Fashion cluster
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Fashion/Apparel Cluster Comparison
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By: Stephanie Appelton MRK625 Winter 2010
Greater Toronto Area Cluster
Fashion cluster in Toronto employs about 50,000 people
More than 550 apparel manufacturers’ shipments total $1.4 billion in Toronto
Fashion hub located in 35 block area in downtown Toronto (King-Spadina)
$2.6 billion in annual sales generated from its 4,600 fashion retailers-proves performance in the GTA industry
GTA Cluster Members & Support FILC- Fashion Industry Liaison
Committee –acts as convergence center
TFI- The Toronto Fashion Incubator- Aids fashion entrepreneurs in developing
their creative designs and business skills
AIDC- The Apparel Industry Development Council
- Aids in enhancing & diversifying skills of garment works in Ontario
FDCC- The Fashion Design Council of Canada
-Brings awareness and enhances knowledge to the Canadian design industry through global participation
Fashion Events & Exposure
L’Oreal Fashion Week One of kind Show Fashion Cares Toronto Alternative Week Canada’s Next Top Model Project Runway Canada
GTA- Schooled in FashionThese institutions offer programs that specialize in fashion
Ryerson University International
Academy of Design Seneca College George Brown
College The Sewing Studio Coco Fashion
Design
Media
Magazines that offer Canadians the inside scoop
TV shows that give behind the scene look at the fashion industry
New York City Fashion Cluster Employs over 175,00 people-
making it NYC’s largest industry
Fashion manufacturing represents approx. 29% of all the manufacturing jobs
Generate $10 billion in sales
Wholesale buying leader, hosting 75 major shows-more than any other city in the world
Headquarters of over 800 fashion companies
NYC Cluster Members & Support Fashion Center Business
Improvement District- to improve upon the vitality of
Midtown Manhattan’s Fashion District by promoting the area as a strategic business location for fashion and non-fashion related business alike
Garment Industry Development Corp.
- Non-profit organization founded in 1984 by industry unions providing marketing, buyer referrals, and training and technical assistance to New York apparel manufacturers and workers
Metropolitan Museum of Art- Houses fashion collections &
hosts large shows
Fashion Institute of Technology(FIT)
- Center of excellence
FGI- NY Fashion International
- a global, non profit, professional organization with 5000 members in the fashion industry
NYC Cluster Events & Exposure
NCY hosts over 75 major trade shows on an on going basis
- too many to name
Theme of many Hollywood movies & hit TV shows
- Devil Wears Prada (movie)- MTV reality shows- America’s Next Top Model
Multiple Fashion Weeks (semi-annual)
* Some show cases Ready-to-Wear
* Some show case Couture - Generates $773 million
annually
Fashion Schools & Programs
Pratt InstituteSchool of Art & Design
Parson’s School of Fashion
- ranked among the world’s best design schools
- Today’s top designers graduated from here
Also...- The Art Institute- International Academy of
Design- The Fashion High School
NCY Cluster Media
Some of the world’s best known fashion publications originate from NYC
- VOGUE- GQ Magazine- Woman’s Wear Daily
New Paper Columns- Fashion sections in The New
York Times and the New York Post
L.A’s Fashion Cluster
The industry is worth $24.3 billion, and it is still booming with potential.
Its strength is in entertainment and design, therefore, it is able to maintain its competitive advantage in product design and marketing.
contemporary wear, active wear and surf wear are their main focus.
Los Angeles Fashion Events
• Los Angeles is known for a vibrant yet contemporary style of fashion
• California is one of the leaders
in eco-friendly textile manufacturing. Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) ranked California in their published database.
• Although L.A. does have a niche market in quick-turn fashion-forward merchandising, the market is not large enough to induce employment growth
Fashion Schools In Los Angeles
The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Is located in the heart of the city that dominates the Entertainment, Fashion Retail, Manufacturing, Interior and Graphic Design industries
Promotes leadership and originality through quality education, ensuring excellence among their students
Produces many innovative fashion designer that draw international attention to the already infamous L.A. fashion district