Description:  In the nearly four decades since Cody Campbell’s family began hand-blocking fedoras, porkpies, and straw hats in New York’s Garment District, the domestic apparel industry has shrunk dramatically. But when it comes to marketing and sales, things aren’t much different from 1974, when Campbell’s mother opened Makins Hats.

Source:  Businessweek.com

Date: Nov 19, 2012

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-19/when-designers-want-to-make-clothes-in-the-usa#r=hpt-fs

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