Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Forbes Names World's Most Stylish Cities



Yesterday Forbes reporter Lauren Sherman names the World's most stylish cities. New York and Madrid got major props, but who got the coveted number one spot? Here's the breakdown:

10 Barcelona
  • Fashion PR firm XXL brings Stella McCartney and Tom Ford press samples on sale
  • Contemporary furniture style
  • Funky Architecture
  • Amazing boutiques

9 San Francisco:
  • Amazing number of second-hand vintage boutiques carrying hand me downs Yves Saint Laurent and Chanel
  • Product and Industrial Design Communities
  • Apple headquarters

8 Madrid:
  • Historic architecture
  • Famous Madrid Fashion Week
  • Amazing designers

7 Tokyo:
  • Famous designers like Comme des Garcons Rei Kawakubu and Yoji Yamamoto
  • Influential street fashion

6 Los Angeles
  • CFDA Designers including Rodarte and Band Outsiders
  • Modern architecture
  • Amazing bodies
  • Hollywood glam

5 Rome
  • Garden design and architecture
  • Fashion inspired movie history
  • Neoclassic buildings

4 London
  • Amazing street fashion
  • Emerging designers
  • Central Saint Martins where Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen graduated
  • Affordable shopping spots like Topshop

3 New York
  • 5th avenue and lower east side shopping
  • Affordable vintage
  • New York Fashion Week
  • Art galleries
  • Fashion icons like Anna Wintour, Calvin Klein and Chole Sevigny

2 Milan
  • Flashy designers frequent there like Roberto Cavalli and Versace
  • Contemporary design scene
  • Milan Fashion Week

1 Paris
  • Haute Couture
  • Book French Women Don't Get Fat
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Chanel and Hermes became famous
Source: Forbes.com
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