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New York City is at the center of fashion. It offers unmatchable assets: more headquarters of fashion designers and fashion/retailers than any other city, the largest pool of creative talent, and the most retail space in the some of the most highly trafficked locations.
Also, thriving media, marketing and public relations raise the overall visibility of fashion in the City. Two of the three largest global marketing agencies are headquartered here, in addition to some of the biggest fashion publications and news sources, such as Vogue, GQ, and Women's Wear Daily. (Source: Advertising Age, 2008) | |
| WHY NYC? | |
| MARKET SIZE | | |
| New York City is the global capital of fashion. More than 75 major fashion trade shows and market weeks take place in NYC annually, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors to the City. (Source: Tradeshow Week, 2008) NYC has more than 5,000 fashion showrooms, more than any other city in the world. (Source: The Doneger Group, 2007) | |
| TALENT | | |
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The leading fashion schools in the nation are located here, offering best-in-class programs to support a full spectrum of fashion careers, including fashion marketing, merchandising, design, and many more:
The Art Institute of New York City, Fashion Design Program
Berkeley College - New York, Fashion Marketing and Management
Fashion Institute of Technology
Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Fashion Merchandising
New York School of Design, Fashion Design Programs
Parsons School of Design, Fashion Programs
Pratt Institute – Brooklyn, Fashion Design
Wood Tobé-Coburn School, Fashion Design Program | |
| DISTRIBUTION | | |
The City is located within one day’s highway travel of more than 55 percent of the US population and more than 60 percent of the population of Canada. Our extensive transportation infrastructure includes access to several interstates and three major airports, making New York City a convenient hub for distribution to the Northeast, Midwest, and Mid South.
Calvin Klein, Bergdorf Goodman and Tommy Hilfiger Sportswear have a New York City distribution presence, to name just a few. | |
| MANUFACTURING | | |
New York City has six centers of apparel and accessories manufacturing:
Manhattan
Garment Center
Serves as the heart of New York City fashion. Home to sample rooms, production factories, mid- and high-end couture production, as well as the majority of NYC’s apparel showrooms, designers, and industry suppliers.
Chinatown
Center of low- and moderately-priced women’s wear production. Apparel firms are, for the most part, contractors.
Brooklyn & Queens
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
The highest concentration of garment manufacturers and contractors outside Manhattan. Specializes in low- and moderately-priced women’s wear.
Long Island City, Queens
Also has a significant cluster of apparel manufacturers and contractors. Firms tend to be larger and more self-contained, handling several aspects of the production process at once.
Two other large clusters of apparel and textile employees are located along the Bushwick/Glendale border of Brooklyn and Queens. | |
| WHO'S HERE | |
New York City is the flagship of many major department stores:
Barneys New York
Bergdorf Goodman Inc.
Bloomingdale’s Inc.
Macy’s
Saks Fifth Avenue
Many famous labels originated in NYC:
Anna Sui
Anne Klein
Betsey Johnson
Bill Blass
Calvin Klein
Donna Karan
Eileen Fisher
Ellen Tracy |
Geoffrey Beene
Harve Benard
Isaac Mizrahi
Jeffrey Craig
Jones New York
Kenneth Cole
Leslie Fay |
Liz Claiborne
Mystic Apparel
Nicole Miller
Ocean Bay
Oscar de la Renta
Ralph Lauren
Vera Wang | | |
| SUCCESS STORIES | |
| MATRIX GLOBAL ACADEMY | | | Matrix, a leading L'Oreal brand, sought to establish a new training facility and needed space for employees of other brands. The company chose an NYC location for its facilty and office space.
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| HERMÈS USA | | | The redevelopment of Lower Manhattan inspired Hermès to tap into its mix of potential downtown shoppers. In June 2007, Hermès opened a 5,400 square foot space store.
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| RECENT PRESS | |
| NYC Economic Development Corporation Selects Development Team for Expanded Trade Show Facility on Manhattan's West Side | |
| NYC Industrial Development Agency to Help Companies Expand in New York City | |
| ADDITIONAL RESOURCES | |
| INCENTIVES | | |
| NYCEDC offers information about a variety of New York City business incentives designed to help businesses thrive. Visit our Financing & Incentives section. | |
| CONTACT INFORMATION | |
For more information on how NYCEDC can help your business in NYC, please contact:
Patrick Murphy
Vice President
fashion@nycedc.com
(212) 312-4258 | |
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