In a global initiative to promote retail, restore consumer confidence, and celebrate fashion, U.S. and international editions of Vogue coordinated evening extravaganzas in their respective world fashion capitals. In the United States, American Vogue joined with NYC & Company, the City of New York, and the Council of Fashion Designers of America to enliven again the consumer spirit that churns the economy and boosts the local industry of America’s fashion capital, New York City. Next only to finance, fashion is the second-largest sector of industry in New York City—the headquarters of more than 800 fashion companies employing 175,000 people and generating $10 billion in total wages.