Does it still make sense to separate Men's and Women's fashion weeks? Halve fashion weeks, halve waste

Six years ago the fashion industry underwent a micro-movement towards mixed gendered fashion shows with some of the industry’s major houses taking the necessary steps towards fusing their menswear and womenswear shows. The announcements began with Burberry, continued with Tom Ford, Vetements and Gucci, all in one year. In the ensuing years, several other brands have joined the list of co-ed fashion shows including Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta, Versace , Givenchy among others. Fast forward to 2022 , and many of these brands are  showing either off roster during the year or only during womenswear seasons (February & September), yet the industry still insists on continuing the tradition of having the menswear and womenswear calendars separate. With the added factors of the changes that have transpired in and outside of the fashion industry, be it the global pandemic or climate change, it begs the question, is it still necessary to show mens and women’s wear separately? Or is the industry merely clinging to an unnecessary piece of tradition?

With this being a more clever and feasible option to slowly restart the fashion weeks post pandemic , and also being what many brands are already doing with their approach to gendered clothing, while also being a sustainable option for the environment, everything seems to be pointing in the direction of joint fashion seasons, and although it is a piece of tradition that many are still holding on to, it is impossible to ignore that this is where the future is headed. As more and more brands continue to abandon the menswear calendar to show co-ed collections during womenswear season, menswear season will soon become a myth, so why not kill it and let it die peacefully as opposed to having it drag on in the struggle to survive?