St Louis interest groups want to help start up manufacturing here where I live. Washington avenue in downtown ST Louis was the district that created the “junior market”, like sizes 5,7,9,11. These sizes were featured for the young woman, not ready for adult MRS sizes, and had more youthful styling. We were the first city to make tight pants, not jeans, that appealed to adult girls. I actually designed at a factory in ST Louis County, that made those slacks, and other junior wear. World War 11 was over and the 50,s were coming in. Comfortable knits began to be worn also.In World War 11 soldiers wore short sleeve tee shirts for underwear, not the sleeveless kind like their fathers. Marlon Brando wore one in the movie “Street Car Named Desire” that added to the look of the times.

Lets help St Louis to make it happen again, NOW.