Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Fashion city rankings:

The Global Language Monitor has brought out its list of the world's top 25 fashion cities:(as they wrote it)

New York (1) - 5th year in a row and probably supported by the ease of internet access

Rome (2) - Expected but thought that Milan would take this spot!

Paris (3) - In terms of our fashionistas probably is NO. 1 but not in the survey!

Milan (5) - Hmmm it reigns over London....

London (4) - Still within the Big 5 but slowly dropping.....not surprisingly if you saw the last collections at fashion week.......

Los Angeles (6) - Not suprising considering it hosts Chanel's Cruise collection launches...

Sydney (12) - Fashionable??????? Not convinced. Fab location and social life but fashion?

Las Vegas (9) - Elvis regalia reigns supreme and 60 sec marriages.......go figure....

Berlin (11) -This should have been higher up........such a cool city!

Tokyo (6) - Capital of Asian luxury brands.......

Hong Kong (8) - Poor step cousin to Tokyo!

Dubai (24) - Hype, more hype and even more hype.......advertising pays!

Shanghai (14) - This should be higher up........although the polluted air could be keeping fashionstas at bay........

Singapore (10) - Hmmmm again I think its about the advertising and hype....

Madrid (New) - Hmmmm not convinced of this at all thought that Rio would hit it here

Moscow (16) - New luxury market capital.........would have thought that it would have gone higher?

Santiago (19) - Is this for real? Although with the amount of investment in this part of the world it does make for a serious contender....

Melbourne (15) - Geez another Australian city........

Stockholm (New) - In fashion? Most boring fashion ever........fashionable furniture and clever interior concepts yes but fashion?

Buenos Aires (22) - Hmmm not convinced that it has such a strong fashion presence however with new design hotels like the Faena Hotel and Universe it just might be deserving of this position.....(its awesome hotel by the way and I highly recommend it!)

Johannesburg (23) - Joburg improves two spots......a climber which bodes well for SA!!!

Mumbai (18) - Great entry and with the introduction of more luxury brands into the Indian market this should head up on the the list in the future......

Cape Town (New) -Hot new entry! Love this and its a firm prediction that this will push out JHB in the future....

New Delhi (New) - The Indian capital makes a fashionable entrance and trust me will be moving on up in this list in years to come

Barcelona (18) - huge drop for this city that will surely be taken over by Rio and Sao Paolo in years to come.......
Having 2 cities from South Africa is certainly a great endorsement!

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