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...emerged from the dressing room and brought the garment to the counter...
Tahari's initial connection to fashion was occupational but incidental. His first job was as an electrician at Nyborg Electric on 40th Street, in Manhattan's garment district. He was put in charge of servicing the showrooms of clothing firms, giving him a peek at fashion design in process. At night he moonlighted as a salesman at a Greenwich Village clothing boutique called Fig Leaf that was open until 2 a.m. Tahari began making suggestions to the owner about items that he thought would sell. Many of them, including the tube top, took off. Tahari realized...
Lucy pairs up with Maya E. Frommer ’07 to start her quest at The Garment District. Feeling the pressure of the contest, Baird opts for a simple design that compensates for a lack of both time and funds. She rummages through the jumbled racks, emerging with scarves, a dress, and a patterned bathing suit...
With this strategy in mind, Frommer heads towards The Garment District...
Petrich’s next stop is the Garment District, where she rummages through a sprawling pile of used clothing priced at $1.50 per pound. After considering and discarding a silver-lined aerobics bag, Petrich brings an office jacket and an oversized blouse to the register for $7.65. She treks back to her Cabot room to get started...