Gucci, Saint Laurent seek radical redo of fashion calendars
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 file photo, Designer Alessandro Michele acknowledges the applause at the end of Gucci's Fall/Winter 2020/2021 collection, presented in Milan, Italy. Gucci and St. Laurent are two of the highest profile luxury fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times-a-year rhythm, shuttling cadres of fashionistas between global capitals where they squeeze shoulder-to-shoulder around runways for 15 breathless minutes. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 file photo, Designer Alessandro Michele acknowledges the applause at the end of Gucci's Fall/Winter 2020/2021 collection, presented in Milan, Italy. Gucci and St. Laurent are two of the highest profile luxury fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times-a-year rhythm, shuttling cadres of fashionistas between global capitals where they squeeze shoulder-to-shoulder around runways for 15 breathless minutes. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

May. 25, 2020 01:33 PM EDT
FILE - In this Sept.24, 2019 file photos, models wear creations as part of the Saint Laurent Ready To Wear Spring-Summer 2020 collection, unveiled during the fashion week, in Paris. Gucci and St. Laurent are two of the highest profile fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times a year rhythm, shuttling cadres of fashionistas to global capitals where they squeeze shoulder-to-shoulder around runways for 15 breathless minutes. The coronavirus lockdown -- which has hit luxury fashion houses on their bottom lines -- has also given pause to rethink the pace of fashion. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this Sept.24, 2019 file photos, models wear creations as part of the Saint Laurent Ready To Wear Spring-Summer 2020 collection, unveiled during the fashion week, in Paris. Gucci and St. Laurent are two of the highest profile fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times a year rhythm, shuttling cadres of fashionistas to global capitals where they squeeze shoulder-to-shoulder around runways for 15 breathless minutes. The coronavirus lockdown -- which has hit luxury fashion houses on their bottom lines -- has also given pause to rethink the pace of fashion. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

May. 25, 2020 08:46 AM EDT
FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 file photo, Designer Alessandro Michele walks out at the end of Gucci's Fall/Winter 2020/2021 collection, presented in Milan, Italy. Gucci and St. Laurent are two of the highest profile luxury fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times-a-year rhythm, shuttling cadres of fashionistas between global capitals where they squeeze shoulder-to-shoulder around runways for 15 breathless minutes. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 file photo, Designer Alessandro Michele walks out at the end of Gucci's Fall/Winter 2020/2021 collection, presented in Milan, Italy. Gucci and St. Laurent are two of the highest profile luxury fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times-a-year rhythm, shuttling cadres of fashionistas between global capitals where they squeeze shoulder-to-shoulder around runways for 15 breathless minutes. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

May. 25, 2020 01:33 PM EDT
FILE - In this Feb.25, 2020 file photo, model Kaia Gerber leads other models as they wear creations for the Saint Laurent fashion collection during Women's fashion week Fall/Winter 2020/21 presented in Paris. Gucci and St. Laurent are two of the highest profile fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times a year rhythm, shuttling cadres of fashionistas to global capitals where they squeeze shoulder-to-shoulder around runways for 15 breathless minutes. The coronavirus lockdown -- which has hit luxury fashion houses on their bottom lines -- has also given pause to rethink the pace of fashion. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

FILE - In this Feb.25, 2020 file photo, model Kaia Gerber leads other models as they wear creations for the Saint Laurent fashion collection during Women's fashion week Fall/Winter 2020/21 presented in Paris. Gucci and St. Laurent are two of the highest profile fashion houses to announce they will leave the fashion calendar behind, with its relentless four-times a year rhythm, shuttling cadres of fashionistas to global capitals where they squeeze shoulder-to-shoulder around runways for 15 breathless minutes. The coronavirus lockdown -- which has hit luxury fashion houses on their bottom lines -- has also given pause to rethink the pace of fashion. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

May. 25, 2020 08:47 AM EDT