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. Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Fashion Organizations: Fashion Publications: Universities & Colleges: To find out more about…
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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. Shopping Districts: Specific Places To Shop: Brands: Events: Fashion Organizations: Fashion Publications: Universities & Colleges:…
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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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Quarantines imposed around the world due to coronavirus are beginning to lift, but the move to get back to pre-COVID levels of work and communication is sure to be a measured process. One thing that we’ve wondered during this quarantine is this: how is it that brands and photographers are carrying out these so-called…
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Following up with our previous article, we will be spotlighting African-American designers that have had an impact on the fashion industry. In this particular article, we’re taking a look at 12 designers that really should have gotten their due long ago. To use a somewhat overused phrase, there’s no time like the present: Arthur…
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The fashion industry has a problem with race. This statement surprises no one, as it is one of the most obvious statements in the history of obvious statements. But in light of a renewed determination around the globe to revisit the narrative of issues pertaining to race, we need to begin to look at…
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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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