The 10 most unforgettable moments of New York Fashion Week From Jean-Michel Basquiat for Comme des Garçons to the Telfar show at Irving Plaza

Unlike the European fashion weeks, populated by centuries-old brands that have made the history of fashion of the '900, the New York Fashion Week has always had a very particular aura: it is in fact in the context of the New York fashion week that the most daring experiments have been seen. In fact, in the late '80s and early '90s, the dominance of European fashion weeks was also identified with the aesthetics of the "power girl" and with an idea of tailoring that was still elitist, conspicuously opulent, boringly stately, while at New York fashion week Marc Jacobs signed grunge collections, Calvin Klein elaborated his daily but luxurious minimalism and Helmut Lang rewrote the very concept of coolness. This drive for innovation has not disappeared in recent years, which have seen the rise of Kerby Jean-Raymond and Telfar Clemens but also the transformation of Rihanna from pop star to businesswoman and fashion icon with Savage x Fenty.

1. Basquiat models for Comme des Garçons (1987)

Telfar's show at Irving Plaza not only helped solidify Telfar's fame and prestige, but also represented the break with a fixed format for New York Fashion Week. Outside the location there was a two-hour line, over a thousand people were crammed into the moshpit of the venue while a punk rock band, a rapper and a soul singer accompanied the show with music. The models went up on stage and then threw themselves into the hands of the crowd that carried them like rock stars through the entire length of the location. To date, we don't remember a show that had the same level of epicness, the same energy and the same audience participation – but also no show that immediately became part of pop culture.