You only have to watch Sex in the City to see how fashion is an integral part to New York's ethos and lifestyle! With New York's Fashion District, numerous retail outlets, workshops and fashion specific tours it makes a visit to this city essential for all up and coming fashion designers.
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Fashion & Textiles Student Tour to New York
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Fashion & Textiles Student Tour to New York
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Garment Centre Walking Tours
Your guide for this tour has been working in the fashion industry for over 35 years. His tours last for about 2 hours and can be tailor-made to each group in advance. The tour includes: the fashion walk of fame, significant events in the evolution of the industry, the development of ‘sizes', the invention of synthetic fibres and the importance of the immigrant labour force. During the tour you could also visit a showroom and speak to an intern in the industry.
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Offstage Fashion Workshops
Offstage offer groups a ‘Meet the Designer Workshop' either in Fashion or Costume Design which takes place at a rehearsal space in New York. This is a one-hour program to include a question and answer event with a moderator leading the program and a guest artist from the fashion world (designer, fashion marketing, fashion journalist, etc.) as requested by you.
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Sex & the City Tour
Follow in the footsteps of Carrie and the rest of the cast from the hit show and visit over 40 different locations. The tours are led by New York City actors and actresses travelling on luxury coaches; air-conditioned in the summer and heated in the winter. There will be several quick step-off points for food and photo opportunities.
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Prada Flagship Store
The number one Prada store in the world attracts thousands of visitors every year. The design of the interior is modern and spacious and a perfect shopping experience for fashion lovers.
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Fashion Information Centre
This organisation ensure that the Fashion District is clean and safe with projects including streetscape improvement, sanitation & security, economic development, community outreach, marketing and promotions and fashion industry support.
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Macy’s Tour
The world's largest department store offers fun, fact-filled lectures followed by a store tour. Highlights include an informative discussion of the history of Macy's from its humble beginnings in 1858 to its status as the world's largest store with over 2 million square feet of selling space. Knowledgeable guides will teach you about fashion merchandising concepts, product advertising and visual techniques.
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Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
The only museum in the U.S. whose collection is solely focused on contemporary and historic design. The Museum contains more than 250,000 objects ranging from Han Dynasty objects to the present; it is organised into five curatorial departments: Product Design and Decorative Arts, Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design, Textiles, and Wallcoverings.
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Fashion Institute of Technology
One of the largest collections of costumes, textiles and fashion in the world, students looking for art and fashion design ideas can look here for inspiration from ancient masters to current students (and designers of the future) at the Institute.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
One of the most important art museums in the world, students can see an enormous range of exhibits from mediaeval to modern day. Incorporating costume and design, this museum will impress and inspire students' creativity.
Suggested Accommodation
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The Wolcott Hotel
Location: New York City
Facilities: The Wolcott hotel is in the heart of the city with some rooms having a view of the Empire State Building! All rooms have TV with satellite TV channels and en-suite bathrooms. There are conference rooms should you require them and the attractions of New York are on your doorstep!
Capacity: 200 Rooms
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The Bedford Hotel
Location: New York City
Facilities: Centrally located on 40th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, the Bedford is in the heart of midtown Manhattan in the quiet Murray Hill area. Located within an easy walk are such attractions as The Empire State Building, Grand Central Station, the Theatre District, and all of Fifth Avenue shopping. Rooms for up to 4 students in comfortable suites with en suite bathrooms and TV's.
Capacity: 135 Rooms
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The Hotel Pennsylvania
Location: New York City
Facilities: One block from the famed Empire State Building and Macy's illustrious flagship store, "the largest store in the world"; the Hotel Pennsylvania is a New York landmark and provides exceptional value for a hotel in this location. Student rooms for up to 4, all with en suite bathrooms and TV's. 24-hour coffee shop and cafe on ground floor.
Capacity: 1,700 Rooms!
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The Comfort Inn Chelsea
Location: New York City
Facilities: The Comfort Inn® Chelsea is centrally located within walking distance of many popular New York City points of interest, including Penn Station, the Empire State Building, Broadway theatres, Madison Square Gardens and Times Square. There are rooms for between 3 and 5 students all with en suite facilities and TV's and complimentary continental breakfast.
Capacity: 101 Rooms
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Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heights
Location: New Jersey, 25 minutes from the centre of NYC
Facilities: The newly renovated Holiday Inn of Hasbrouck Heights is the ideal hotel for Travelbound groups wanting to experience the excitement of Manhattan with the convenience of New Jersey. This fabulous hotel is located 20 minutes from Downtown Manhattan and near the Paramus shopping mall.
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The Westside YMCA
Location: Manhattan, New York
Facilities: Located just off Central Park West and steps from Lincoln Centre, the Westside Y offers simple, single and double rooms that welcome nearly 40,000 international and domestic budget travelers each year. Excellent leisure facilities include 2 swimming pools.
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Hostelling International NYC
Location: New York
Facilities: Situated near Central Park and Columbia University, the hostel is a historic Victorian Gothic-style building on Upper West Sid. The rooms are clean and modern, with separate male/female accommodation of 4-6 beds and shared bathrooms in the hallway. Facilities include a cafe/bar and games room
Capacity: 624 Beds
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