#4: London
United Kingdom’s cultural influence has always been far outweighed its size and the country’s fashion industry is no exception.
The Londoners J.W. Anderson, Craig Green and Nasir Mazhar have invaded the global fashion scene with their radical stances on gender, race and culture.
If we are talking about streetwear, Palace Skateboards has grown from cult board label into a worldwide streetstyle juggernaut.
That’s while the city’s stylish youths excel in their own quintessentially British take on streetwear that favors Stone Island, Polo, and garish vintage pieces over all-black sportswear and hyped sneakers.
Like Los Angeles, the city still has a lot to grow until it can compete with cities like New York and Paris, but its burgeoning London Collections Men Fashion Week, fiercely independent street style and new breed of designers.
