Major fashion centers

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

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ITALY JAPAN UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FRANCE

MAJOR FASHION CITIES

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)……

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.

USA (AMERICA)……

American fashion designer is dominated by a clean-cut casual style reflects the

sporty, health conscious lifestyle of many Americans.

US is the home to some of the world’s most fashionable people-from celebrities to the average ‘Joe’

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

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USA (AMERICA)……

ANNA SUI

Ralph Lauren(known 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.

Christian Dior

FRANCE

Balmain

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

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

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, John 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

London's Carna by Street was the original home of British fashion in the 1960s and it's alive again with concept stores for vintage, street and sports brands like Puma, Ben Sherman, Fred Perry and Lambretta

UNITED KINGDOM

Charles Worth UNITED KINGDOM

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

JAPAN

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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 others

One of Tokyo's busiest railway stations Shibuya is known as one of the fashion centers of

Japan, particularly for young people, and as a major night life area

JAPAN

Japan; Tokyo

The majority of Japanese fashion houses are based in Tokyo

Colors are often somber and

subtle and the fabrics used are richly textured

Famous names in Japanese

fashion include

• Rei Kawakubo who developed a completely new way

of cutting (this can be compared with the innovation

of Madeleine Vionnet in the 1930s)

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