Thursday, April 30, 2009

Paris


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Geography is very important when it comes to fashion - some cities have become incredibly famous for just being associated with the industry. Take Paris for example; Paris has become one of the top fashion locations in the world. Many world-famous designers have set up showrooms, fashion houses or their headquarters in the city. These include Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Lanvin and Chloe.

The Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris has become one of the most famous 'upscale' shopping streets in the world. People fly from every location in the world just to shop on this famous street. Due to the high level of shoppers on this street, many stores chose to locate shops there. These include Europe's largest GAP, Sephora, Cartier and in 2011, Abercrombie & Fitch is planning on opening a flag-ship store there.

Due to the large number of shops located in Paris, they employ a huge number of people to work in them. The population of Paris proper is 12 million and is one of the most densely populated cities in the world.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Harajuku Fashion - Japan

Harajuku is a style of dressing that originated in the Harajuku area of Japan. The area is known for its extravagent way of dressing, that came to world-wide fame when Gwen Stefani featured them on her 'Love.Angel.Music.Baby.' album and her subsequent fashion line - 'L.A.M.B.'
There are several types of Harajuku 'style' such as Gothic-Lolita and Kawaii (Japanese for cute or pretty). Every Sunday, people flood into Harajuku station, dressed in their extravagent outfits, being inspired by everything from 'Little Bo Peep' to the Hello Kitty brand.

The geography of Harajuku fashion is that, what originally started as a small, unknown form of dressing, spread globally thanks to the promotion by an American artist. Nowadays, people everywhere are seen wearing clothes influenced by the region and shops inspired by the style have appeared across the globe and on the internet, such as shop and website 'Harajuku Lovers'.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Welcome

Hello,

Welcome to my blog. I have decided to do my blog on the geography of fashion and how certain trends and clothes spread across the world and how others did not.

I hope you like it.