Fashion is always one season ahead, defined by its link to the disruptions that push our society forward. For its winter 2020 ready-to-wear collections, Chanel sends both slim and voluptuous models down the catwalk; black and white women dressed as musketeers. Balmain rethinks the very concept of the bourgeoisie, while Nigerian designer Kenneth Ize joins his South African colleague Thebe Magugu in turning to his roots for inspiration. Last but not least, Japanese designers Issey Miyake and Yohji Yamamoto

Many designers are showing their collections at extravagant and offbeat places at men's fashion week in New York.

It's Fashion Week in New York, a time when designers from around the world debut their latest collections on the runway. But some of the most exciting new looks are actually outside of the shows.

Designers prepare to show their spring/summer 2017 collections to fashion insiders and fans.