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Fashion’s Rent

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Starting up a fashion label can be beyond pricey and the financial challenges of starting your own line are often what prevents many fashion professionals from going that route.  Costs include labor, factories, materials, advertising, equipment, and much more all of which can prove to be great obstacles for the new designer. But an up-and-coming designer [...]

Made in Midtown

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Made in Midtown from Design Trust for Public Space on Vimeo.
Today we have the inside scoop for you on a new and upcoming project called, Made in Midtown. The CFDA has partnered with the Design Trust to study New York’s fashion industry and its relationship to the Garment Center. They will be launching a full website [...]

Fashion Tragedies

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

We thought we’d lighten things up a bit today, even though we rarely do photos or street style posts we just had to share these. Every day in the city we see outfits so atrocious, you just have to shake your head and laugh.  Here is a quick shout-out to some of the horrendous outfits found [...]

Happy New Year from the Garment Center

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

We here at 39th & Broadway are wishing all our lovely readers a very Happy New Year!! May this year be the best yet for all you fabulous fashionistas. And let’s all toast to 2010 bringing the fashion industry back (more jobs, please) to being the successful powerhouse it deserves to be!
This little blog has [...]

15 Reasons We Love NYC

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

Suchitra Prints

(In the midst of a major winter blizzard, we are taking a moment to appreciate this amazing place that we call NYC.  So that is why we are republishing this older (but a favorite) post.  This fashion flashback was originally posted in February 2008.  So, grab a cup of hot cocoa on this blistery evening and please enjoy… )
In [...]

Save the Garment Center Meeting

Monday, December 7th, 2009

The above video is from last month’s Save the Garment Center rally.  The rally was a huge success but really just a first step in the efforts to save our industry. The Save the Garment Center organization is moving forward with the next phase and is holding a town hall meeting Tuesday morning to discuss [...]

Can Zoning Save the Garment Center?

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Can zoning save the Garment Center?  That was the question batted around a discussion panel we recently attended.  Fashion heavyweights, city planners, Garment Center representatives, and the public, gathered to discuss the future of the Garment Center.  As we have mentioned many times before, zoning (as boring and unfashionable as it sounds) has played a [...]

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