Faces of the Fashion Industry

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GarmentDistrict1 Patricia Harper has had her studio in the heart of the Garment District for five years. But as the area changes, she worries about being left behind. Story by Kate Racovolis and Laura Fosmire. To read more about this story, click here.
Jeffrey_Schwager_Showroom Jeffrey Schwager runs a business selling designer clothing in the Garment District, which doesn’t stop him from being friends with fabulous celebrities. Story by Evan Lambert. To read more about this story, click here.
Dustin Martin, founder of Sovereign Original Land Owners In addition to Thanksgiving and Black Friday, November is also Native American History Month. Dustin Martin is a young Navajo designer and former New Yorker who is building a clothing brand linking Native artists in his home state of New Mexico to the fashion capital of New York City. He returned from New Mexico to design a commemorative T-shirt for Columbia University’s Native American Council. Story by Alexa Van Sickle. To read more about this story, click here.
Jennifer Cole left a successful business in Jackson, Mississippi to tackle the mean fashion world of New York. Unfamiliar surroundings and financial hardships aside, Cole has persevered. Story by Scooby Axson. To read more about this story, click here.
BergdorfsCover Rudy Pospisil documents department store windows all over the world. This holiday season, he found himself in front of Bergdorf Goodman in a chance meeting with the creative directors of the displays. Story by Kate Racovolis. To read more about this story, click here.
Can you imagine the life of a Chinese immigrant who has been working in the Garment District of Manhattan for four decades? Here is the story of 61-year-old pattern maker William Wai, who came here in 1971, did odd jobs, attended school, married and divorced, earned citizenship, opened design companies and failed, and kept working. Story by Mengwei Chen. To read more about this story, click here.

Athletic director Kerri-Ann McTiernan takes a “win at all costs” attitude to succeed with a sports program at a school known more for prowess at the sewing machine than on the field. Story by Scooby Axson. To read more about this story, click here.