Geography of Fashion: Fashion based on places.

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Fashion often takes inspiration from places. Take Chanel for example - Karl Lagerfeld has a collection inspired by two of the most fashionable and well-known cities in the world, Paris and London. What you end up with is the Chanel Paris-Londres collection.

British Vogue filmed footage of the show and talked about the links between the two cities. The Chanel tweed, one of the fabrics used most often in Chanel's collections, was something Coco Chanel picked up from England. Incorporating the fabric into the Paris-Londres collection was a way for encouraging one of the connections between the two cities.

Karl Lagerfeld also intorduced a line of British inspired accesories, with the common theme of the Union Jack running through.

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In his Spring/Summer 2007 Haute Couture collection, Dior designer, John Galliano debuted a collection of Japanese inspired outfits. The collection was inspired by the traditional Japanese way of dressing and he incorporated fans into his outfits by placing them in the model's hair. He also made the models walk down the runway with red-painted lips and clogs. Finally, Galliano incorporated the traditional art of Japanese paper folding into the collars and folds of his Haute Couture collection.

By debuting this collection at Paris Fashion Week, John Galliano managed to merge two countries with a completely different way of dressing and life. He also added his own Western-world touch to the clothing, with his silk pink suits.