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garment industry

n. makers and sellers of fashionable clothing [syn: apparel industry, fashion industry, fashion business, rag trade]

Usage examples of "garment industry".

Kyohvic, and Tain, and indeed Mingulay in general, had a textile-and-garment industry, but nothing like a self-sustaining fashion industry.

Eli Hemsi was the biggest man in the garment industry, in trouble with the unions, in­.

There is evidence showing that the Hurrians managed and manned the garment industry for which Sumer (and especially Ur) was known in antiquity.

Operating anywhere in the garment industry seemed to demand very high fashion standards.

Luciano’s friend Louis Buchalter - known simply as Lepke - dominated the garment industry.

He knew about stitches, because he was a cutter in the garment industry.

Rents and property values had never been higher, and in the garment industry it was widely held that fashion had never been so fashionable.

Primarily agricultural, Ahkah is also known for its garment industry and pleasant climate.