rag trade
Clothing business, informally
The rag trade is the clothing industry, especially the manufacturing and selling of garments.
The term is informal and slightly dismissive, evoking the bustle of garment districts and wholesale fashion: Her family made their money in the rag trade.
Also called the schmatte business, from the Yiddish for rag.
Industrial production facility
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- garment districtUrban area for clothing production
- productionMaking or generating something
- workshopPlace for making or learning
cutting room · assembly line · piecework · mass production · offshore · outsourcing · contractor · subcontractor
Custom luxury dressmaking
- runwayPaved path for planes
- catwalkElevated narrow walkway
- designerOne who plans appearances
- couturierCustom clothing designer
fashion house · atelier · lookbook · editorial · stylist · fashionista · chic · glamour
Woven or knit material
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- woolSheared animal fiber
- linenFlax-derived textile
polyester · denim · weaving · knitting · dyeing · printing · finishing · mill
One who stitches garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- alterationsChanges made to something
- fittingSuitable or proper
stitching · hemming · patternmaking · cutting · sewing machine · dressmaker · measurements · notions
Bulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
- merchandisingPromoting and selling goods
- buyerOne who acquires things
- importObtain from overseas
export · jobber · showroom · markup · margin · inventory · supply chain · distribution
factory
Industrial production facility
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- garment districtUrban area for clothing production
- productionMaking or generating something
workshop · cutting room · assembly line · piecework · mass production · offshore · outsourcing · contractor · subcontractor · CMT
haute couture
Custom luxury dressmaking
couturier · fashion house · atelier · lookbook · editorial · stylist · fashionista · chic · glamour · elegance
fabric
Woven or knit material
linen · polyester · denim · weaving · knitting · dyeing · printing · finishing · mill · bolt
seamstress
One who stitches garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- bespokeMade to individual specifications
- alterationsChanges made to something
fitting · stitching · hemming · patternmaking · cutting · sewing machine · dressmaker · measurements · notions · pressing
wholesale
Bulk sales to merchants
- retailSales to end users
- merchandisingPromoting and selling goods
- buyerOne who acquires things
import · export · jobber · showroom · markup · margin · inventory · supply chain · distribution · vendor
clothing
Body coverings worn daily
ensembles · sportswear · activewear · outerwear · swimwear · workwear · uniforms · costumes · menswear · womenswear
- textile recyclingclothing banks, fabric scraps, clothing donation, collection bins, shredding
rag tradeheavy industry
Capital-intensive manufacturing sector
tech industry · agriculture · mining · financial services · construction
rag traderetail
Sales to end users
fashion retail · e-commerce · direct-to-consumer · high street fashion · high street
rag tradesteel industry
Metal alloy manufacturing sector
metalworking · machinery · automotive industry · hard goods · aerospace
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