Description:The author parlays her decades of experience in New York City’s fashion industry into this crafty, provocative novel. With vivid details, swift plotting, and crisp dialogue, Thompson writes with knowledgeable authority, effectively capturing the flare, flash, and wild decadence of the glittery era of the early 1980s… A thrilling, memorable tale of struggle, style, and organized crime. — Kirkus ReviewInspired by true events, Seventh Avenue Undressed is a suspenseful, provocative, and often hilarious bare-all on New York’s Mob controlled fashion industry during the 1980s. This revealing exposé, based on industry insiders' experiences and common scenarios that took place between clothing manufacturers and the Mafia, is a story never-before-told from the perspective of women in fashion.Cathy Callahan and her roommates Heather and Julie are launching design careers in New York's fashion industry and soon discover the Mafia is Seventh Avenue's silent partner. Unbeknownst to Cathy, she's working for a firm owned by a notorious Mafioso. Heather's boss shuts down his business because of constant wiseguy shakedowns, and Julie’s boss tells her there's nothing wrong with murder.Putting their troubles aside, they party at Studio 54 and take summer shares in the Hamptons, where Cathy meets a Wall Street investment banker who helps launch her eponymous brand of eveningwear that puts her on the cover of Vogue . But when the Mob muscles its way into the business, the girls quickly learn how to handle their up-close and personal Mafia encounters with fortitude, street smarts, and much-needed comic relief.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Seventh Avenue Undressed: A Bare All on New York's Mob Controlled Fashion Industry. To get started finding Seventh Avenue Undressed: A Bare All on New York's Mob Controlled Fashion Industry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Seventh Avenue Undressed: A Bare All on New York's Mob Controlled Fashion Industry
Description: The author parlays her decades of experience in New York City’s fashion industry into this crafty, provocative novel. With vivid details, swift plotting, and crisp dialogue, Thompson writes with knowledgeable authority, effectively capturing the flare, flash, and wild decadence of the glittery era of the early 1980s… A thrilling, memorable tale of struggle, style, and organized crime. — Kirkus ReviewInspired by true events, Seventh Avenue Undressed is a suspenseful, provocative, and often hilarious bare-all on New York’s Mob controlled fashion industry during the 1980s. This revealing exposé, based on industry insiders' experiences and common scenarios that took place between clothing manufacturers and the Mafia, is a story never-before-told from the perspective of women in fashion.Cathy Callahan and her roommates Heather and Julie are launching design careers in New York's fashion industry and soon discover the Mafia is Seventh Avenue's silent partner. Unbeknownst to Cathy, she's working for a firm owned by a notorious Mafioso. Heather's boss shuts down his business because of constant wiseguy shakedowns, and Julie’s boss tells her there's nothing wrong with murder.Putting their troubles aside, they party at Studio 54 and take summer shares in the Hamptons, where Cathy meets a Wall Street investment banker who helps launch her eponymous brand of eveningwear that puts her on the cover of Vogue . But when the Mob muscles its way into the business, the girls quickly learn how to handle their up-close and personal Mafia encounters with fortitude, street smarts, and much-needed comic relief.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Seventh Avenue Undressed: A Bare All on New York's Mob Controlled Fashion Industry. To get started finding Seventh Avenue Undressed: A Bare All on New York's Mob Controlled Fashion Industry, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.