MILAN, ITALY:  Walking through the beautiful city of Milan will open your eyes. It is home to fashion designers like Valentino, Gianfranco Ferrè, Krizia, Moschino and of course Miuccia Prada. Many fashion houses are based here such as Armani, Gucci, Versace, Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Emilio Pucci and Salvatore Ferragamo.

Fashion has always been an important part of the country's cultural life and society, and Italians are well known for their attention of dressing-up well.

Milan is recognized internationally as one of the world's most important fashion capitals, along with Paris, New York and London.

If someone visits the Milan's Fashion District he/she will gaze at astonishment. One can look at shops of several hundred brands all at once that will not be possible anywhere of the world.

In addition to visiting the famous brands’ shops, you will be lucky to see the world’s famous fashion designers there. You will get the luxurious and fashionable clothes which has not been available elsewhere the world.

Milan is the fashion and design capital offering everything for the discerning shopper while Via Montenapoleone, an upscale shopping street in the city, is famous for its ready-to-wear fashion and jewelry shop. The street is considered as the origin of the Italian fashion industry.

New models, designers, and choreographer are promenading around Milan city everyday, turning the city into an iconic city of fashion in the world.

When someone will enter into the fashion district, he/she will be caught by full of surprise. Hundreds of shops are set up in queue on both sides of the streets, displaying new design clothes. A piece of dress may cost from Tk 2 lakh to Tk 10 lakh each.

Hundreds of people are walking shops to shops, seeing clothes and buying those. Many of them visit there only for shopping hobby. All latest design clothes are available at the fashion district.

A fashion week was held in Milan last week and the city is still experiencing the event’s aftertaste. A six-moth long fashion exposition is set to be held in 2015.

Milan city began experiencing revolution in fashion industry after the 1970s. Since then, the fashion sector has been developing gradually.

Italian fashion industry began journey in 11 decades B.C. (Before Christ). But it was not smooth. From seventeenth century to the twentieth century, the industry went through deadlock situations.

Later, Italy came back to the success in the industry, and brought fame in fashion around the world again.

Parish, London and New York City – all cities, now famous for fashion, has followed Milan city to reach at their position in the fashion world.

BDST: 1330 HRS, OCT 23, 2014