19 Aug 2010 - The Global Language Monitor (GLM) announced that New York has regained its position as fashion capital of the world, after being beaten by Milan in 2009. Miami beat Rio, Melbourne and Bali in the swimwear category. Big news also for Hong Kong as the Big Lychee is now a firm second after the Big Apple, and can therefore be crowned as the fashion capital of Asia (beating Tokyo). It is for the first time that the second place goes to another city than the classic four (New York, London, Paris, Milan). The rankings are based on GLM's Predictive Quantities Index, a proprietary algorithm that tracks words and phrases in print and electronic media on the internet and throughout the blogosphere, The words and phrases are tracked according to their frequency, contextual usage and appearance in global media outlets.
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