until Saturday November 14 2015

The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology
T : +1 (212) 217 5970
7th Avenue at 27th Street
10001 New York
United States

Paris, New York, Milan, and London have long been known as the fashion capitals of the world. However, the fashion industry is globalizing, and cities such as Seoul, São Paulo, Shanghai, and Mexico City are emerging as new fashion hubs. Global Fashion Capitals will explore the rise of fashion cities over the past 150 years.

The exhibition will also examine the various forces that enable this growth, such as urban development, economic expansion, the establishment of fashion weeks, and the pervasiveness of the media. Global Fashion Capitals aims to broaden the understanding of what constitutes a “fashion capital” and to expand the dialogue on the globalization of the fashion industry during the 21st century.