Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags. Movie Teaser. Premiers Today.

HBO’s Documentary on the Rise and Fall of New York’s Garment District.

This is a teaser for the upcoming feature documentary Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags, premiering today October 19th at 9 pm on HBO.  Paul Cavazza who we featured earlier in the week, is in this movie. So be sure to catch it!  The teaser doesn’t explain much so here’s a quick summary of what the movie is about.

The Garment Center is the heart and soul of Midtown Manhattan and the backbone of the fashion industry. It was the gateway for many immigrants to the American Dream. Now, its in danger of disappearing and one of the main reasons is outsourcing.  This HBO feature documentary explores the rise and fall of New York’s fabled schmatta (rag) trade as a microcosm for the economic shocks that have changed our lives.

See more at HBO

Tags: Create-A-Marker, fashion industry, garment district, manhattan, New York, new york city, Paul Cavazza

This entry was posted on Monday, October 19th, 2009 at 8:00 AM and is filed under News, Video. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.