MILAN FASHION WEEK
MILAN FASHION WEEK
Today, Milan is recognized internationally as one
of the world’s most important fashion capitals.
Milan's fashion
history has evolved greatly throughout the years. Milan began as a centre of
fashion in the Middle-Ages and Renaissance, as in Venice and Florence, the
making of luxury goods was an industry of such importance that in the 16th
century the city gave its name to the English word “milaner” or “millaner”,
meaning fine wares like jewellery, cloth, hats and luxury apparel. By the 19th
century, a later variant, “millinery”, had come to mean one who made or sold
hats.
In the mid-19th century cheaper silk began to be imported from Asia and the pest phylloxera damaged silk and wine production. More land was subsequently given over to industrialisation. Textile production was followed by metal and mechanical and furniture manufacture.
Later, in the early-20th century, Milan became a major centre of silk and textile productions. However, the city lost its fashion capital status to Florence , which in the 1950s and 60s was the fashion capital of Italy and home of the Italian “Alta Moda “ equivalent to the French “Haute couture
Milan's fashion image became more glamorous, and as Florentine designs
were usually very formal and expensive, the city became a more popular shopping
destination, with numerous boutiques which sold both elegant and everyday
clothes in the 1970s. Milanese designs were known for their practicality and
simple elegance, and became more popular and affordable than Florentine and
Parisian designs. Milan started to become an internationally successful and
famous fashion capital towards the late-1980s and early 1990s. After a brief
fall of popularity in the 2000s (when, according to the Global Language Monitor
Milan ranked slightly lower than its relatives, such as New York City, Paris,
London and Rome), the city has throned 2009's fashion capital of the world.
Milan has been home to numerous fashion designers and top fashion houses
such as Giorgio Armani, Valentino , Garavani, Gianni Versace, Donatella
Versace, Prada , Stefano Gabbana
and Domenico Dolce. Milan, like most other major fashion capitals, has
two fashion weeks, one in Spring and another in Autumn.
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