China's Absence This Fashion Week Season

Due to the recent Coronavirus outbreak many of China's top designers will not be able to attend this years round of fashion week's around the world. Shanghai fashion week took a direct hit, considering it is in China, and had to postpone their events due to the amount of absence they would experience. Fashion weeks around the world are also experiencing the repercussions of this virus. Because many top Chinese designers and buyers can't leave the country, the revenue and popularity of these events will experimenting significant losses. Chinese consumers are the biggest spenders in the world, and can essentially break or make brands' revenue growth.   

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