Editor
Fifty years ago, part of Manhattan’s Seventh Avenue became Fashion Avenue.
On Sept. 23, 1972, the portion of Seventh Avenue between 26th and 42nd Streets in the Garment District, came to be known for all that was bringing it to life: fashion.
Though the subtitled Fashion Avenue moniker was intended to be temporary at first — it was part of a campaign to revitalize New York as a global fashion city — the name stuck and has…
