Prof. Wanett Clyde of the City Tech Library recently gave a presentation for the Brooklyn Waterfront Research Center (BWRC) Breakfast Talk series, where she discussed her research on fashion in Brooklyn. Entitled “Fashioning Brooklyn: Designing, Manufacturing, Selling and Recycling Apparel along Brooklyn’s Waterfront,” the presentation included additional speakers, Prof. Denise Sutton of the City Tech Business Department, Tessa Maffucci, Assistant Chair of the Pratt Fashion Department, and Rick Davy, Founder and Director of Brooklyn Style Foundation (BKSF) and the Creative Director and Producer of Fashion Week Brooklyn. The discussion examined the garment and fashion industry centered around Downtown Brooklyn.
If you missed the presentation on March 4th, you can watch the recording below.