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Post by FWS on May 16, 2009 7:43:15 GMT -6
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Post by FWS on May 16, 2009 7:49:44 GMT -6
And it's not just fur, but all luxury goods.
Be it jewelry, high end seafood, clothing, cars, boats, foods, art, collectibles..........
There's a string of empty storefronts on 5th Avenue in NYC.
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Post by FWS on May 16, 2009 8:19:44 GMT -6
I don't see a recovery any time soon either on these type of products, particularly fur garments.
I think about what'll happen to the infrastructure of the fur industry at all levels, from producers, auctions, tanneries, garment designers, garment manufacturing, retailers, etc.
In fisheries we've lost processors and lost markets for alternative fisheries as a result for low $ high volume stuff.
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Post by northof50 on May 16, 2009 8:32:14 GMT -6
I think about what'll happen to the infrastructure of the fur industry at all levels, from producers, auctions, tanneries, garment designers, garment manufacturing, retailers, etc
How true that statement is. In 1988 NAFA lost their warehouse property in Winnipeg, and 3 tanneries shut down forever. All the mom and pop basement garment makers just retired, there was a lot of fur sewing machines being sold in the auctions.
Cost per square foot of office space is 4 times the 1988 prices now.
But I love the DOR..... but I can't make out the lisence plate state..? Ill...
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Post by FWS on May 16, 2009 8:56:36 GMT -6
I remember that, lot's of those folks were Jewish immigrants who were Holocaust survivors, as were the owners of the fur salons in SF and LA . If I remember the story correctly, Spielberg did 'Schindlers List' because his moms furriers, who were also her friends, were survivors, so he heard the story firsthand. It was they who inspired the author to write the book as well.
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Post by northof50 on May 16, 2009 9:13:51 GMT -6
Yes that is right. With a large Jewish population in Winnipeg and Montreal a lot of those people were sponsored to come here.
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