4. Fashion Walk of Fame

While you strut your stuff through the Garment District you’ll be walking among the world’s most influential fashion designers. On the east side of Seventh Avenue, from 35th to 41st street, near the Fashion Institute of Technology, there are 26 plaques that make up the Fashion Walk of Fame, each dedicated to a designer who “had a significant and lasting impact on the way the world dresses.” Among those honored are Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de La Renta and Betsey Johnson. The honorees were chosen by a group of 143 industry professionals.

The metal plaques,are 30 inches in diameter and framed with black granite. The plaques were installed over the course of three years and cost $200,000. Engraved on each piece is a sketch by the designer and a description of their contribution to the fashion world.