New York, home to $1 pizza slices and Carrie Bradshaw, is officially more fashionable than Paris, home to haute couture and better cheese.
According to new research released today by the Global Language Monitor, an Austin-based data-research company that catalogs trends in word usage, New York is the reigning fashion capital of the world.
Paris finished in second place, with London and Los Angeles close behind. Asia was also well represented with Shanghai in the tenth spot followed by Tokyo (11), Singapore (19), and Hong Kong (20).
Over the course of three years the Global Language Monitor tracked 250,000 blogs, print outlets, and social media channels, looking for buzzwords associated with haute couture, ready-to-wear, and fashion.
It then looked at the frequency and contextual usage of the words, creating a set of data able to rank global fashion cities.
New York City, therefore, showed up more than Paris or London in relation to words like fashion, fashionable, best designers, street style — but it was a narrow win: New York City bet Paris by 0.5per cent.
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