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Abstract
Taipei is the economic and cultural centre of Taiwan. To compete with other Asian countries, Taipei has adopted pragmatic innovation and development strategies to achieve competitive advantage. Analysis of data obtained in face-to-face interviews indicates that Taipei may have a unique fashion economy. This study confirms the potential of the Taiwan fashion industry from the perspective of its cultural and creative economies. The main goal of this study is to determine how fashion professionals promote and affect the Taiwan fashion industry. First, fashion-related industries in the Taiwan cultural and creative system are defined and classified. Based on these definitions, statistical employment data and interview data are used to show how the distribution of fashion professionals provides directions for urban development by fashion clusters.
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the National Science Council of the Republic of China, Taiwan for financially/partially supporting this research under Contract No. NSC 100-2221-E-216-026. Ted Knoy is appreciated for his editorial assistance.
Notes
1. According to the data of Creigh-Tyte's (Citation2005) article, the clothing production industry brought gross value added approaching £2.5 billion and average employment of 107,000 in 2002.