Elements of fashion major fashion centers

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Though Most major countries have their own fashion industry, including;

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ITALY

J APAN UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FRANCE

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Top 10 Fashion Cities Named in Global Survey;

NEW YORK

ROME PARIS LONDON MILAN

TOKYO

LOS ANGELES

HONG KONG LAS VEGAS SINGAPORE

Five nations have established truly international reputations

in fashion design These countries are;

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AUSTRALIA BELGIUM GERMANY

SPAIN PORTUGAL

INDIA

USA (AMERICA)……

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, U.S.A.

• American fashion design is dominated by a clean-cut casual

style reflecting the sporty, health-conscious life styles of many Americans

• The fashion industry in New York is based around Seventh

Avenue

• A designer who helped to set the trend in America for sport

influenced day wear throughout the 1940’s and 50’s was Clair McCardell

• Many of her styles have been rivived

• More recent influences on the American Look have been

Calvin Klein, with classic coats, separates and jeans

• Ralph Lauren designs casually elegant clothes in natural

fabrics and Donna Karan works with practical, sophisticated women’s wear

USA; New York

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For over a century, New York has reigned as America's fashion capital.

Today, its creative legacy, successful fashion empires, and

important press and retail sectors ensure that the city's influence has become global

The majority of American fashion houses are based in New York, although there are also a significant number New York,  Los

Angeles and Miami, and Chicago was once a center of American fashion

American fashion design is dominated by a clean cut, casual

style, reflecting the sporty, health-conscious lifestyles of many

American dwellers

The US is a stylist place to live with a wonderful

combination of different cultural influences which turn it into a real melting pot of fashion

The fashion industry in New York is based around

seventh Avenue.

Among the major fashion designer’s some of the well known designers in USA are;

TOP DESIGNERS OF USA

MICHAEL KORES

ANNA SUI CALVIN KLEIN DONNA KARAN RALPH LAUREN

USA (AMERICA)……

ANNA SUI

Ralph Lauren(know

n for casually elegant

clothes in natural

fabrics)

USA (AMERICA)……

CALVIN KLEIN

USA (AMERICA)…… DONNA KARAN

USA (AMERICA)…… RALPH LAUREN

PARIS

Paris is the largest fashion center in the

world and has been the measuring stick for fashion since the 16th century.

It is also where the momentous Paris

Fashion week takes place.

France has a large fabric industry that works in harmony with the couture houses; this provides the perfect environment for a fashion capital.

In the 40s and well into the 50s and 60s a group

of French designers led the fashion industry

Beginning with Dior, Balmain and Givenchy then Pierre Cardin, etc

FRANCE

Christian Dior

FRANCE

Balmain

FRANCE

In the early 60s Pierre Cardin and Yves Saint Laurent

were the top designers of the French classic styles,

inherited Christian Dior's fashion house in 1957

FRANCE

The more experimental styles of designers like Andre

Courreges became popular

The 60s killed there all couture style and replaced it with young and daring street style clothing

Among the major fashion designer’s some of the well known designers in France are;

TOP DESIGNERS OF FRANCE

CHANEL CHRISTIAN DIOR LOUIS VUITTON

CHOLE LANVIN

• Today, many of the major French fashion houses have become international design hybrids TOP DESIGNERS OF FRANCE

The French have bred and educated many

generations of designers, skilled workers, artists and critics which coupled with France fabric

industry, large home market, export trade and long tradition of couture makes it the fashion capital of the world

ITALY- MILAN

Milano The fashion capital of the world Milan is the financial and industrial center of the country, and the home to the

most famous names in the world of fashion

ITALY- MILAN

Milan is the business, fashion and design capital of Italy, with numerous fashion and trade fairs in the Rho` district of the

city It is also Italy's second largest and richest city.

Every designer imaginable has a shop or two in these

streets: Armani, Iceberg, Luois Vitton, Dior, Bottega Veneta,

to name just a small handful.

most exclusive names in Italian fashion design are Valentino known for his

famous "Rosso Valentino," which means“ Red Valentino“ Gianfranco Ferrè

known for his boldly-cut

The majority of the older Italian However, Milan is seen as the fashion capital of Italy because many well-known designers are based there and it is the venue for the Italian designer collections

The majority of the older Italian couturiers are based in Rome.

