Fashion capital

Fashion capital

A fashion capital is a location which is influential in fashion and in which fashion is important. A fashion capital would be the home of many top designers, modeling agencies, and the like.

Traditionally, the four major fashion capitals are Paris, London, Milan and New York.Emling, Shelley. [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/03/features/Rweeks.php "Big 4 fashion weeks get new company"] . "International Herald Tribune" (October 3, 2006).] Especially in recent years, however, the importance of the fashion industry has grown in other cities globally, and other cities, such as Tokyo [ [http://www.fashion.arts.ac.uk/fashioncities.htm "Fashion's World Cities Conference"] (description of April 2005 conference). University of the Arts London (London College of Fashion).] , are sometimes included in the list.

Other top fashion capitals include Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Rome, [http://www.languagemonitor.com/?page_id=13 Top Fashion Cities of 2008 & 2007 ] ] Rio de Janeiro, [http://www.envenio.com/newfaces/top_ten_modelling_cities_28_06_05.html The Casting Suite New Faces - find you work in modelling, modeling, TV and film ] ] Shanghai, and Sydney.


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