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Made in New York City
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Organizers & supporters of "Save the Garment Center"
... are all now special members of AmericanMadeHeroes.com!
A group of Garment Center based businesses have joined together to inform America about the potential loss of thousands
of highly skilled manufacturing jobs in Manhattan's world famous garment center.
For all those fighting to keep the Manhattan's garment center the true & historic center of the fashion world we salute and
applaud your efforts and recognize all of you as true
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Click photo for nanette lepore 2010 collections. American Made Hero! |
nanette lepore ...
Today Nanette designs in her atelier in New York City alongside her husband, Robert, who helms the business side of the worldwide brand as its President. Nanette enjoys a strong following among editors, style-makers and celebrities including Freida Pinto, Sharon Stone, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Eva Longoria Parker, Scarlett Johansson, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, and Abigail Breslin.
Made in New York ... keeps it American Made! |
Click photo for Prabal Gurung collections. American Made Hero! | Prabal Gurung ... "Ninety-five percent of my collection is done in New York and five percent is done in Nepal, because the cashmere is made in Nepal. For me it's a very conscious decision to make in New York. It's been a commitment from me as a designer, as a brand and it's my way of giving back to this country that gave me this dream." He also spent a large portion of the time allotted for the Q&As assuring a concerned audience member that many young designers share his Made In New York mentality. Made in New York keeps it American Made! |
Click photos for RESTORE CLOTHING 2010 collections. American Made Hero! |
Anthony & Celeste Lilore
created RESTORE CLOTHING designing some of the most comfortable yoga and lifestyle apparel on the market.
Anthony Lilore is also board member of Save The Garment Center and says “New York City is the
fashion capital of the U.S. ,
if not the world, and as a brand it is on par with Coca-Cola. By not protecting the brand, by not saving the Garment
District, we are not saving the fuel that runs one of the economic engines of the fashion capital of
the world.”
Made in New York ... keeps it American Made! |
Click photo for Gaby Basora Tucker 2010 collections. American Made Hero! |
Tucker by Gaby Basora Tucker ...
Perhaps you've heard of the label Tucker, but do you know the woman behind the brand? Meet designer Gaby Basora who has
been making the bold patterned (but not boldly priced) separates for three years.
Tucker by Gaby Basora Tucker supports Save The Garment District movment and the Collection is designed, produced and
manufactured in NYC!
Made in New York ... keeps it American Made! |
Click photos for Anna Sui 2010 collections. American Made Hero! |
Anna Sui ...
spear heads the "save the garment center" campaign in NYC to fight zoning laws. “The Garment
District is where I built my business.” ... “This garment was sewn on 39th Street and buttons were applied around the corner on 38th Street,"
said designer Anna Sui, pointing to one of her gray button-down frocks with floral stitching on display at a kick-off event Wednesday.
Made in New York ... keeps it American Made! |
Click photos for YEOHLEE 2010 collections. American Made Hero! |
Yeohlee Teng
is a leader in the fight to save the Garment Center. Not only does she work closely with Made in Midtown to get the word
out to the masses, she also practices what she preaches, producing nearly every single garment
she sells right in New York .
“The Garment Center is a hub for research and development,” she says ...
comparing the Center to a delicate ecosystem–it produces beautiful, rare things and needs to be nurtured.
Made in New York ... keeps it American Made! |
Click photos for Michelle Vale 2010 collections. American Made Hero! |
Michelle Vale's
acute attention to quality control was one of the
main drivers in the company's decision to produce her lines exclusively in New York City, the city she
loves and lives in. This allows Michelle to both personally oversee all elements of the manufacturing
process, including the creation of removable hardware components, and to ensure that only ethical
and world-class production facilities are used to produce her collections. "We are proud to be one of
a very small handful of designers who are made in New York City.
Made in New York ... keeps it American Made! |
Click photo for King Displays. American Made Hero! |
Wayne Sapper ...
Founded in 1938, King Displays, Manhattan, is a shop with a steady and unique niche in that it prints up to 90 percent of
all the Broadway show signage. Wayne is also a long time friend of Mike, creator of
AmericanMadeHeroes.com
which is an active supporter of "Save the Garment Center".
"It's a passion with me," Sapper says. "I get a tremendous amount of pride seeing my company's work and the atmosphere it
creates ... especially when I walk around the Manhattan neighborhood and see tourists taking photos. It's a big part of their trip to
New York. I love being involved in the great community of the theatre. It's like a family."
Made in New York ... keeps it
American Made!
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