Seventh Avenue Undressed: A Bare All on New York's Mob Controlled Fashion Industry

By Marianne Thompson

Inspired by true events, Seventh Avenue Undressed is a suspenseful, provocative, and often hilarious bare-all on New York's Mob controlled fashion industry during the 1980s. This revealing expos , based on industry insiders' experiences and common scenarios that took place between clothing manufacturers and the Mafia, is a story never-before-told from the perspective of women in fashion. Cathy Callahan and her roommates Heather and Julie are launching design careers in New York's fashion industry and soon discover the Mafia is Seventh Avenue's silent partner. Unbeknownst to Cathy, she's working for a firm owned by a notorious Mafioso. Heather's boss shuts down his business because of constant wiseguy shakedowns, and Julie's boss tells her there's nothing wrong with murder. Putting their troubles aside, they party at Studio 54 and take summer shares in the Hamptons, where Cathy meets a Wall Street investment banker who helps launch her eponymous brand of eveningwear that puts her on the cover of Vogue. But when the Mob muscles its way into the business, the girls quickly learn how to handle their up-close and personal Mafia encounters with fortitude, street smarts, and much-needed comic relief.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971011958
• ISBN13: 9780971011953
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Winthrop House Publishing
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Simple Romance Novel Read

This is a romance novel not a historical fiction. Characters are one dimensional. Descriptions seem like they come from a website or brochure. The "protagonist" is not someone anyone should look up to. The author doesn't seem to speak to her audience until well into the second half of the book. There is just nothing here to get excited about. Thank you to the author and Librarything.com for a copy of this book.