I am posting this question four times, and look forward four independent answers.
If one of you is able to do a Spanish research (English comments) I
would appreciate that!
I know a street in Mexico City where many shops specialize in bridal
wear and wedding needs. They seem to be highly successful in
attracting business together offering variety by independent
retailers.
Are there other places/streets/malls where wedding related businesses
work successfully together anywhere else on this planet?
There are endless internet sites specializing on this, but I need to
find ?non-virtual? examples.
Best from Frankfurt
Raus
In Istanbul, Fevzi Pasa Street is the "wedding zone". Take Bus 28, 86
or 90 towards Edirnekapi or take taxi direction "Kariye (Chora) Church
in Edirnekapi"
Walking alternative, is take any LightRail or Metro to Aksaray
station, walk towards Aqueduct, turn left on Macar Kardesler street,
and keep walking.
Dear thorstenrauser-ga,
I have found similar streets in Seoul, South Korea (claims to be
largest in the world), New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, and
Istanbul, Turkey. I hope my fellow researchers have not come to the
same results!
In Korea there is ?Ahyeon-dong Wedding Dress Street? with over 80
wedding dress shops (other sources state 120).
"Compared to shops in the Gagnam area, those here on Wedding Dress
Street offer quality wedding dresses in a wide variety of designs at
low prices. Recently, an increasing number of up-scale wedding shops
have opened here, offering more diverse designs and quality materials.
The lead-time for rental ranges from a couple of weeks to a month, and
for a custom made items, from a month to six weeks. As part of the
effort to designate the area as a special zone for shopping and
sightseeing, the stores on the street sponsor the annual Ahyeon-dong
May Wedding Dress Festival along with other events."
http://www.visitseoul.net/jsp/english_new/buy/shop_01_03.jsp?template_id=139&info_id=4020000030&upper=1&onloadset1_num=2&onloadset2_num=201
"Street of Wedding Shops in Ahyeon-dong. Pure White Wedding Dresses
for Beautiful Brides - A Place Where Brides Wish to Come. The place to
visit with one's heart throbbed with joy. White dresses resembling
brides' shapes are in display. Along both sides of the streets of
Ahyeon-dong wedding shops in a row, there are about 80 dress shop in
business, and because they are well known even to overseas for their
offering at inexpensive prices in excellent designs, buyers are
visiting from overseas."
http://www.mapo.seoul.kr/eng/sub_04/sub_01_01_01.jsp
"Ahyeon-dong Wedding Shops
More than 120 wedding boutiques line both sides of the main street
from Gongdeok-dong Rotary to the entrance of Ewha Woman's University,
forming a wedding dress street. A wide array of magnilicent wedding
dresses exhibit the elaborate skill and handwork of each boutique are
quite appealing to future brides and female passerbys alike who dream
of their marriage."
http://www.worldcall.co.kr/shopping/Shinch'on.html
It even appears in this fiction story.
"Around this time, I loved to visit Ahyeon-dong Street. We call it
"Wedding Street" because it's filled with shops that sell all kinds of
things that are vital for a good Korean wedding. I would hold onto my
mother's hand and we'd walk from shop to shop, marveling at the
different gowns, cakes and accessories. My mother would squeeze my
hand tightly and say, "Someday, you will have a beautiful wedding. And
hopefully, we won't have to pay for it!" We would laugh at this joke
each time she said it. Yet somehow, I knew (and I think my mother did,
too) that I'd never have a wedding. At least not the one my mother
envisioned."
http://www.ecurrent.com/articles/fpc2001/uragiri.html
British Columbia, New Westminster, Columbia Street
"New Westminster is known for it?s vast selection of bridal shops,
particularly on Columbia Street."
http://www.hackwriters.com/10Bestweddingtips.htm
"...explore the interesting Downtown streets, filled with the
beautiful architecture of heritage buildings, sidewalk cafes, gourmet
coffee bars and shopping from art boutiques, gift stores and hobby
shops to the funkiest fashions and a niche of bridal shops."
http://www.tourismnewwestminster.org/greatervancouvershopping.htm
"In the downtown core, restored heritage buildings along Historic
Columbia Street are home to several quality bridal boutiques as well
as unique shops, restaurants, hotels and a theatre."
http://www.city.new-westminster.bc.ca/cityhall/planning/05city_profile/city_profile.htm
Istanbul ? these comments are from various people who have visited the
city (infuriatingly, I cannot identify the name of the street).
"En route to the Suleymanye Mosque, our bus took us down a veritable
boulevard of bridal shops. Mannequins in fluffy white gowns, some in
hijab, looked out of every window, for blocks. It was a stunning
visual, and I made a mental note: If ever I need a wedding dress, I'll
come here. Competition in obviously fierce and prices must be
excellent."
http://www.casbahdance.org/minarets.html
"Istanbul amazed us with unique retail organization. Every type of
product had it's own "street." There was the wedding dress street, and
the underwear street. We christened the plumbing street "Istanbul Home
Depot." "
With photograph
http://www.fullcirc.com/family/turkeytrip/markets/market.htm
"On the bus heading to the Chora Church, Lale pointed out the many
wedding dress shops in the middle-class part of town we drove through,
and told us that 50% of the population in Turkey is under 20."
http://tallis.umd.edu/~pfeifer/turkey/journal_06.html
I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder
Search strategy
Variations of street road "of wedding shops" "of bridal shops"
I guess this is more to do with the traditional cultures... and thus
much m ore related to Asian/ African/ Middle Eastern societies.
For example in Pakistan, in Karachi... there is not one market for
bridal dresses etc... rather many. Lahore is lined up with markets
speccialising in this as well.. examples; bano bazar, icchra etc... In
Rawalpindi, you can find such shops on the main Murree Road or if you
want, you can roam around inner city markets like Qila, Moti Bazar
etc.
I am sure you will find same (or may be to a much larger scale) in
India or Egypt etc.
 I could use some help again...
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