And clothing makers have come up with innovations to meet their needs.
Now the stores and the clothing makers are arguing about who is going to pay for the profits lost because of all those markdowns.
Margaret Warren, a clothing maker for big women, clutched some dresses.
These costumes were made in work-time, using work materials, and utilized the women's skills as clothing makers to the full.
For the next 40 years, the building was owned and occupied by Finchley, another clothing maker.
No amount of pain is going to maintain that perfect size 8 figure the way a clothing maker can just by fiddling with labels.
But the current retro trend is new for clothing makers and merchants.
THE dawn of 2002 brought no happy new year to clothing makers.
The bride and her parents are executives at women's clothing makers in New York.
Today, the local economy is mostly shopping and handcraft, with the largest employer being a clothing maker.