha Cooney Mar 13, 2017 5:53 PM UTC The Fall/Winter 2017 season of fashion month in New York, London, Milan and Paris may have been the most diverse ever. [Glossy reported](http://www.glossy.co/diversity-in-fashion/fashion-month-diversity-report-a-tense-political-climate-leads-brands-in-the-right-direction?utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=glossydis&utm%5Fsource=daily&utm%5Fcontent=170313) that the runway shows held from February to early March saw representation of models of all races, gender identities, body sizes and ages. “Based on the preliminary findings of our semi-annual diversity report (which publishes this week), this was the most diverse season ever in terms of models of color, plus-size women, older women (over age 50) and transgender women across all cities,” Jennifer Davidson, the editor-in-chief of [the Fashion Spot](http://www.thefashionspot.com/), told Glossy. New York Fashion Week had its second-most diverse fashion week ever with 31.5% non-white models. Marc Jacobs’ show [featured a number](http://www.wmagazine.com/story/trans-models-diversity-new-york-fashion-week-marc-jacobs) of transgender models, including Casil McArthur and Avie Acosta. Other highlights included the [fashion week debut](http://motto.time.com/4674453/muslim-model-kanye-west-nyfw/) of Muslim model Halima Aden at Kanye West’s Yeezy show and [curvy models](http://motto.time.com/4672192/ashley-graham-candice-huffine-nyfw/) like Ashley Graham and Candice Huffine strutting for Michael Kors and Prabal Gurung, respectively. Milan Fashion Week, according to Glossy_,_ tends to be the least diverse slew of shows for the past season. Aden, however, [walked](http://motto.time.com/4680868/halima-aden-milan-fashion-week-shows/) at MFW for Alberta Ferretti and Max Mara, while Bottega Veneta featured [43-year-old model](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/26/fashion/milan-fashion-week-versace-missoni-bottega-veneta.html) Eva Herzigova. But [some argued](http://www.glossy.co/diversity-in-fashion/fashion-month-diversity-report-a-tense-political-climate-leads-brands-in-the-right-direction?utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=glossydis&utm%5Fsource=daily&utm%5Fcontent=170313) Milan still have work to do when it comes to diversity on the runway. Glossy noted that only 19 of Gucci’s 119 styles during MFW were worn by women of color. And, despite the gains across cities, most would argue that the fashion industry still has a long way to go. “I will call it a success when we no longer even think about it and just see women of all sizes and ethnicities on the runways, without it being newsworthy,” Gary Dakin, the co-founder of JAG Models, told Glossy. \[[Glossy](http://www.glossy.co/diversity-in-fashion/fashion-month-diversity-report-a-tense-political-climate-leads-brands-in-the-right-direction?utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fcampaign=glossydis&utm%5Fsource=daily&utm%5Fcontent=170313)\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4699526/fall-winter-fashion-season-diversity/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4699526/fall-winter-fashion-season-diversity/"},"headline":"Fashion Shows This Season Were Slightly More Diverse","datePublished":"2017-03-13T17:53:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:10.211Z","description":"But the industry still has work to do","url":"https://time.com/4699526/fall-winter-fashion-season-diversity/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe8ea9cc894784d4/6988be2586f68e47106e3d20/fashion-week-diversity.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Cooney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-cooney/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfe8ea9cc894784d4/6988be2586f68e47106e3d20/fashion-week-diversity.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Michael Kors - Runway - February 2017 - New York Fashion Week","caption":"Michael Kors - Runway - February 2017 - New York Fashion Week","creditText":"Peter White—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4699526/fall-winter-fashion-season-diversity/","name":"Fashion Shows This Season Were Slightly More Diverse"}}]}] ```