HBO documentary on NYC Garment District
October 20, 2009 by Samantha Cabrera
Filed under Designers, Episode Resources, Fashion Specials, Fashion Television, Video Clips
Leave it to my father to give me the scoop on an amazing documentary recently featured on HBO. Schmatta: From Rags to Riches to Rags tells us the story of New York City’s Garment District and the pivotal role it played once upon a time.
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An interesting (though not surprising) fact featured says in 1965, 95% of the clothing for sale in America was produced in the country. In 2009, a mere 5% of apparel on the market is made in the U.S. The documentary will play OnDemand after this week, so if you have HBO, give it a go and see how amazing the Garment District once was. It’s definitely a dying industry with so many jobs being outsourced in vast numbers. It really makes you ponder how “cheap” that import T-shirt truly is.
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