Fashion Capitals

byShubham SinghFPT

What is a Fashion Capital ?Has major influence on international fashion trendsDesign and retailing of products Holds fashion weeks and trade fairsUnique and strong identityPromotes a community, city or nation

Top 10 Fashion Capitals(2015)1) Paris2) New York3) London4) Los Angeles5) Rome6) Milano7) Barcelona8) Berlin9) Madrid10) Tokyo

ParisParis Fashion Week – finale of all fashion weeksHome to world’s best designers Headquarters of Vuitton, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Dior,

Givenchy, Jean-Paul and Gaultier etc.Haute Couture – concept of high fashion originated hereGolden Triangle – triad formed by three landmarks - houses world’s top most brands - heaven for high-end fashion

Paris

ParisBikini – invented here by an automobile engineer and a designerTrade Unions – powerful groups - three entities - formed in 1973Fashion School – The Ecole de la Chambre - foremost fashion institute

New YorkKey center for fashion industryDisciplined & methodical approach of designersHub of latest fashion innovationsLargest number of showrooms – 5000Large pool of creative talentRetail spaces in places with high footfallHome of top fashion magazines – Vogue & GQ

New YorkRepresents American fashion – workwear styleHome to world’s premier fashion school – Fashion Institute of

Technology

LondonBenefitted from influx of foreign talent Home to Burberry, Stella McCartney, Mulberry, Alexander McQueen,

Tom Ford etc.Excellent manufacturing infrastructureFashion Icons – Princess Diana, Kate Middleton - Vivienne Westwood - The Beatles - famous model, TwiggySavile Row - street known for sewing world’s best suits

London

MumbaiCity of glamour – home to world’s second largest film industryFashion shows – driven by Bollywood starsKnown for Lakme Fashion WeekHome to India’s top notch designersLargest sea-portCommercial capital of the countryMelting point of various cultures

Mumbai

New DelhiInternational feel & modern vibeYoung designers – energetic & new sense of styleLarge chunk of customersholds Wills Lifestyle India Fashion WeekRecent event – Amazon India Fashion Week – March, 2015 - Mecca for India fashion - 25 coveted Indian designers participated - theme – Crafts of IndiaCity with India’s premier fashion school – NIFT, Delhi

New Delhi

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