when did milan become the fashion capital?

Question

when did it become know for being the fashion capital of the world?
what time period(year)?

Answer 1

The current Italian fashion industry began in 1951 when Count Giorgini created a fashion show in Florence that captured an international audience. The runway shows have since moved on to Milano. Which only makes sense, since shopping is a nearly spiritual experience to the stylish Milanese.

Answer 2

During the war Milan was destroyed.At the end of World War II Lombardy was instrumental in the boom that transformed Italy from a relatively backward, agricultural country to an industrial world leader. The city became a major financial centre and the region's new-found wealth attracted myriad workers from the south of Italy in a wave of immigration. It is nowadays the major center for commerce, finance, publishing and recently media, design and fashion.

Looks like the answer is "recently".