Cambodia also began to reduce its dependence on logging and to realize the economic benefits of strong garment-manufacturing and tourist sectors.
Some U.S. policy makers continue to say that Haiti needs a stronger garment industry and more luxury tourism.
More than 50 burned to death on the factory floor, 19 fell into the lift-shaft, at least 20 died when the overburdened fire escape broke free of the building and 53 jumped or fell from the windows.Many of the horrified onlookers would have known that the Triangle had been part of a 20,000 strong citywide garment industry strike the previous year.
But behind all this was an impeccable sense of material, color, finishing and old-time craftsmanship, fueled by an equally strong feeling for garments as objects, concepts and visual statements.
Meanwhile, Flora Gill and Alexa Adams at Ohne Titel have remade the old cotton garment with strong shoulders and a modern silhouette.
Yet the strongest threat to the garment center doesn't originate offshore.
THE JILBAB, a flowing cloak that covers a woman's body and exposes only face and hands, is a garment that engenders strong feelings.
"I've always thought that the movement of other tenants into the area would make the premier garment buildings even stronger," he said.
"We are expecting sales of snowmobiling garments to be strong this year, not only because of our strong product line and lower dealer inventories, but also because of the appearance of a stand-in look-alike for Alaska's first dude, Todd Palin, last week during the Weekend Update segment on 'Saturday Night Live,' " said Christopher A. Twomey, chairman of the company, according to a transcript.
In the 19th century, the textile and garments industry received strong capital investment.
The plant's inner fibres can be used without spinning to manufacture lightweight, strong fabrics, mainly used locally for garments, hats, and shoes.
