Teaser Video for Chanel's Paris-Londres 2007/2008

This video is in conjunction with an earlier post about the Chanel Paris-Londres collection. It is the teaser video for the collection and shows where and what the Chanel design team took their inspiration from. Here it is below:

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How Media Affects Fashion

One of the main reasons fashion trends catch on so quickly is thanks to the media. Perhaps the most famous of all fashion media is Vogue magazine. The magazine is published in twenty one countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, India, Australia, China, France and Greece.

Issue of US Vogue with Kate Moss on the cover.
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Without Vogue and other fashion media outlets, such as http://www.style.com/, the fashion industry would not be where it is today. The media provides information on trends, up-and-coming designers - such as Alexander Wang, well-known fashion brands, like Gucci and helps in making them as famous as they are now. They also enable people in each country of the world see what other people in different places dress like. Fashion magazines and websites help unite the fashion industry globally, something that would not be as prominent without them.

One of the most well-known people in fashion across the world is Anna Wintour. She is the most famous of all the Vogue editors and has the power to start trends and finish them on her word.

Vogue covers around the world.

UK Vogue Cover (March 2009)
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Indian Vogue Cover (October 2007 - their first issue).
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Greek Vogue Cover
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Fashion based on places.

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Fashion often takes inspiration from places. Take Chanel for example - Karl Lagerfeld has a collection inspired by two of the most fashionable and well-known cities in the world, Paris and London. What you end up with is the Chanel Paris-Londres collection.

British Vogue filmed footage of the show and talked about the links between the two cities. The Chanel tweed, one of the fabrics used most often in Chanel's collections, was something Coco Chanel picked up from England. Incorporating the fabric into the Paris-Londres collection was a way for encouraging one of the connections between the two cities.

Karl Lagerfeld also intorduced a line of British inspired accesories, with the common theme of the Union Jack running through.

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In his Spring/Summer 2007 Haute Couture collection, Dior designer, John Galliano debuted a collection of Japanese inspired outfits. The collection was inspired by the traditional Japanese way of dressing and he incorporated fans into his outfits by placing them in the model's hair. He also made the models walk down the runway with red-painted lips and clogs. Finally, Galliano incorporated the traditional art of Japanese paper folding into the collars and folds of his Haute Couture collection.

By debuting this collection at Paris Fashion Week, John Galliano managed to merge two countries with a completely different way of dressing and life. He also added his own Western-world touch to the clothing, with his silk pink suits.



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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.

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'.

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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.