While the Paris Couture is in high gear, and New York Fashion Week looms on the horizon, the fact is that there is a whole fashion calendar of shows that need to be considered.

(BCBG resort 2013, Alexander Wang pre-fall, Getty)

Couture, RTW Spring and Fall, Resort, and Pre-Fall are a call to arms for clients, buyers, fashion editors, and fashion writers. I felt overwhelmed trying to figure out if I should backtrack to pre-fall, analyze what's happening in Paris, or just hold my ground to see what happens at NYFW.

You can read my NY Fashion and Trends Examiner Fashion Calendar story here