Comments on: Paris vs. Milan: The Battle for Fashion Capital of Europe
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By: Eva De Vries
https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/paris-vs-milan-the-battle-for-fashion-capital-of-europe/#comment-9049
Sat, 10 Oct 2020 23:16:15 +0000https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=10915#comment-9049I prefer Milan over Paris. The creative genius resides in Italy, the country with the highest number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world, the land where Catherine de Médicis was born. I mean, even the most important painting at the Louvre is Italian (the Mona Lisa – la joconde was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci). Paris itself was founded by the Romans.
Even the French say Italians dress better than them – one just needs to travel to Milan to see a wider array of styles. Parisian girls often opt for the bohemian-chic look (tousled hair, light floral dresses and a bit of “Rouge à lèvres”). Milanese girls, on the other hand, are more complex and refined. That is my opinion, of course.
Paris probably wins because there aren’t other prominent cities in France that are highly specialised in fashion, meanwhile Italy has Milan, Rome, Florence (Pitti Uomo anyone?), Venice – Vicenza and all the posh locations such as Capri, Taormina, Cortina, Courmayeur, Portofino, Bellagio and the Sardinian Coast.
Of course France has chic places outside of Paris as well – like the Riviera (where the culture is more Italian than French) or Biarritz, but it’s not the same… Just look at where French labels make their leather goods (Prato & Vicenza) or where most glasses/sunglasses are made (Belluno) and you get the idea of what country really is the land of fashion.
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By: Womanlife-Online.com
https://www.pimsleur.com/blog/paris-vs-milan-the-battle-for-fashion-capital-of-europe/#comment-5767
Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:02:05 +0000https://blog.pimsleur.com/?p=10915#comment-5767It is enough to walk through the streets of the French capital to notice that it has remained a bit in the past in terms of fashion. Unlike other European capitals such as Madrid, in whose streets you can see risky looks among the common people and in some areas there are independent brand stores as well as a wide range of second-rate clothes, in Paris you still feel the elitism and the exclusivity of fashion conceived by Louis XIV, and with what Yves Saint Laurent wanted to finish. What would be the revolutionary gesture that would be getting cooked at the French capital? According to Amy de Klerk for Harper s Bazaar, Paris is now betting on being the capital of sustainable fashion and has announced a five-year plan for it. Thus, in 2024 it plans to be an epicenter of sustainability within the industry. The proposal would revolve around three areas: the improvement of supply and trade, the work in making the processes more sustainable, and the creation of a circular economy.
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