fashion capitals of the world 2010

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AFashion City or Fashion Capital is a city where the fashion industry has arelevant and important position for the local economy. Production andexporting of fashion goods, as well as fashion events like fashion weeks, tradefairs and awards, boosts its economy and raises its annual revenue, positivelyinfluencing other sectors of the local economy, like the service sector.

Besides its economical power, a "Fashion City" has an active entertainmentand cultural scene, attracting tourists and consumers not only because offashion per se, but also because of its leisure variety. A Fashion City should bean object of inspiration for the professionals that are based there, with anactive, vivid, strong, unique sub-culture, that can inspire not only fashionprofessionals, but also the people in the city, turning the street style and the

street culture into an essential characteristic. This mix of fashion, business,entertainment, culture, and leisure makes a city attractive and internationallyrecognized as fashion centres for their unique and strong identity,differentiating themselves due to specific characteristics.


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Fashion Capitals of the World 2010

This ranking was based on Global Language

Monitor (GLM's) predictive quantities index, a

proprietary algorithm that tracks words and

phrases in print and electronic media, on the

Internet and throughout the blogosphere. The

words and phrases are tracked in relation to

their frequency, contextual usage andappearance in global media outlets.


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FASHION WEEK

A fashion week is a fashion industry event,lasting approximately one week, whichallows fashion designers, brands or "houses"

to display their latest collections in runwayshows and buyers to take a look at the latesttrends.

Most importantly, it lets the industry know

what's "in" and what's "out" for the season.The most prominent fashion weeks are heldin the fashion capitals Milan, London, NewYork, and Paris.


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FASHION WEEK & FASHION CAPITAL

The schedule begins with New York, followed by

London, with the penultimate fashion week in Milan

ending the events in Paris. These four cities are the

traditional "big four" fashion weeks that are followed by

new emerging fashion weeks globally. The Menswear

shows occur in between autumn(fall)/winter and

spring/summer in Milan.

Some fashion weeks can be genre-specific, such as a

Miami Fashion Week (Swimwear), Rio Summer(Swimwear), Prt-a-Porter (ready-to-wear) Fashion

Week, Couture (one-of-a-kind designer original) Fashion

Week and Bridal Fashion Week, while Portland (Oregon,

USA) Fashion Week shows some eco-friendly designers.


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In the major fashion capitals, fashion weeks are

semiannual events. January through Marchdesigners showcase their autumn and winter

collections and September through November

the spring/summer collections are shown.

Fashion weeks must be held several months in

advance of the season to allow the press and

buyers a chance to preview the designs for the

following season. This is also to allow time for

retailers to arrange to purchase or incorporate

the designs into their retail marketing.


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New York has been crowned the fashion capital of the

world after the city topped Global Language Monitor's

Annual global survey for the year 2010.


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Hong Kong came second. Hong Kong's second place is the highest ranking

ever for an Asian city and it is for the first time that the number two spot goes

to anyone other than the classic four - New York, Paris, London and Milan.

Hong Kong at night (L); a model walks in a Jacky Wong creation

at an edition ofHong Kong Fashion Week (R).


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London finished third

The Big Ben in London (L); a model in a Julien Macdonald

creation during an edition of London Fashion Week (R).


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Paris ranked fourth

The Eiffel Tower (L); a model wears a creation of Vivienne

Westwood from the Spring Summer 2011 "Anglomania"

collection presented during the Paris Fashion Week (R).


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Los Angeles was ranked fifth

An aerial view of Los Angeles (L); a model at the Victoria's Secret

fashion show in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles (R).


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Milan, which ended New York's five-year reign as the

top fashion capital in the annual survey last year, has

been relegated to the sixth spot.

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II at Milan (L); a model sports a creation from theGucci men's Spring-Summer 2011 collection (R).


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Sydney followed Milan by finishing

seventh

Sydney Centrepoint Tower (L); a model walks the ramp wearing piecesfrom the Hot In The City Lingerie collection during an edition of theSydney Fashion Festival (R).


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Miami was eighth.

High rises in Miami (L); a model at the Mercedes-Benz FashionWeek Swim (R).


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Barcelona was ranked ninth.

Spires of the Sagrada Familia at Barcelona (L); a model in aMireya Ruiz outfit during an edition of the Pasarela GaudiBarcelona Fashion Week (R).


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Madrid got the 10th place.

