It’s back-to-school time: Parents and kids everywhere are filling their backpacks, charging their computers, readying their water bottles and making shopping lists. That this time of year coincides with fashion month has always seemed something of a cosmic joke, or a telling coincidence. The shows, after all, are effectively a back-to-work moment for all.

Or a what-you-will-wear-when-you-go-back-to-work moment (maybe this month, maybe in 2020, depending on whether a brand is on a see now/buy now schedule). And a what-you-will-see-in-the-stores-when-you-go-back-to-work moment (ditto). Definitely a what-you-will-see-on-celebrities-and-influencers-for-the-next-three-months moment ( either way ). Prepare yourself! Forewarned is forearmed! And all that.

So what should you expect? Diversity, hopefully, of race, size and age. And a lot more.

There isn’t a lot of designer churn, but there are a lot of disappearing brands

For the first time in a while, the designer shuffle has let up . But that does not mean you should become complacent; there are still undercurrents of change.

Some brands are moving their shows to different cities: Peter Pilotto left London for Milan, and Boss left New York for Milan. Telfar has swapped New York for Paris, at least for the collection reveal. First its designer, Telfar Clemens , will be showing a “nonlinear film” in New York that will be a preview of what we’ll see in the City of Light.