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My parents had a factory, so I was linked to the textile and fashion industry.

— Francisco Costa

“Textile manufacturing was introduced to the city's economy by settlers from Prussia in the early nineteenth century. Around 18oo, several German industrialists established factories…

— Rebecca Kobrin

I grew up in North Carolina. My father was a salesperson; he sold textiles.

— Parker Harris

I grew up in a miniature village in the middle of the countryside in England, quite secluded from the outside world. I was always…

— Alexa Chung

The town I came from really had one industry, and that was furniture.

— Eric Church

Traveling around Ethiopia, I saw dozens of abandoned textile factories. People kept asking me to help them find work. So I thought I could…

— Liya Kebede

My family have been wool merchants since the 19th century. My first job, aged 18, was buying fabric from my father to produce and…

— Pier Luigi Loro Piana

When I was starting, there were wool mills in the U.S. that could make you anything. The U.S. used to produce the most beautiful…

— Anna Sui

My father was a self-employed textile agent, and the shop below his office was an art gallery.

— Lisa Jewell

The textile industry became a huge deal in 19th century America, kind of like the tech industry is today. And that immigrant tradition continues,…

— Walt Mossberg

Textile mills are not a very high-margin business and have fixed overheads, so it was challenging. But I think it is only in challenges…

— Ajay Piramal

I grew up in the Netherlands, in a small little town. Just a typical Dutch girl.

— NikkieTutorials