"Los Angeles Fashion, Ready to Grow Up and Grow Glamorous in 2007"

This article describes Los Angeles as a "a fashion mecca." Los Angeles is full of Design schools, a great nightlife scene full of fashion hopefuls, and is the home to the garment or fashion district Downtown. "Designers who choose the warm western sun over the eastern chill of cities like New York and Chicago find a thriving fashion community full of fashion schools, shows, and designers who make sure that Los Angeles' fashion presence is known worldwide." While cities like New York, London, and Paris have been viewed as fashion capitols, Los Angeles has become a major center for fashion development.

http://www.fashionschoolreview.com/news/2007/01/glamorous-in-2007.html