Editing Milan (section)

=== Fashion and design ===
{{Main|Fashion in Milan}}
[[File:Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 2382.jpg|thumb|[[Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II]] is Italy's oldest active shopping gallery and a major landmark of Milan.]]

Milan is widely regarded as a global capital in industrial design, fashion and architecture.<ref>{{cite book|last=Knox|first=Paul L.|title=Cities and design |year=2010 |publisher=Routledge |location=London|isbn=978-0-203-84855-5|pages=228–235}}</ref> In the 1950s and 60s, as the main industrial centre of Italy and one of Europe's most dynamic cities, Milan became a world capital of design and architecture. There was such a revolutionary change that Milan's fashion exports accounted for {{US$}}726&nbsp;million in 1952, and by 1955 that number grew to {{US$}}72.5&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8329251|title=Cambridge Journals Online – Business History Review – Abstract – Turning Fashion into Business: The Emergence of Milan as an International Fashion Hub|journal=Business History Review|volume=80 |issue=3 |pages=415–447 |doi=10.1017/S0007680500035856 |access-date=24 January 2015|archive-date=14 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714121432/http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8329251|url-status=live|last1=Merlo |first1=Elisabetta |last2=Polese |first2=Francesca |date=October 2006 |s2cid=156857344  |issn=0007-6805}}</ref> Modern skyscrapers, such as the Pirelli Tower and the Torre Velasca were built, and artists such as [[Bruno Munari]], [[Lucio Fontana]], [[Enrico Castellani]] and [[Piero Manzoni]] gathered in the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/milan_turin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112121758/http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/milan_turin/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 November 2007 |title=Frieze Magazine &#124; Archive &#124; Milan and Turin |publisher=Frieze.com |access-date=3 January 2010 }}</ref> Today, Milan is still particularly well known for its high-quality furniture and interior design industry. The city is home to FieraMilano, Europe's largest permanent trade exhibition, and Salone Internazionale del Mobile, one of the most prestigious international furniture and design fairs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salone Internazionale del Mobile official website |url=http://www.cosmit.it/en/salone_internazionale_del_mobile |access-date=15 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410191218/http://cosmit.it/en/salone_internazionale_del_mobile |archive-date=10 April 2013}}</ref>

Milan is also regarded as one of the fashion capitals of the world, along with [[New York Fashion Week|New York City]], [[Paris Fashion Week|Paris]] and [[London Fashion Week|London]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.languagemonitor.com/global-english/new-york-takes-top-global-fashion-capital-title-from-london-edging-past-paris/ |title=New York Takes Top Global Fashion Capital Title from London, edging past Paris |date=3 February 2015 |publisher=Languagemonitor.com |access-date=9 May 2017 |archive-date=21 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521223339/http://www.languagemonitor.com/global-english/new-york-takes-top-global-fashion-capital-title-from-london-edging-past-paris/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref> Milan is synonymous with the Italian prêt-à-porter industry,<ref>{{cite book|last=Bye|first=Elizabeth|title=Fashion design|year=2010|publisher=Berg|location=Oxford|isbn=978-1-84788-266-0|pages=136–137|edition=English}}</ref> as many of the most famous [[Italian fashion]] brands, such as [[Valentino SpA|Valentino]], Versace, Prada, Armani and Dolce & Gabbana, are headquartered in the city. Numerous international fashion labels also operate shops in Milan. Furthermore, the city hosts the [[Milan Fashion Week]] twice a year, one of the most important events in the international fashion system.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Milan Fashion Week – Home of the best|journal=Mojeh Magazine|url=http://mojeh.com/milan-fashion-week|access-date=15 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315153110/http://mojeh.com/milan-fashion-week|archive-date=15 March 2013}}</ref> Milan's main upscale fashion district, ''[[quadrilatero della moda]]'', is home to the city's most prestigious shopping streets (Via Monte Napoleone, [[Via della Spiga]], [[Via Sant'Andrea]], [[Via Manzoni]] and [[Corso Venezia]]), in addition to Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, one of the world's oldest shopping malls.<ref>{{cite book|last=Klaffke|first=Pamela|title=Spree : a cultural history of shopping|year=2003|publisher=Arsenal Pulp Press|location=Vancouver, B.C.|isbn=1-55152-143-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/spree00pame/page/46 46]|url=https://archive.org/details/spree00pame/page/46}}</ref> The term ''[[sciura]]'' encapsulates the look and culture of fashionable, elderly Milanese women.