Garment District

noun

1. an area in the borough of Manhattan, in New York City, including portions of Seventh Avenue and Broadway between 34th and 40th Streets and the streets intersecting them, that contains many factories, showrooms, etc., related to the design, manufacture, and wholesale distribution of clothing.

Example Sentences

John worked in the Garment District selling a successful line of washed-silk sportswear called Go Silk.

From The Daily Beast

She was left with four boys and no income, so she got a job in the Garment District.

From The Daily Beast

He started out buying cheap ties in the garment district and re-selling them with his own label on a stand on Madison Avenue.

From The Daily Beast

That sounds like the docks, or the wholesale district, or the garment district, or something like that.

From Project Gutenberg