FASHION IN NEW YORK

By Eva Fydrych
Photos by Giorgia Borneto

 Photos by Giorgia Borneto

When is comes to fashion, New York is definitely one of the most inspiring cities in the world. It is a true mix of different styles and influences, bold and uncompromising, fearless and full of creativity. 

"More than anything else New York is a city of superlatives, a place where the best, the brightest, the biggest is the norm." - Marilyn J. Appleberg

Men pulling racks of clothing on busy sidewalk in Garment District, New York City, 1955.

(New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. Photo by Al Ravenna)

FASHION INDUSTRY

New York City is considered the fashion capital of the United States, and by many - the fashion capital of the world. The Garment District has been known since the early 20th century as the centre for fashion manufacturing and fashion design in the United States. Less than one square mile in area, the neighborhood is home to the majority of New York�s showrooms and to numerous major fashion labels, and caters to all aspects of the fashion process � from design and production to wholesale selling. No other city has a comparable concentration of fashion businesses and talent in a single district.

New York City�s fashion industry employs 173,000 people, accounting for 5.7% of the City�s workforce and generating nearly $10 billion in total wages with tax revenues of $1.7 billion. Home to more than 75 major fashion trade shows plus thousands of showrooms, New York City attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

New York is the flagship to many major department stores: Barneys New York, Bergdorf Goodman, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Saks Fifth Avenue.

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The first New York Fashion Week (which was then called "Press Week") was the world's first ever organized fashion week. First held in 1943, the event was designed to attract attention away from the French fashion during World War II, when fashion industry insiders were unable to travel to Paris to see French fashion shows. Today, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week is one of four major fashion weeks held around the world (along with those in London, Paris, and Milan).

Source: NYCEDC, Wikipedia

NYC Street Style - September 2012

All photos by Giorgia Borneto

Have a look at the latest street fashion from New York City captured by an Italian photographer Giorgia Borneto.

All photos by Giorgia Borneto

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See more photos by Giorgia Borneto: FASHION IN MILAN, ITALIAN TEENAGE STYLE, STREET FASHION - LONDON

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