Fashion weeks in smaller U.S. cities serve as training grounds for aspiring designers . Fashion Week draws four of attendees . Established designers attend Charleston Fashion Week to tap into new markets . `` Not all designers are born and bred in U.S. , U.S. , '' says Afriyie Poku .
Fashion weeks in smaller U.S. cities serve as training grounds for aspiring designers . Charleston Fashion Week draws thousands of attendees . Established designers attend Charleston Fashion Week to tap into new markets . `` Not all designers are born and bred in New York , Paris , '' says Fern Mallis .