Great Ideas for Future, in Boston Globe, Connect to my Ideas
<p>The Massachusetts <strong>fashion clothing industry</strong> was a booming success in earlier 20th Century, up to the 1980s, due to Italian and Greek immigrants, and others from Europe, who came here, knowing how to sew. I believe we beat New York in <em>quality</em> production, without which the American Fashion Industry is failing. I use “Fashion” to separate<strong> better</strong> <strong>quality </strong>from cheap production. It’s important to understand levels: Couture — Better — Cheap.</p>
<p>In 1970 I set up <strong>Shirley Willett, Inc, a Design & Manufacturing Factory of high fashion coats, jackets, dresses, yet affordable for the Middle Class,</strong> because of my <strong>Innovative pattern and production engineering systems. </strong>It was on the second floor of<strong> 77 No. Washington St.,</strong> Boston MA. It was the only clothing factory in the building at that time. The rest were offices and an architectural firm on the top floor, whom I did business with. Today it is all offices, many empty. I was too early for today’s fashion industry. I hope Rachel Slade’s ideas are not too late for some industries. Hopefully, the Globe’s ideas could turn it around.</p>
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