Apparel Mart

by | Jul 30, 2020 | From the Archive | 0 comments

This is the first key given to the first tenant of Apparel Mart in Dallas. Located by the Dallas Market Center on Stemmons Freeway, Apparel Mart opened its doors to the public on October, 25 1964.

Apparel Mart closed in 2003 with the wholesale market changing predominantly to New York and Los Angeles. Apparel Mart, once made up of 1.6 million square feet, and showed designers like Oscar De La Renta,  Pierre Cardin. Apparel Mart was a hub for international retailers and famous designers, as well as a site for lavish parties and the filming Logan’s Run.

From the Marcy Lee Manufacturing Company Collection

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Dallas-Apparel-Mart-to-close-2114618.ph

https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1984/april/anatomy-of-the-apparel-mart/