MAJOR FASHION CENTERS

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

ITALY
JAPAN
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FRANCE
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Top 10 Fashion Cities Named in Global Survey;

NEW YORK TOKYO

ROME LOS ANGELES
PARIS HONG KONG
LONDON LAS VEGAS
MILAN SINGAPORE
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Five nations have established truly international
reputations in fashion design. These countries are;

AUSTRALIA
BELGIUM
GERMANY
SPAIN
PORTUGAL
INDIA
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USA; New YorkCENTERS
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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.
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American fashion designer is dominated by a clean-cut casual
style reflects the sporty, health conscious lifestyle of many
Americans.

The fashion industry in New York is based around seventh

Avenue.

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

MICHAEL KORES
ANNA SUI
CALVIN KLEIN
DONNA KARAN
RALPH LAUREN
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ANNA SUI
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Ralph
Lauren(known
for casually
elegant clothes
in natural
fabrics)
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CALVIN
KLEIN
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DONNA
KARAN
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RALPH
LAUREN
PARIS
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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.
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FRANCE

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
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FRANCE

Christian Dior
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FRANCE

Balmain
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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

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

CHANEL
CHRISTIAN DIOR
LOUIS VUITTON
CHOLE
LANVIN
• Today, many of the major French fashion houses
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have become international design hybrids
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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
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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

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

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.

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

Gianni Versace known for his beautifully-cut leatherwear 

brightly-colored clothes Giorgio Armani known for subtle, masculine

style for both men and women
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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.
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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.
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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.

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 .
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Charles Worth
KINGDOM

GIVENCHY
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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
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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
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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
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• Kenzo (known for layered looks
and highly original knitwear),

• Issey miyke (known for master

drapery and cutting), and

• 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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