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Fashion/Apparel Cluster Comparison GTA NYC L.A By: Stephanie Appelton MRK625 Winter 2010

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Fashion/Apparel Cluster Comparison

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By: Stephanie Appelton MRK625 Winter 2010

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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

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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

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Fashion Events & Exposure

L’Oreal Fashion Week One of kind Show Fashion Cares Toronto Alternative Week Canada’s Next Top Model Project Runway Canada

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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

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Media

Magazines that offer Canadians the inside scoop

TV shows that give behind the scene look at the fashion industry

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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