Right now, hoards of fashion fanatics of all kinds are in NYC to celebrate the coming of the industry's Fall/Winter 2013 Collections for New York Fashion Week. Here is a wonderful Op-Ed piece written last year by Nanette Lepore, NYC-based fashion designer, about why the Garment Center is so vital to NYC's fashion industry. She goes on to highlight the importance of American clothing manufacturing for the local and U.S. economy.
From Thirteen (Feb. 9, 2012): "Op-Ed: Without the Garment Center, There Would Be No Nanette Lepore"
Thanks Nanette.
Save the Garment Center is a trade organization dedicated to preserving the NYC fashion industry and keep manufacturing in New York City's garment district. Supporters include Lepore, Anna Sui, and Yeohlee Teng. Their website is extremely informative and has an extensive amount of information about clothing made in NYC.
In honor of NYFW, I'll be posting about fashion and clothing all week.
(Photo courtesy of Save the Garment Center.)
Great Post about Nanette Lapore. Nanette Lapore clothing can be find at many fine shops as well as department stores: Saks, Niemann-Marcus and Nordstroms. Nanette Lapore also have several stores located in some bigger cities: NYC, LA, Bal Harbour, Chicago, Las Vegas, Boston, London and Tokyo.-Jack A
ReplyDeleteYup, her flagship store is right here in NYC. It's fun just to look around in there.
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