EDITORIAL : L.A. ON THE CUTTING EDGE FASHION INDUSTRY IS A MAJOR PROVIDER OF JOBS IN THIS REGION.THE hip image of California sparks countless trends and new styles in popular culture, from cars to TV, from home furnishings furnishings the extra type or quantity of hair on the head, tail, ears or legs, specified for a particular breed. For example, the feathers in setters, the beard in Bearded collies, the eyebrows in Schnauzers. to movies, and from cuisine Cuisine (from French cuisine, "cooking; culinary art; kitchen"; ultimately from Latin coquere, "to cook") is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. to clothes. The image and styles of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. are more than just fluff; they are ingredients of valuable commerce. For example, partly as a result of Hollywood's image-making influence and partly because of the labor supply, the apparel industry has more manufacturing jobs in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, - some 150,000 jobs - than in any other place in the nation. People who work in wholesaling, manufacturing and design of apparel and textiles do a brisk Brisk as a proper name may refer to:
In terms of dollar value, it's only the eighth-largest industry in this region - a testament to the diversity of the economy here. Regardless, any industry that ranks in the top 10 certainly is worth supporting and saluting. A tip of the hat is especially timely for the fashion industry because Sunday will be a big day for California-based designers and manufacturers. At the California Mart in downtown L.A., they will throw the spotlight on the annual preview of their new spring clothing lines and present awards to industry stars. The events could provide some balance in a large industry that often gets knocked for abuses perpetrated by some individuals. Both the public and the industry have reeled at disclosures of unlawful working conditions, including some by contractors sewing sewing: see needlework. clothing for brand-name apparel-makers and retailers. Such abuses shock the public conscience, and industry leaders are correct to step up their efforts to wipe them out. But an industry this large defies easy categorization, and there also is much good worth celebrating - not the least of which are thousands of good jobs and the smug smug adj. smug·ger, smug·gest Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent: satisfaction of seeing L.A. trends making their way eastward across this land. |
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