Production of street fashion in Harajuku/Omotesando, Tokyo

20世纪80年代后期零售商店向住宅区的发展促进了集聚。在需求方面，人们发现，自上世纪90年代以来，年轻设计师开设门店得到了原宿一位知名服装经理的支持。集聚效应从两个方面影响服装生产过程。首先，零售商店将消费者作为设计来源。其次，零售商店将制造过程外包给海外工厂，主要是在中国。

The development of the retail stores into residential area in the late 1980s contributed to the agglomeration. On the demand side, the opening of stores by young designers was found to have been supported by a prominent apparel manager in Harajuku since the 1990s. The agglomeration affects the process of apparel production in two ways. First, retail stores are using consumers as a design source. Second, retail stores outsource the manufacturing process to overseas factories, mainly in China.