FASHION CENTERS

A Fashion City or Fashion Capital is a city where the fashion industry has a relevant and important position for the local economy. Production and exporting of fashion goods, as well as fashion events like fashion weeks, trade fairs and awards, boosts its economy and raises its annual revenue, positively influencing other sectors of the local economy, like the service sector.

Traditionally, there are four main fashion capitals known as the "big four", consisting of London, New York, Milan and Paris Nonetheless, the "big four" is often extended to include other cities, such as Tokyo or Rome

PARIS
Paris

has long been foremost city in the world but it now fierce competition from milan and new york. Paris is the Hollywood of fashion, Designer Tom ford says Paris is particularly interesting at this moment. I always find great inspiration in paris. Karl Lagerfeld concurred, Paris is more exciting, fashion is one of the top three export industries. So many employees are involve in fashion industry . Paris became the capital of fashion because It had the necessary resources and creative atmosphere. There is tremendous cooperation among the french design firms, fabric mill, shoe, hat etc.

ITALY
Italian Fashion is very popular with Americans. Italian fashion industry and its influence on the world have grown enormously. Around 1940 only 30 fashion manufactures operated in Italy. Since that , the Italian have built an International Fahion Reputation on creativity,beautiful fabrics,knitwear,leather goods. Milan has become the center for moda cees pronta(ready to wear) because it is close to fabric sources Como,Biellaans Torino.

DESIGNERS
Giorgio Armani Domencio Dolce Gianfranco Ferre Tom Ford for Gucci Julin MacDonald

LONDON

London enjoys a diversified international reputation for mens tailoring, classic woolen and cashmer apparel for women, and innovative young fashion.makers. London has long been respected for classic mens bussiness attire and tailored country-wear because of its famous Savile Row tailors and shirtmakers. Long established tailors include Anderson & Sheppard, Ozwald Boatang, Richard James etc In womens apparel the young designers of 1960, such as Mary Quant, Jean Muir, and Zandra Rhodes, made london a fashion capital. In 1970 Punk fashion introduced for youngster

DESIGNER
Antonio Berardi Roberto Menchetti Hussein Chalayan John Galliano Ghost

MILAN

NEW YORK
Its is the best domestic market for designers New York become the American garment center because creative talent,supplies and skilled lobor wee concentrated there.

DESIGENR
Geoffrey Beena Lars Nilson Tommy Hilfiger Marc Jacobs Donna Karan Ralph Lauren

The other main centers of fashion in the world are Hong Kong, So Paulo, Los Angeles, Rome, Sydney, Tokyo, Dsseldorf, Barcelona, Las Vegas, Toronto ,Shanghai, and Dubai. In recent years, however, the importance of the fashion industry has grown in many other cities around the globe,] such as Chicago, Buenos Aires and Sydney.