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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Rami Kadi SS20, 'Kaleidoscope' collection; photo c/o Rami Kadi 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. Verdun, Beirut; photo c/o So Beirut Shopping Districts: Hamra: Hamra's Hamra Street has historically been an…
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Swapnil Shinde, Summer 2020 Known For: Being India's commerce capital, as well as one of its more well-dressed (if not the most well-dressed) cities. Ensemble, Mumbai Shopping Districts: Bandra: Bandra is one of the creative centers of Mumbai. Almost every high-end brand either has a flagship here or is stocked in one of the…
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Heart & Heritage Known For: Great secondhand shopping; vintage- and thrift-shoppers, take note. A strong up-and-coming presence on the world fashion stage. Sandton City Mall Shopping Districts: Braamfontein: Braamfontein is where Johannesburg's cool kids go to hang out. As such, you'll find a lot of fashion geared towards them such as streetwear. Sandton: Sandton…
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Photo c/o W Magazine 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 Ikoyi, Lagos Shopping Districts: Victoria Island: Home to some of the most respected boutiques in Lagos, Victoria Island is a favorite…
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Cynthia & Xiao S/S 2020 Known For: Being a VERY mall-friendly city. Having residents that love the act of shopping, and have the income to do it. The Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood of Hong Kong Shopping Districts: Wan Chai: Wan Chai isn't strictly a fashion shopping district, per se, but it is home to…
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Yohji Yamamoto Spring 2020 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. Shibuya Shopping Districts: Shibuya: Shibuya is the epicenter of Japanese street culture. Tourists and cool young things tend to congregate…
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Photo c/o Vogue Known For: The most amazing street style that we've seen in ages Dongdaemun Design Plaza Shopping Districts: Dongdaemun Market: Home to Dongdaemun Design Plaza, location of Seoul Fashion Week, Dongdaemun Market is Korea’s largest wholesale and retail shopping district. It contains 26 shopping malls, 30,000 speciality shops, and 50,000 manufacturers -…
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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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