Best cities for fashion
If your passion is fashion and you’re looking to take a trip to a city known for its couture there is one place that is the epicentre of high fashion – New York City. Manhattan is synonymous with chic clothes and the famous Madison Avenue is host to some of the most luxurious stores in the world
While New York grabbed the top spot in a study conducted by the Los Angeles-based consulting group Global Language Monitor, two others ranked just below. Los Angeles was high on the list American cities for fashion, and Rome and Paris slid into the second and third spots. A surprising entry to the list is Sin City itself – Las Vegas. What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but it’s fashionable trends are getting out of the party city.
While they did not break the top 10, landing in the top 25 were Berlin, Shanghai, Moscow, Dubai, Shanghai, Australia’s Sydney and Melbourne, and South America’s Santiago, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Palo, and Buenos Aires. Krakow, Poland just made the cut at number 25, and it made the list because of its growing standing as a centre of neo-Bohemian trends.
Here is the exclusive list, which is ranked by Global Language Monitor’s Predictive Quantities Index. The study follows keywords and phrases that appear in print and electronic media, the Internet and across the vast blogosphere.
Top 25 Best Cities For Fashion:
1. New York – Without a doubt, the fashion centre of the world.
2. Rome – Always a top contender, it beat out Paris, London and Milan.
3. Paris – Considered the heartbeat of the high fashion world with its exclusive boutiques and high-end couture.
4. London – Always emerging with new, hip trends and throbs with creative, energetic fashion trends.
5. Milan – Known for its influence over most other cities, Milan is considered the pulse of upscale couture.
6. Tokyo – Always eccentric, Tokyo is gaining ground as a fashionable world influence.
7. Los Angeles – The posh centre of California is famous for its exclusive, high brand Rodeo Drive shops.
8. Hong Kong – Eccentric and offbeat fashions are at home in Hong Kong.
9. Las Vegas – A surprising entry, but is fast becoming known as a colourful fashion centre.
10. Singapore – Has a vital regional core of haute couture.
11. Berlin – Has created a huge fashion push in the past decade and is moving up as a fashion hot spot.
12. Sydney – Australia’s Gold Coast is a perfect place for Boho chic styles.
13. Barcelona – A vibrant place in more than the fashion sense — also famous for its food and culture.
14. Shanghai – China is fast turning into a clothing capital.
15. Melbourne – Gold Coast has a golden nose for all things fashion.
16. Moscow – You’d be surprised at the growing number of high-end shopping.
17. Bangkok – Realizing its dream
18. Mumbai – Indian fashion has been influencing the world through Bollywood.
19. Santiago – Colourful, outrageous styles.
20. Rio de Janeiro – Come for Carnivale, but check out the fashion.
21. Sao Paolo – Brazil is home to some of the world’s most famous supermodels and is a fashion hub.
22. Buenos Aires – Considered the seat of first class beauty returns.
23. Johannesburg – Africa is breaking into the chic couture with its luxury boutiques.
24. Dubai – Another Indian hot spot and known for its gorgeous saris.
25. – Krakow – With its neo-Bohemian flair, Poland makes the cut en vogue.
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