Fashion week is returning to New York with a big in-person energy

A 2020 file photo shows models walking the runway at the Rodarte show during New York Fashion Week. Photo: AFP

After a long hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, New York is opening its Spring/Summer 2022 fashion week with the return of in-person runway shows featuring big names like Tom Ford and Altuzarra.

But Covid 19-related curbs will deprive the series of some of its usual international flavour as it rolls out this week.