Today begins our coverage of the Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2022 collections. As with New York Fashion Week, our reviews will be limited to a few per PFW date (Sept. 27-Oct. 5) in which we took interest because it is next to impossible to cover every show without shortchanging both the collections and the…
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A model walks for Philadelphia fashion brand Lobo Mau; photo © Manic Metallic 2021 We recently had the chance to attend Philadelphia Fashion Week via press credentials, and we decided that this would be a great opportunity to show our audience the manner in which a smaller fashion week operates. We're going to give…
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A building in Friedrichshain, Berlin; photo c/o Velvetscape Known For: Having more creativity than most cities can create in their sleep. Berlin also has a thriving sustainable fashion scene as well as a budding fashion-tech scene. KaDeWe Department Store; photo c/o KaDeWe Shopping Districts: Friedrichshain: Friedrichshain is an artistic stronghold of Berlin with an…
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Fashion For Good installation; photo c/o Fashion For Good Known For: Both its sustainability movement and its fashion-tech innovations. Amsterdam is truly a forward-thinking city that imbues the fashion industry with much-needed new ideas. De Pijp Amsterdam; photo c/o I Amsterdam Shopping Districts: De Pijp: De Pijp is one of Amsterdam's trendiest neighborhoods. Though…
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Vienna State Opera House; photo c/o Wien.Info Known For: Hosting a wealth of shopping options. Being a classically elegant city steeped in arts, architecture, and culture. Vienna has a contemporary side that has been garnering more and more attention in recent times. NFive, located in Neubau; photo c/o Turek Shopping Districts: Neubau (7th District):…
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LES' by Lesia Paramonova - Flaws 19/20; photo c/o Lesia Paramonova Known For: Being one of the world's most expensive cities, and having the luxury shopping to match. Kuznetsky Most; photo c/o Russia Beyond Shopping Districts: Arbat: Arbat District is home to Arbat Street, one of the most famous streets in Moscow; as such,…
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Situationist S/S 2020 RTW; photo c/o Vogue India Known For: Having an exceptional overall creative scene - and great fashion designers, specifically. Tbilisi's creativity has become one of its calling cards in the post-Soviet era. Fabrika; photo c/o Calvert Journal Shopping Districts: We believe that the Marjanishvili, Vera, and Vake neighborhoods are going to…
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Lake Studio F/W 2020 collection; photo c/o Lake Studio Known For: Reinventing itself in the post-Soviet era to become one of Europe's top cultural capitals. Kiev's designers can also be lauded for continuing with their work under the extreme stress of the 2014 revolution. Tsum, located on Khreschatyk Street in Kiev Shopping Districts: Much…
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Holt Renfrew Known For: Its passionate commitment to sustainability and its devotion to nature & the outdoors. Although Vancouver is home to many well-known athleisure companies, they have amazing talent in other sectors of fashion design. South Granville; photo c/o View the Vibe Shopping Districts: Gastown: Gastown is where Vancouver shoppers go when they're…
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La Rock'N'Rola, located in Bogotá's Chapinero neighborhood; photo c/o La Rock'N'Rola Known For: Rising out of political turmoil to be one of South America's strongest contenders for a fashion center. Many of Bogotá's designers have made notable strides on both the national and international scenes. St. Dom, located in the Los Rosales neighborhood of…
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Alexandre Herchcovitch Fall 2016; photo c/o Vogue Known For: Its fashion models, its designers (Alexandre Herchcovitch and Carlos Miele come to mind), and its solid supply chain. Brazil has so much more to offer the fashion industry than just beach culture. JK Iguatemi; photo c/o Carbondale Architecture Shopping Districts: Jardins: Jardins is São Paulo's…
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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in a Scanlan Theodore dress Known For: Its promotion of independent brands and its wealth of vintage shopping. We have also noticed that Melbourne designers seem to be pretty knowledgeable about sustainability and make a real effort to incorporate it into their design flow. Chapel Street, Prahran, Melbourne Shopping Districts:…
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