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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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 you our observations within seven different categories. Location Philadelphia Fashion Week, officially slated for…
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Known For: A seemingly endless stretch of designers with haute couture design skills that strongly rival Paris – if not surpassing the City of Lights. A burgeoning ready-to-wear industry. Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Beirut Fashion Week: Beirut Fashion Week doesn’t seem to have been a consistent event in recent years;…
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Known For: Being India’s commerce capital, as well as one of its more well-dressed (if not the most well-dressed) cities. Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Fashion Organizations: Fashion Publications: Universities & Colleges: To find out more about our e-book, Alternative Fashion Capitals: A Survey Of Twenty Cities Of Emerging Thought Leadership – and…
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Known For: Great secondhand shopping; vintage- and thrift-shoppers, take note. A strong up-and-coming presence on the world fashion stage. Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Fashion Organizations: Fashion Publications: Universities & Colleges: To find out more about our e-book, Alternative Fashion Capitals: A Survey Of Twenty Cities Of Emerging Thought Leadership – and how…
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Known For: Bright, vibrant, and bold fashion; it is our opinion that there is a lot more that Lagos deserves to be known for in the wider fashion industry Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Fashion Organizations: Fashion Publications: Universities & Colleges: While we could not find any colleges or universities that…
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Known For: Being a VERY mall-friendly city. Having residents that love the act of shopping, and have the income to do it. Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Fashion Organizations Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC): The HKTDC exists to promote trade in Hong Kong. It organizes international exhibitions and conferences to…
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Known For: Too much to list. Spawning some of the most avant-garde names in the fashion industry, including Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto, and Junya Watanabe, among others. Also, Harajuku fashion. Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Fashion Organizations: Japan Fashion Week Organization: The Japan Fashion Week Organization exists to further strengthen and…
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Known For: The most amazing street style that we’ve seen in ages Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Fashion Organizations: Fashion Publications: Universities & Colleges: To find out more about our e-book, Alternative Fashion Capitals: A Survey Of Twenty Cities Of Emerging Thought Leadership – and how to purchase it – click this link. To…
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The coronavirus pandemic has us here at Manic Metallic in a contemplative mindset – as we’re sure that it does for many others. As restrictions on movement are beginning to lift worldwide and we begin attempts at living a normal existence (though let’s face it, there is no more “normal”), we are thinking of…
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