rag trade in English

noun
1
the clothing or fashion industry.
He worked in the rag trade for a number of years and even did a stint on the notorious Commercial Road in the East End, which he refers to as his ‘university in life’.
noun
    apparel industryfashion business

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1. 11 The rag trade is extremely competitive, and one needs plenty of contacts in order to survive.

2. 1961), is a landmark project comprising 412 photographs conceived over the course of a decade.Displayed in serial grids and organized into 25 chapters, Analogue documents the eclipsed texture of 20th-century urban life as seen in vanishing mom-and-pop stores and the simultaneous emergence of the global rag trade.

3. Open since 2008, Cumulus Inc. is located in Melbourne’s famous art and fashion precinct, Flinders Lane. Celebrating the historic turn of the century rag trade building in which it is located, the space is a busy social hub offering a seasonal and healthy menu that celebrates the very best in Victorian produce.