Open House at the Fashion Incubator
The feeling this morning at the Open House for the Fashion Incubator, the CFDA’s rent-subsidized hallway of studios for hand-picked designers, was distinctly giddy–sort of like Open House at the...
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Opening Day at the CFDA Fashion Incubator
Yes, I posted the video yesterday, but I thought you may enjoy this closer look that I composed for Dossier… Maybe it’s because everyone was dressed up and drinking coffee all day, but the mood at...
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Made in Midtown Pop-Up: Today at Port Authority!
It’s a pop-up Thursday for the CFDA, between the Made in Midtown installation at Port Authority and the Gap Pop-Up Shop at 54th and 5th. Of course it would be nice to spend the day bopping between...
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Made in Midtown: Pop Over to the Pop-Up!
Wednesday night, at a Port Authority pop-up, the Design Trust and the CFDA launched Made in Midtown, a multimedia study and symposium series about the New York City Garment District. Fern Mallis, who...
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An Invite: Tonight at Barney’s!
It’s a busy week! Last night I attended a talk about the future of the Garment District. That conversation is gaining momentum–my most recent comments on the Huffington Post just went live. WNYC had a...
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COMING ATTRACTIONS: Pre-Fashion Week Webisodes
Well, helloooo! A quick glance at the blog here might lead you to believe it’s been a lazy summer here in Closettour-land, like I’ve been lolling on the waves in Montauk or on Fire Island, or...
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Of Food and Fashion, Featuring Mina Stone
I ran into fashion designer Mina Stone last night in the neighborhood, and we were chatting about the NYC Garment District. Mina is known here in New York for her clothes, but also for her cooking. I...
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Webisode 2: “Historic Threads”
Bryant Park was sadly sedate this morning, but I’m sure Lincoln Center, the new home of New York Fashion Week is winding up for its big debut. As last week’s webisode showed, fashion does not rest for...
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Garment Center Rally: Tuesday Oct. 19!
If the “Making It” video inspired you to get involved… …check out the Garment Center rally tomorrow at noon! It will take place at 39th and Seventh, the intersection so prominently displayed in the...
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Webby Nominated: Help Make It Happen for “Making It!”
Yeah! “Making It,” the third installation from Closettour’s webisode series, featuring designer Bibhu Mohapatra and his sample-maker Ari Magallanes, is nominated for a Webby Award! Ari Magallanes, at...
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