It faced a few setbacks in the early years, but is now increasing its popularity and importance, as Boston becomes a more fashion forward city.

The week also contributes to a sense of civic pride about what the region has to offer and how it continues to evolve.

[3] However, the event was put on hiatus in 2004 because Jay Calderin felt that the show didn't match the quality of the clothes and was becoming very repetitive.

Calderin founded Boston Fashion Week, and has served as the organization's Executive Director since 1995.

Saturday  : RISD Collection 2009 – Show Veteran's Memorial Auditorium Avenue of the Arts (Francis & Park Streets.)

As the audience of Boston Fashion Week includes a wide range of different kind of people, such as celebrities, journalists, designers, and the general public, the pricing also shows huge variation.

[12] While some seats and runway shows are available through special invitation only, there also are days in which the event is freely open to the general public.

Since the creation of Boston Fashion Week in 1995, the Tent only happened twice, in 2011 and 2012, although it was very well received by the general public.

The first year of The Tent presented local well-known designers such as Emily Muller, Michael DePaulo, Daniel Faucher Couture amongst others.

[16] The first year of The Tent presented local well-known designers such as Emily Muller, Michael DePaulo, Daniel Faucher Couture amongst others.

According to Calderin, The Tent helped encourage up-coming designers to come forward, and show them a new level of production.