U.K. Newspaper Pair Challenge New York 'World Fashion Capital' Ranking

Lisa Armstrong is fashion editor for London’s Telegraph newspaper, a contributing editor to Vogue and the owner of Twitter handle @LisaDoesFashion. When she and an equally well-qualified colleague in town for New York Fashion Week – Telegraph deputy fashion editor Luke Leitch – question a recent NYC world ranking, it’s worth paying attention to.

In case you missed it, a survey by Austin, TX-based outfit The Global Language Monitor recently crowned Manhattan ahead of Paris, London and Milan as the world’s top fashion capital.

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