★ Please browse online costume stores or any similar places to find photos of costumes that fit the Modern-day Chinoiserie and Japonism look you have in mind and post them here.

★ Please explain to us why they were chosen? What are the characteristics of each of them?

★ How is Chinoiserie or Japonism in the contemporary context different from what it used to be? (This is an open-ended question！)

★ Don't forget to label your group with a number, e.g. group1.

Websites of apparel brands that you can refer to:

https://www.valentino.com/en-sg/women/ready-to-wear

https://ap.louisvuitton.com/eng-sg/homepage

https://www.dolcegabbana.com/en-sg/

https://fila.com.sg/

https://www.zara.com/sg/

https://www.lovebonito.com/sg

★ How about defining "fashion capital" first?

★ What makes a fashion capital？

★ How does Paris fit into the criteria？

★ Don't forget to label your group with a number, e.g. group1.

★ Describe the fashionable character of this city.

★ Provide persuasive evidence.

★ Might as well combine your own life experience！

★ Don't forget to label your group with a number, e.g. group1.

·      protective legislations: ban imports and encourage people to purchase from local manufactures (merchantilism)

·      Paris made fashion a source of income, contributes greatly to the economy of French.

·      By 1680s, 30% were employed into the fashion industry, generated huge profits

·      Louis 16’s wife maire Antoinette: queen of fashion, and her minister of fashion: Rose Bertin, attracted clients from other European royalties to have their dresses made in the manner of Marie Antoinette.

·      Started from 1858, father of haute couture:  Frederick Worth

·      Christian Dior’s new look :1947

·      Flourishing of iconic luxury brands such as Hermes and louis Vuitton

Paris Fashion week is one of the most crucial fashion events annually.