Fashion Exports/New York (FE/NY), 1991-1992

A cooperative project of the Garment Industry Development Corporation (GIDC) and the Council for American Fashion (CAF). Letter from NYS Department of Economic Development commissioner Vince Tese to the Garment Industry Development Corp. (GIDC), notifying them of a grant award to develop an Export Trade Development Project, January 10, 1991; overview of FE/NY's mission, May 28, 1992; letters of application for resource coordinator; memos discussing sending FE/NY director/program coordinator Leah Kaplan to European trade show Igedo, outline of plans, and letters of support; project budget; typed notes on meetings/conversations, 1/22/91 and 1/24/91; Export Success Stories, August 13, 1992, re Maidenform and Andmore; drafts of brochure; printed brochures: "Canada First!" "Selling to Latin America," and "Fashion Exports New York"; descriptive text, with hand editing, for overseas brochure re Fashion Exports/New York, with cover letter requesting comments, Aug. 7, 1992; description of Request for Proposals for GIDC Export Grant Application, Sept. 10, 1992; correspondence between FE/NY's Kaplan and CAF re meetings with local firms, Russian and other international companies interested in exports, Japan Apparel Initiative (see also Japan, Kobe Mart); letters of support from firms and NYC government for grant renewal; advisory notices to ILGWU local managers re export assistance given to firms in their jurisdictions; newspaper clippings, handwritten notes