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Describe a fashion design center Explain the impact of design centers on
local economies Identify key design centers
City district where fashion design and production firms are clustered
Host ‘Fashion Weeks’Twice per yearSpring-Summer linesFall-Winter lines
Direct revenue to local governmentsTaxesHotels RestaurantsCorporate tourism
Paris, France
Haute couture ‘High fashion’ExpensiveTrend-settingCustom-made
apparel Couturiers
Professional fashion Designing Producing Selling Coco Chanel Yves St. Laurent
High exposure Global reputation One of top-three export industries Top employers Many design schools
Milan, Italy
Milan Design Center
Fashion 2nd largest industry
Fashion fairs Alta moda
‘high fashion’ Rome
Milan designers Ready-to-wear Fabrics Prints Leader in leather Family businesses
New York City, USA
NYC Fashion District
Emerged during WWIISuppliesLabor
2/3 fashion manufacturing
8 schools Fashion weeks
follow French shows
London, England
London Fashion Week Promotions
Originally for men’s class style business suits
High-quality Ready-to-wear 1960’s youth styles
Mary Quant Twiggy
Princess Diana 10 design centers
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Fashion Town
After WWII Adoption of western
styles Emerged in 1960’s
ColorsAsymmetrical
balanceShapesFibers
Licensed for European and American apparel
New York City
Fashion Week at Bryant Park
18% of women’s outerwear
28% of dresses Fashion Week
Twice a year Bryant Park,
Manhattan Over 50 shows
Los Angeles, CA
LA Fashion District
Largest concentration in western U.S.
Leading employers in California
Focus on women’s apparel Sportswear Surf-wear Hollywood-style
evening wear Active wear
Textile Shows
Dallas, TX
Dallas Fashion Incubator
Moderately-priced apparel linesMen’s and
boys’36% of apparel
manufacturing in Texas