Fashion capitals of the world

1. Fashion Capitals
by
Shubham Singh
FPT

2. What is a Fashion Capital ?
Has major influence on international fashion trends
Design and retailing of products
Holds fashion weeks and trade fairs
Unique and strong identity
Promotes a community, city or nation

3. Top 10 Fashion Capitals(2015)
1) Paris
2) New York
3) London
4) Los Angeles
5) Rome
6) Milano
7) Barcelona
8) Berlin
9) Madrid
10) Tokyo

4. Paris
Paris Fashion Week – finale of all fashion weeks
Home to world’s best designers
Headquarters of Vuitton, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Chanel, Dior,
Givenchy, Jean-Paul and Gaultier etc.
Haute Couture – concept of high fashion originated here
Golden Triangle – triad formed by three landmarks
- houses world’s top most brands
- heaven for high-end fashion

5. Paris

6. Paris
Bikini – invented here by an automobile engineer and a designer
Trade Unions – powerful groups
- three entities
- formed in 1973
Fashion School – The Ecole de la Chambre
- foremost fashion institute

7. New York
Key center for fashion industry
Disciplined & methodical approach of designers
Hub of latest fashion innovations
Largest number of showrooms – 5000
Large pool of creative talent
Retail spaces in places with high footfall
Home of top fashion magazines – Vogue & GQ

8. New York
Represents American fashion – workwear style
Home to world’s premier fashion school – Fashion Institute of
Technology

9. London
Benefitted from influx of foreign talent
Home to Burberry, Stella McCartney, Mulberry, Alexander McQueen,
Tom Ford etc.
Excellent manufacturing infrastructure
Fashion Icons – Princess Diana, Kate Middleton
- Vivienne Westwood
- The Beatles
- famous model, Twiggy
Savile Row - street known for sewing world’s best suits

10. London

11. Mumbai
City of glamour – home to world’s second largest film industry
Fashion shows – driven by Bollywood stars
Known for Lakme Fashion Week
Home to India’s top notch designers
Largest sea-port
Commercial capital of the country
Melting point of various cultures

12. Mumbai

13. New Delhi
International feel & modern vibe
Young designers – energetic & new sense of style
Large chunk of customers
holds Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week
Recent event – Amazon India Fashion Week – March, 2015
- Mecca for India fashion
- 25 coveted Indian designers participated
- theme – Crafts of India
City with India’s premier fashion school – NIFT, Delhi

14. New Delhi

15. Thank You!!
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