FashionBest Fashion Cities for MEN
by Eddington Howard
The world of fashion is dominated by five cities, New York, Rome, Paris, Milan and London. For the last five years New York was crowned number #1 but has recently been knocked to #2 by Milan. We’ve decided to go the extra mile and give you Best 10 Fashion Cities for Men. Enjoy.
#1 Milan
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Milan is the largest city in Italy with a population of about 7.4 million.It’s famous for its fashion houses and shops (such as along via Montenapoleone and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in the Piazza Duomo (reputed to be the world's oldest shopping mall.
#2 New York
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The New York metropolitan area is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and is world renown for it's fashion week. The first New York Fashion Week, then called Press Week, was the world's first organized fashion week. Held in 1943, the event was designed to attract attention away from French fashion during World War II, when fashion industry insiders were unable to travel to Paris to see French fashion shows. The next fashion week will be held February 2010.
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#3 Paris
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Paris has been known as one of the top fashion cities for years now.There are a number of famous French designers such as Chanel, Christian Dior, Hermes, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, just to name a few. |
#4 Rome
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Rome has been rivaling France since the 1950's as Europe's top fashion producer. Shadowing its sister city Milan, Italians have been known for their sophistication and style. |
#5 London
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London is home to Europe's busiest shopping area, Oxford street; nearly 1 mile long,which makes it the longest shopping street in the world. London is home to designers Vivienne Westwood, Galliano, Stella McCartney, Manolo Blahnik, and Jimmy Choo. |
#6 Los Angeles
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Los Angeles is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World", leading the world in the creation of motion pictures, television production, recorded music and fashion. Fashion week is also a huge event in Los Angeles and this years show’s will feature designer’s such a David Alexander, Jen Awad, Kevin Hall and Skin.Graft to name a few. |
#7 Hong Kong
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Hong Kong is well known by its materialistic culture. Shops from the lowest end to the highest pack the streets in close range. The mild weather, low tax and convenience makes Hong Kong a prime international shopping destination. |
#8 São Paulo
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São Paulo got there name on the fashion map in 1996, with the debut of their first fashion week. Today, the event is the most important fashion show in Latin America. Brazil birthed such models as Gisele Bündchen, Isabeli Fontana, Ana Claudia Michels, among others. Designers such as Ricardo Almeida, Reinaldo Lourenço, Ronaldo Fraga also got there starts in the latin country. |
#9 Sydney
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Australia is home to such designers as Alex Perry, Zimmermann, Toni Maticevski, Collette Dinnigan, Leona Edmiston, Ericaamerica, Easton Pearson and Gwendolyne. Like New York their fashion week is also sponsored by Mercedes Benz and is held every year at Melbourne's St. Kilda Pier. |
#10 Las Vegas
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Last but not least is the fabulous city of Las Vegas. Usually known for it’s hot weather and gambling junkies it is also a fashion mecca all it’s own. |
