The Museum at FIT will be presenting  a new exhibition titled ‘Global Fashion Capitals’ which will explore the history of the established fashion capitals, Paris, New York, Milan, and London, and the emergence of 16 new fashion cities.

Divided into different sections, the exhibition will start with a digital style map that will locate the fashion capitals and showcase their latest runway and street style pictures.

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The first section Paris will present designs from Charles Frederick Worth, Gabrielle Chanel, Christian Dior and the emerging couturier Bouchra Jarrar.

The New York section will begin with a circa 1938 iridescent evening gown by Nettie Rosenstein. There will be styles by Claire McCardell, Halston, and Ralph Lauren and the section will end with a sporty spring/summer 2015 neon orange dress by Alexander Wang.

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The Milan section will include exclusive pieces from brands such as Versace and Prada with newer designers, such as Stella, Jean. London section will be about provocative designers such as Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, and Alexander McQueen who established London as a creative fashion hub during the decades.

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Along with China and Ukraine, the exhibition will also examine fashions from Tokyo, Antwerp, Stockholm, Berlin, St. Petersburg/Moscow, Madrid, Sydney/Melbourne, Mexico City, Sao Paolo, Istanbul and Mumbai.

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