A new Shoe Week fashion event is to launch on September 6 in line with the spring-summer 2013 New York Fashion Week.

A full day of invite-only events is set for the premier Glass Houses event on September 9, featuring a runway show, a luxury handbag and shoe lounge and a footwear lifestyle panel discussion with key industry figures.

Shoe Week will also present a live presentation from preeminent photographer Michel Tcherevkoff's Shoe Fleur: A Footwear Fantasy.

Another key event is the inaugural Sneaker Concert, a luxury sneaker and sneakerhead exhibition co-created by Kevin Leong, CEO of Origami, and senior vice president/creative director of Russell Simmons' Simmons Designs Group.

A range of footwear and accessories brands will be involved, including Aiisha Couture, Althea Harper, Estuaries NY, Giemme, Linea Pelle, Mauri, Norma Kamali, O'Neill, Princess by London Shoes, Q by Pasquale, Ted Rossi NYC and Theia Couture.