United States Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! PreviewAdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionReferencesDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic textDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getReferencePage text.<ref>[https://www.example.org/ Link text], additional text.</ref>Page text.[1]Named referencePage text.<ref name="test">[https://www.example.org/ Link text]</ref>Page text.[2]Additional use of the same referencePage text.<ref name="test" />Page text.[2]Display references<references />↑ Link text, additional text.↑ Link text=== Fashion === {{main|Fashion in the United States}} [[File:Carolina Herrera AW14 12.jpg|thumb|[[Haute couture]] [[fashion model]]s on the [[catwalk]] during [[New York Fashion Week]]]] The United States and China collectively account for the majority of global [[apparel]] demand. Apart from professional [[business attire]], American fashion is eclectic and predominantly informal. While Americans' diverse cultural roots are reflected in their clothing, [[sneaker]]s, [[jeans]], T-shirts, and [[baseball cap]]s are emblematic of American styles.<ref name=AmericanClassicFashion>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/01/style/american-style-classics/|title= American Classics How seven everyday clothing items became American style staples.|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 4, 2023}}</ref> New York is considered to be one of the "big four" global [[fashion capital]]s, along with Paris, [[Milan]], and London. A study demonstrated that general proximity to [[Garment District, Manhattan|Manhattan's Garment District]] has been synonymous with American fashion since its inception in the early 20th century.<ref name=GarmentDistrictNYCFashionSymbolUS>{{cite web|title=Made In New York: The Future Of New York City's Historic Garment District|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/johncaplan/2021/09/01/made-in-new-york-the-future-of-new-york-citys-historic-garment-district/amp/|author=John Caplin|work=[[Forbes]]|date=September 1, 2021|access-date=December 5, 2023|quote=Spanning just about 20 square blocks between [[Times Square]] and [[Penn Station (New York)|Penn Station]] along [[Seventh Avenue (Manhattan)|Seventh Avenue]] (also known as "Fashion Avenue"), the vibrant and always-busy neighborhood has a long and rich history that has become synonymous with American fashion since its inception more than a century ago.}}</ref> The headquarters of many [[designer label]]s reside in [[Manhattan]]. Labels cater to [[niche market]]s, such as pre teens. There has been a trend in the United States fashion towards [[sustainable clothing]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-09 |title=Beyond Trends: The Lasting Impact of Sustainable Fashion in the USA |url=https://usaclothingmanufacturers.medium.com/beyond-trends-the-lasting-impact-of-sustainable-fashion-in-the-usa-b97e20a229f7 |access-date=2024-02-24 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref> [[New York Fashion Week]] is one of the most influential fashion weeks in the world, and occurs twice a year.<ref name=USNYCFashionWeekGlobalIndustryTonesetter>{{cite news|title=The Economic Impact of New York Fashion Week|url=https://thefordhamram.com/93053/news/fashion-week/|author=Diana Juarez|newspaper=The Fordham Ram|date=October 4, 2023|access-date=December 5, 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page