Documentary Screening "Dressing America"

New York’s fashion district has always held sway over the imaginations of the style-conscious and those seeking glamour.
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New York’s fashion district — otherwise known as the Garment Center — has always held sway over the imaginations of the style-conscious and those seeking glamour. This little slice of Manhattan has nurtured the likes of retailers and designers — from Hattie Carnegie to Donna Karan — in their quest to create world-class fashions that have made generations of Americans feel and look stylish.

Rich in storytelling and sumptuous visual detail, Dressing America encompasses one-hundred-fifty years of fashion history, populated by pioneering, larger-than-life characters. It’s also the story of individuals, like 84-year old Holocaust survivor, Charles Edelstein, who still travels from his home in Oceanside, Long Island, to peddle fabrics to a new generation of foreign-born garment center businessmen. In short, the film is a tribute to a vibrant, colorful and creative industry that has grown up and been nurtured by a Jewish presence for over a century and a half.