Cover Yourself: Adventures in the Rag Trade from Start-Ups to Stars

Cover Yourself: Adventures in the Rag Trade from Start-Ups to Stars is a trade book that incorporates the stories, from interviews, of 45 people involved in all aspects of the clothing industry, from fashion illustrator to space suit designer for NASA. Personal, technical, humorous and informative, their adventures give a good full picture of the rag business. Sports celebrities leave the ballpark to tackle the nitty-gritty of the garment business. To relax her clients, a fashion photographer gets into their psyches. A married couple, co-owners of a hat manufacturing company, deals with the mix of business and personal issues. The book is meant to be an education for anyone who wears clothes.