1st Edition
Labor and Creativity in New York’s Global Fashion Industry
Introduction: Fashion Workers and the Labor of Design
1. Shoddy Seams: The Decline of the New York Garment Industry and Its Transformation Into New York Fashion
2. Back of House/Front of House: Creative Skills and "Effortless" Labor Among Samplemakers and Fashion Workers
3. The Deskilling of Design: Technology, Education, and the Routinization of Fashion’s Engineers
4. Designing Diaspora: The Racialization of Labor, the Rebranding of Korea, and the Movement of Fashion Designers Between Seoul and New York
5. Fast-Fashion Families: Family Ties and Fast-Fashion Production in the Los Angeles Jobber Market
Epilogue: Made in China
Biography
Christina H. Moon is an Assistant Professor in Fashion Studies in the School of Art and Design History, Parsons School for Design at The New School.
