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L.A. Rag Maker Perspective

For fashion industry enthusiasts, aspiring professionals, designers, merchandisers, buyers, product developers, manufacturers, and anyone curious about how the business of fashion actually works.

Hosted by George "L.A. Rag Maker" Arrington, a Los Angeles fashion industry professional with experience in apparel manufacturing, licensing, product development, sales, and the garment industry.

Past. Present. Next.

The L.A. Rag Maker Perspective.

The part they don't put on the label.

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Apparel Manufacturing in Los Angeles: Past, Present & Next

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5:54

Project Runway Season 22 Episode 1 — My Industry Take | L.A. Rag Maker's Spin

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L.A. Is Still One of Fashion's Most Creative Cities

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Project Runway Season 21 Finale — My Industry Take

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L.A. Style Report: The Rich-Looking Summer Outfits Taking Over Los Angeles

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The Marketing Strategy Behind Fashion Endorsements

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The LA Apparel Industry Is Under Pressure

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Why Operations and Compliance Matter More Than Most People Realize

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Collection Development & MerchandisingThe System Behind Successful Fashion Brands

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The Fashion Industry Most People Never See

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The Untold History of L.A. Couture & Red Carpet Fashion

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Apparel Manufacturing in Los Angeles

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Why I Started L.A. Rag Maker

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The Architects of Chaos: Avant-Garde Fashion in Los Angeles

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GUESS Fed A Lot of Mouths in Los Angeles Fashion

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Robertson Boulevard: When Premium Denim Ruled L.A.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO SUSTAINABILITY IN FASHION?

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DENIM CULTURE TODAY

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Rachel Zoe and the Business of Fashion Influence

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Rick Owens: Structure, Discipline, and the Architecture of Presence

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How the Fashion and Entertainment Industries Shape Each Other in Los Angeles

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How Current Politics Affects the L.A. Fashion Industry — And What You Should Look Out For

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Robertson Boulevard: When Premium Denim Ruled L.A.

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SERGIO HUDSON | L.A. EMERGING DESIGNER

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Inside L.A. Market Week & Fashion Week: The Economic Engine Behind Los Angeles Fashion

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What The Devil Wears Prada 2 Shows About the Fashion Industry In Real Life

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Fashion Doesn’t Reward Talent (Here’s What Does)

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Who Actually Controls Fashion (It’s Not Designers)

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Why Talented Designers Never Break Through

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Why Designers Stay Stuck (Even When They’re Talented)

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Who Really Controls Fashion Production (It’s Not Designers)

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WHY SOME FASHION BRANDS SCALE (AND OTHERS STAY SMALL)

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The System That Controls Fashion (No One Explains This)

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It’s Coming Back (But Not How You Think)

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This Replaced It

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It Didn’t Just Disappear — Why America Lost Its Garment Industry

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THE REAL SYSTEM BEHIND L.A. FASHION (WHAT MOST PEOPLE MISS)

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The Real System Behind L.A. Fashion (What Most People Miss)

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What Fashion School Doesn’t Prepare You For

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Inside the Los Angeles Garment District

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Why Good Designs Don’t Sell

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Why Most Fashion Careers Don’t Start the Way You Expect

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How Los Angeles Became a Fashion Industry

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Why the Fashion Industry Works the Same Everywhere

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What Actually Happens Inside an L.A. Showroom

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How to Move Forward in the L.A. Fashion Industry Right Now

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Why Wholesale in L.A. Is Quietly Declining

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ERL: When a Point of View Becomes a Brand

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Trina Turk: Building a California Fashion Identity

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Why What Gets Bought in Fashion Doesn’t Always Sell

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How the Los Angeles Fashion System Actually Works

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The L.A. Rag Trade: The Industry You Were Never Meant to See

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The Future of L.A. Fashion — And Who Will Still Be Standing

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Why Some L.A. Brands Scale — and Others Don’t

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What Brands Should Be Doing Right Now (If They Understand L.A.)

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Reality Check for Young Designers — What No One Tells You

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THE REAL SYSTEM BEHIND L.A. FASHION (WHAT MOST PEOPLE MISS)

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How Los Angeles Became A Global Fashion Powerhouse

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The Five Forces That Built the Los Angeles Fashion Industry

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Erykah Badu: Dressing as Ancestral Practice

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Michèle Lamy: Presence, Power, and the Occult in Motion

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