Garment District

noun

1. an area in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City, including portions of Seventh Avenue and Broadway between 34th and 40th Streets and the streets intersecting them, that contains many factories, showrooms, etc., related to the design, manufacture, and wholesale distribution of clothing.

Example Sentences

His father cut men’s suits in Manhattan’s garment district; his mother was a milliner.

From New York Times

Serafin had hung a colorful sign between two freeway pillars advertising his distribution service that catered to the garment district.

From Los Angeles Times

He uses it to store supplies for businesses in the garment district including hangars, boxes and bags.

From Seattle Times

That’s exactly what the trailblazer has done in the fight for diversity, equity and inclusion in the fashion industry, first as a Garment District salesperson, then model, model agency owner and activist at large.

From Seattle Times

Born in Los Angeles during the Great Depression to Mexican immigrants, Icaza was the son of a journalist and a garment district worker, who had emigrated from Mexico in the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times