Made in Midtown 2009–2012

Made in Midtown showed how the Garment District supports design innovation, influencing the city's thinking about the neighborhood. Making Midtown, the project's second phase, created a vision for how the Garment District could revitalize its public realm and bolster its position as a fashion R&D hub. 

  1. Phase I
  2. Phase II
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Project Outputs

Outputs include a pamphlet, multi-media website, written profiles, a free newspaper, and a video series.

Made in Midtown: Find the True Value

August 2016

Made in Midtown Pamphlet

September 2010

Made in Midtown Website

June 2010

Made in Midtown Newspaper

June 2010

Fashion Portraits: 22 Profiles From Inside NYC's Fashion Industry by Tom Vanderbilt

June 2010

Made in Midtown: Fashion is Vertical

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Jason Wu

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Anna Sui

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Ron Frasch

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Tina Schenk

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Simon Collins

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Shelly Steffee

May 2010

Made in Midtown: In God We Trust

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Danny Gold

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Ramdat Harihar

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Paul Cavazza

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Tony Singh

May 2010

Made in Midtown: Diane von Furstenberg

January 2010

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Made in Midtown: Find the True Value

Film by Sarah Williams for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Fashion is Vertical

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Jason Wu

A video profile of fashion designer Jason Wu. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Anna Sui

A video profile of fashion designer Anna Sui. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Ron Frasch

A video profile of Ron Frasch, retail director of Saks Fifth Avenue. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space

Made in Midtown: Tina Schenk

A video profile of Tina Schenck, owner of Werkstatt, a pattern-maker in NYC. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space

Made in Midtown: Simon Collins

A video profile of Simon Collins, Dean of Fashion at Parsons the New School for Design 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Shelly Steffee

A video profile of NYC fashion designer Shelly Steffee. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: In God We Trust

A video profile of the Brooklyn-based fashion design house In God We Trust. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Danny Gold

A video profile of Danny Gold, owner of Banner WBA, a fashion sourcing company in the Garment District. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Ramdat Harihar

A video profile of Ramdat Harihar, owner of R&C Apparel in the Garment District. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Paul Cavazza

A video profile of Paul Cavazza of Create a Marker, a marking and grading company in the Garment District. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space. 

Made in Midtown: Tony Singh

A video profile of Tony Singh, the owner of Four Seasons Fashion, a cutting and sewing company in the Garment District. 

Film by Jordan Alport for the Design Trust for Public Space

Made in Midtown: Diane von Furstenberg

A video profile of the fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. 

Project Activities

Activities include public panels and presentations, a pop-up exhibit, press conference, launch party and research.

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