Interesting stories, but I think the one about Sydney and Dubai moving up in the greater scheme of fashion is seriously flawed. Look at their method: they just counted the number of mentions the various names got. This may be a measure of online buzz (though I think it’s rather a poor one, because it doesn’t take into account the influence and credibility of the people doing the talking) but buzz is quite a bit different from business- as the BoF well knows. I’d be more interested to know the combined revenues of the fashion houses based in each of these cities, or an estimate thereof. How much does each city bring in from its fashion industry? After all, Dubai might be a popular destination to open a shop, but it only consumes, it doesn’t produce. In short I find the list to be a little bit ridiculous. How does Las Vegas come in before Berlin, Tokyo, Madrid, Barcelona and Stockholm? And Rome was eclipsed by Milan decades ago. To me the results look meaningless.

@David and @Anjo: The survey stinks! We’re with you. Perhaps we should start another new feature with the fluffiest, most non-substantive fashion articles of the week…Sadly, I think there would be a lot of articles that fit into this category: hype and sensational headlines, but no substance.