Business & Technology of Fashion

"New York City is planning for the future of the Garment District, the heart of American fashion. This could transform the fashion industry and Midtown Manhattan. Made in Midtown studies the relationship between the industry and the neighborhood, and asks: Should creative industries matter in New York?industries matter to New York?"

Published in October 2012, Making Midtown is a Design Trust for Public Space project, conducted in partnership with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). The report "provides a roadmap for revitalizing the Garment District with fashion design and manufacturing at its core."

For more information the two projects above, see the Design Trust for Public Space: Made in Midtown: Phase I and Phase II.

Compiled by the Fashion Center Business Improvement District, this 17 page history of the Fashion District covers it's inception in 1919 to recent years (published in 2008).

Includes directories, resources, and publications as well as neighborhood statistics and pedestrian counts. The Garment District Alliance (formerly known as the Fashion Center Business Improvement District) works to improve the quality of life and economic vitality of Manhattan’s Garment District.

Annual Report of the Garment District Alliance

Annual report with various Garment District statistics

Includes various Garment District statistics

NYC and US fashion industry survey with statistics. Report from the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, February 2016

Report from the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, Updated September 2015

Report from the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress, Feb. 6, 2015

The Fiscal Policy Institute's 2003 report on the NYC apparel industry

For sewn goods and jewelry. Search for production facilities in the 5 boroughs of New York City by using customizable sorting capabilities.Sort by sewn goods vs. jewelry facilities, as well as further sort by specific services offered, design category, price points and production minimums.

Compiled by the Fashion Center Business Improvement District, this 17 page history of the Fashion District covers it's inception in 1919 to recent years (published in 2008).

Comprehensive coverage of 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist fire, presented by The Kheel Center at the Cornell University Library, in collaboration with UNITE!