Plaza Mayor at Madrid (L); a model in a Lemoniez

Spring/Summer creation (R).


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New York

New York City has been recognized as atop fashion capital known for itschic street and business wears and its

designers. The city is known for goodentertainments in musicals, interestingtour sites and various museums.

New York City is known for a bigcosmopolitan population, liberalism, andbusiness central world wide. The busy andcosmopolitan society brought the qualities

of the city to make it as a fashion capital.The city has produced many great

designers, mostly known for the street anddaily wears. Two of the most famousdesigners from New York are Donna Karenfor DKNY and Calvin Klein. Their fashionhouses became world wide famous fortheir chic casual and formal wears for allthe people.


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New York as fashion capital.

New York City isn't just the fashion design capital of the U.S., it was the

fashion capital for the world for a long time. It's little wonder that top

designers like Calvin Klein, Norma Kamali, and Donna Karan went to

fashion school in New York City. Mark Badgley and James Mischka, Tom

Ford, and Anna Sui opted for NYC fashion design school educations.

The Garment District is a neighborhood of the New York City, located

between Fifth and Ninth Avenues from 34th to 42nd Street. It has been

known since the early 20th century as the center for fashion design and

manufacturing in the United States.

The Garment District is the fashion center of New York City. Approximately

one square mile in area, the district is bordered by the Javits Convention

Center at the extreme west, the New York General Post Office, Penn

Station, and Madison Square Garden in the center, and the Empire State

Building in the east. The neighborhood is home to the warehouses and

workshops of the fashion industry.


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Donna Karen

Donna Karen created the DKNY(Donna Karen New York) line in

New York, launched its first store

in 1999 at Madison Avenue and60th in Manhattan.

Known for their causality, the line

holds its fashion shows for the

ready-to-wear collections in the

Fall and Spring shows.


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Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein founded the Calvin Klein Inc.in 1968 and emerged as the top classic

American designer.

The most famous branch of the

incorporation of the Calvin Klein house

is the Calvin Klein Collection.

They design for women and mens wears

in all different areas; from casual, daily

wears to formal. The related fashion

houses with Calvin Klein are the otherbranches of the Calvin Klein Inc., the ck

Calvin Klein and Calvin Klein Jeans.


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Paris

Paris is the most influential fashion capitalof all in the world. The city is also knownfor great architecture and food.

It became the top fashion capital due to itshistory of the fashion fanatic royalties.

The city produced many famous designersand fashion houses which gainedtremendous popularity all over the world.Paris is now the essential city to visit andlearn fashion for the people with bigdreams in the fashion industry. KarlLagerfeld for The House of Chanel and

Marc Jacobs of Louis Vuitton are one of themost top designers that made the brandsmore popular.

Paris also has its most prominent fashiondestination; the golden triangle which isformed between the Avenue Marceau, theChamps-Elyses, and the AvenueMontaigne. It also has specific roads that

are dedicated exclusively to fashion.


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Karl Lagerfeld

The House of Chanel, morecommonly known as Chanel,was founded by Coco Chanelin France in the 1910s.Chanels exquisite and luxuryline has made them one of the most sought after brandof all time. Chanel has itsfashion shows of the ready-

to-wear and haute couturein Fall and Spring shows inParis, France. Chanel is nowunder is chief designer KarlLagerfeld.


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MarcJacobs

Louis Vuitton is a luxuryFrench brand founded byLouis Vuitton in 1854. It

the number one in luxurybrands of all time. LouisVuitton holds its fashionshows in the Fall andSpring Paris FashionWeek along with Chanel.

Marc Jacob took over the

company as the creative


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MilanMilan is the business, fashion and design capital

of Italy, with numerous fashion and trade fairsin the Rho` district of the city. It is also Italy'ssecond largest and richest city. The city is splitinto 9 zones and full of beautiful architecture,lively nightlife and many museums and

exhibitionsThe city has produced many luxury brands from

various designers and became one of thefashion destination of the world. GiorgioArmani and Gianni Versace have created amega fashion empires from their fashionhouses they created.