ITALY- MILAN

The majority of the older Italian couturiers are based in Rome.

brightly-colored clothes Giorgio Armani known for subtle, masculine style for both men and women

Gianni Versace known for his beautifully-cut leatherwear 

Dolce & Gabbana known for their classic-to-modern, edgy appeal.

Milan holds fashion trade fair sat numerous times of the year, these streets can be seen full of people from the fashion

industry(designers, manufacturers, buyers etc) both day and night.

ITALY- MILAN

UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED KINGDOM- LONDON

• Known for unorthodox clothes, with a young

market and popular appeal.

• Vivienne Westwood is one of the pioneers of

street style, the name of daring youthful looks which London is known for.J ohn Galliano,

Richmond Cornejo and a design group called English Eccentrics also turn out fresh ideas

consistently.

• Other well known names include Zandra

Rhodes, Katharine Hamnett (known for slogan t-shirts) and Bruce Oldfield who designs

glamorous evening wear.

UNITED KINGDOM

The first fashion designer, Charles Worth, was a native of Britain, although he made his name in native of Britain,

although he made his name in Paris.

The majority of British fashion houses are based in

London.

In the 1920s, Norman Hartnell became known for

elaborate evening gowns, and went on to, and went on to design Queen Elizabeth II's wedding and design 's

wedding and coronation gowns, and other gowns

for coronation gowns, and other gowns for members of the British royal family

UNITED KINGDOM

British designers, Stella McCartney, J ohn Galliano and

Alexander McQueen creating collections for Chole,

Christian Dior and Givenchy

Big fashion houses such as Chanel, Givenchy and Chloe snap up the hottest new talent

UNITED KINGDOM

There are loads of 2nd hand clothes stores around

Covent Garden and Portobello market for cool rejects Away from the capital, city centers like Manchester and Leeds are home to individual boutiques original, up-to- the-minute designs.

London Fashion week held in February and September

is the main UK fashion event attracting the glare of the world's style gurus

J APAN

TOKYO, J APAN

• The look is lose and apparently unstructured This is

often the result of complicated cutting techniques

• Colors are often subtle, and somber Fabrics are rich

and textured.

• Many of the famous names in J apanese fashion now

work in Europe or the USA, but the Tokyo designer collections are still a major international fashion

event.

TOKYO, J APAN

• Famous names in J apanese fashion include Kenzo,

known for layered looks and highly original knitwear.

• Miyake, considered a master of draping and cutting,

and Rei Kawakubo who developed a completely new way of cutting.

• His work has been compared with the bias innovation

of Vionnet in the 1930’s.

J APAN

• Many of J apanese fashion houses are based in Tokyo

• Colors are often somber and subtle and the fabrics used are richly textured

• Famous names in J apanese fashion include Kenzo(known for layered looks and highly original knitwear), Issey miyke(known for master drapery and cutting), and Rei Kawakubowho

developed a completely new way of cutting (this can be

compared with the innovation of Madeleine Vionnet in the

1930s)

J APAN

• Omote sand is an avenue, subway station and neighbour hood

in Tokyo is known as an upscale shopping area featuring

several international brand outlets, ranging from Louis Vuitton and Gucci to the more affordable The body shop, Zara, and

Many of the most famous names in J apanese as on now work in Europe or the USA, but the Tokyo designer collections are still a major international event.

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ITALIAN FASHION DESIGNERS

Giorgio Armani

Alma Couture

Filippo Alpi Femme

Maria Grazia Amoretti

Gianna CassoliEmilio CavalliniErnestina CeriniComplice

Anna e Cristina CostiRaffaella Curiel

Dadoscorza by Edward

De CarlisRoberta De CastelloDolce e Gabbana

FRENCH FASHION DESIGNERS

LONDON FASHION DESIGNERS

NEW YORK FASHION DESIGNERS

TOKYO FASHION DESIGNERS