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Is The Status Of Fashion Capital Under Threat? The Mayor Of New York Bombarded The US Immigration Policy

2011/2/26 10:58:00 82

Asian Designers in the US fashion industry in 2010 can be regarded as a big leader.

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Wu Jigang (left) and Wang Daren (right), and Korean Richard Chai, won the three awards of the Fashion Designers Association of America at the end of last year.

According to the United States' World Journal, immigration policy affects not only the undocumented immigrants who are eager to incorporate identity, but also the students in the United States studying abroad, and even the fashion industry that seems to be somewhat away from their daily life.

Peng Bo, mayor of New York who has been calling for immigration reform as soon as possible, criticized the federal government's lags behind immigration policy again last week, pointing out that this has threatened New York's status as a "fashion capital", because many talented designers, clothing workers and models are unable to work in New York because of visa reasons.

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A total of 165 thousand people are employed, accounting for 5.5% of the city's labour force.

Bloomberg's speech on Friday (18) broadcasts the lengthy procedures and approval delays for designers, clothing workers and models to apply for work visas, pointing out that these will increase the cost of the fashion industry and encourage them to work in other countries in disguise.

He said: "although the number of fashion shops or exhibition halls in New York is the number one in the world, these changes are likely to change soon, and the fashion industry is likely to be moved overseas again soon unless the immigration reform is carried out immediately.

Designers want to work in New York to create jobs for New York, but the immigration system will not allow them to come in.

Bloomberg's speech was followed by fashion giant Saks Fifth Avenue, Brooks Brothers, Diane von Furstenberg, Oscar de la la and so on.

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Partnership for a New American Economy once again supported the immigration reform activities from the perspective of fashion industry, and joined the media giant such as News Corp. Murdoch.

Furstenberg, a Belgian fashion designer, says the United States must welcome new ideas, new opportunities and new forces from immigrants if they want to keep the position of fashion pioneers.

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It is an indisputable fact that Chinese designers and garment workers are growing up in the American fashion industry. No matter the famous designers such as Vera Wang, Xiao Zhimei (Anna Sui), Phillip Lim, Tan Yanyu (Vivienne Tam), Wu Jigang (Jason Wu) and so on, they all have their own brands. Chinese supermodels are frequently appearing in the mirror, and many of them have already stood in the American fashion world. Wang Weiwei,

Recently, on the Internet, a network named Bamboo Seven wrote a series of articles in the American fashion industry, including her own designs for Anthropology and so on. Her overseas students' background and the description of the fashion industry attracted many netizens' admiration.