Leading national and international fashiondesigners all have stores within the areabetween Via Manzoni, Via Montenapoleone,Via della Spiga and Via Sant'Andrea, withfamous names including Armani, LauraBiagiotti, Gucci, Krizia, MaxMara, Missoni,Prada, Trussardi, Valentino and Versace


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Giorgio Armani

Giorgio Armani was born on 11 July 1934 inPiacenza, Italy. He was originally trained inmedicine, then gave it up to pursuephotography, before being called up fornational service in 1957. He then worked in

a department store, La Rinascente, as awindow dresser. From 1961 to 1970, Armaniworked as a designer in well-known fashionhouse Nino Cerruti, after which he left topursue freelance work. In 1974, withassistance from his partner, Sergio Galeotti,he established his own company, GiorgioArmani, with a menswear label, introducing

a ladies' wear line in 1975. He is known forhis clean, tailored lines.

Armani Exchange, one of the brand createdin 1991, sells casual clothing for both menand women. Emporio Armani sells moreluxury clothing and luggage goods. Thebrand holds its fashion shows in Milan for

its Fall and Spring Ready-To-Wearcollections and for its Resort collections.


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Donatella Versace

Versace is one of the leading luxury fashionbrand in the world along with Chanel andGucci. Versace was started by the Italiandesigner, Gianni Versace, in 1978.

The fashion empire holds its fashion shows in theMilan Fall and Spring Ready-To-Wearcollections and also in Couture fashion show.

Donatella Versace took over the house as the vicepresident and creative director, and hisbrother, Santo Versace, became the CEO ofthe Versace house.


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LondonLondon is known for great architectural

marvels , and urban gathering places,such as Leicester Square, (where theyhold world film premiers).

London fashion is known for classic, casual

and fo

rmal luxury clo

thing fo

r peo

ple allaround. Christopher Bailey of Burberry,and Alexander McQueen, London'sMcQ's founder has created London tospark as one of the classic and thrillingfashion capital.

One of the most famous locations in Londonis Kings Road which had been seen as

one of the most important fashionlocation in the whole of Europe


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Christopher Bailey

Thomas Burberry founded BurberryProrsum in London, England in 1856when he was twenty-one years old.

He has created a fashion mega house bycreating the legendary Burberry'ssignature black, white and red stripes.The brand creates clothing, luggage,and other fashion goods. It shows itscollections in Milan Fashion Week, fortheir Ready-To-Wear lines for Fall andSpring, and Resort lines. The Burberryhouse has made into a classic

fashionable brand demanded highly bythe people world wide to the presentday.

Christopher Bailey is the current creativedirector of Burberry.


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Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen is a creative Englishdesigner recognized world wide. He startedas a chief designer for French Haute CoutureHouse Givenchy in 1996.

McQueen created his own house, McQ inJanuary 2006 for denim based clothing linefor women, men and accessories. The households its fashion shows for the Ready-To-Wear collections in Paris for the Paris FashionWeek.


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TokyoTokyo is the first Asian city to be recognized as

a fashion capital.

The young people have very radical styles,from punk gothic to chic street styles, whichhas inspired many people around the world.

The name "Shibuya" is also used to refer tothe central business district of ShibuyaWard, which surrounds Shibuya Station, oneof Tokyo's busiest railway stations. Shibuyais known as one of the fashion centers of Japan, particularly for young people, and asa major nightlife area.

Ginza is known as an upscale area of Tokyo

with numerous department stores,boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Itis recognized as one of the most luxuriousshopping districts in the world (a kin to NewYork City's Fifth Avenue). Many upscalewestern-fashion clothing flagship stores arelocated here. Prominent is Chanel, LouisVuitton, and Gucci

Harajuku is known for its street fashion !


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Mori Hanae

Mori Hanae is one of the first designersto be recognized in Japan.

She has transformed the Japaneseclothing with a mix of haute couturefashion. She started to work in thefashion industry when she attended adesign school in Japan and married to afamily in the textile industry.

Hanae started a private company todesign clothes for limited costumers andtheatrical companies. Mori Hanaes firstReady-To-Wear collection was shown inNew York in 1965, and opened fashionboutiques in Tokyo. Her signatureclothing is kimono inspired eveninggowns and jackets.


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Yohji amamoto

The style he created "suppresses mode withantimode".

He expresses his philosophy and avant-guardspirit in his clothing, frequently creating

designs far removed from current trends.

Basically, he makes a line characterized byoversized silhouettes; it typically featuresdrapes (loose gathers and tatters) in glossytextures that naturally change with thefigure's contours and movement. Often, asingle color (particularly black) and a singleshade are used.

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