A fashion capital is a location which is influential in fashion and in which fashion is important. A fashion capital would be the home of many top designers, modeling agencies, and the like. It is decided by the amount of business generated and influence through media in fashion.

Traditionally, the world has five Fashion Capitals: London, Milan, New York, Paris and Rome.
Milan is considered the economic and true current media fashion capital of the world. As well as being the fashion capital of the world it is also the business and design capital of Italy.

Though not from the economic point of view, Paris is considered the symbolic fashion capital due to it long standing history as a center of art and fashion, yet in the Global Language Monitor, it was beaten by Milan and New York in the media.

The other main centers of fashion in the world are New York, London, Los Angeles, Rome, and Tokyo. Emling, Shelley. . International Herald Tribune (October 3, 2006). In recent years, however, the importance of the fashion industry has grown in many other cities around the globe, such as Hong Kong, São Paulo and Sydney., which are in 7th, 8th and 9th place.

Other top fashion capitals include Sydney, Barcelona, Las Vegas, Toronto, Shanghai, and Dubai.

Regions

For 2009, the Global Language Monitor describes these as the leading fashion cities in their respective regions:
- Asia and Oceania: Hong Kong,Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Bangkok
- Europe: Milan, Paris, Rome, London, Barcelona, Berlin, Madrid, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and Frankfurt.

- India: Mumbai and New Delhi
- Latin America: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Mexico City
- Middle and Eastern Europe: Moscow, Krakow, and Prague.

- Middle East and Africa: Dubai, Johannesburg, and Cape Town.

- North America: New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Dallas, Toronto, Montreal, and Atlanta.

For 2008, the Global Language Monitor describes these as the leading fashion cities in their respective regions:
- Asia and Oceania: Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, and Bangkok.

- Europe: Rome, Paris, Milan, London, Berlin, Madrid, Stockholm, Barcelona, and Copenhagen.

- India: Mumbai and New Delhi.

- Latin America: Santiago, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo.

- Middle and Eastern Europe: Moscow, Krakow, and Prague.

- Middle East and Africa: Dubai, Johannesburg, and Cape Town.

- North America: New York City, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Miami, Toronto, and Montreal.

See also

• Fashion week, for a partial list of cities with fashion weeks.