24/7 Wall St's Most Fashionable Cities in America - Page 2

"24/7 Wall St. set out to discover the most fashionable U.S. cities. Instead of subjectively observing fashion trends among city residents, we created an index of five measures: the number of retailers that sell apparel such as Macy's and Target, the number of luxury brand stores such as Gucci and Prada, fashion company headquarters, trade shows, and the number of fashion designers working in each city. Though the list consists of cities from all around the nation, fashionable cities are also much more concentrated in a handful of states. Twelve cities are located in California, another eight in Florida, and an additional five in Texas. The number of fashion companies headquartered in each city came from Chain Store Guide's "Top 100 Apparel Specialty Stores Ranked by Industry Sales." The number of fashion-related establishments was obtained from Yelp. The number of fashion designers employed in each MSA's principal city came from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics." - 247wallst.com