Garmento by Apparel Search - Terms of Interest to the Fashion Industry

Garmento is not a typo of the word garment. The word is derived from garment, but it names a person, not a piece of clothing: a garmento is someone who works in the garment industry, and the plural is garmentos. Garment itself is essentially the same in definition as apparel or clothing — which makes garmento the trade's own slang for its people, the kind you might find on Seventh Avenue in New York's Garment District.

Garmento by Apparel Search - Terms of Interest to the Fashion Industry

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In this section you will learn about the word Garmento.

For those of you that think the word GARMENTO is a typo of the word GARMENT. You are not correct. You are close, but not exactly correct. The word garmento is derived from the word garment but it is certainly not a typing error. The word garment is essentially the same definition as apparel or clothing. In all honesty, I do not really know the difference between the word clothing, apparel, and garment. Anyway, you are welcome to read more about the definition of garment. Back to the issue at hand. The word "garmento" is not the same as garment. A garmento, is a person that works in the garment industry. The plural tense of garmento is garmentos.

You can view Garmentos in action by viewing the Garmento movie. About the Garmento movie .... Fashion is a glamorous industry of beautiful people, right? GARMENTO tells the other side of the story through a dark and comical look beneath the seams of NYC's rag business. Industry insider Michele Maher reveals an absurd world where shady dealings and ruthlessness are fashionable, setting the trend for corporate America.

Written by ML at Apparel Search July 31st, 2007

You may be able to find a garmento on Seventh Avenue in the New York Garment District.

You probably woke up this morning wondering, "what is a garmento?". Fortunately, you now know the answer.

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Slang of the Garment Trade

Every trade develops shorthand for its own people, and garmento is the apparel industry's version: a single affectionate, half-joking word for the manufacturers, contractors, salespeople and showroom staff who make and move clothing. The word carries the flavor of the old Garment District — fast talk, sample racks rolling down Seventh Avenue, and deals done on relationships as much as on paper. The GARMENTO film plays on exactly that world, presenting the rag business from the inside as a dark comedy rather than a glamour story.

Garmento Versus Garment

The one-letter difference matters. A garment is an article of clothing — the shirts, dresses and coats the industry produces. A garmento is a human being who produces, sells or handles those articles for a living. Confusing the two in conversation marks a speaker as an outsider; using garmento correctly marks them as someone who has spent time around the trade.

Common Questions

What is a garmento?

A person who works in the garment industry. The word is derived from garment but is not a typing error for it — garment names the clothing, garmento names the person. The plural is garmentos.

Where would you find a garmento?

In the garment trade itself — for example on Seventh Avenue in the New York Garment District, the historic center of American apparel manufacturing.

Is there a Garmento movie?

Yes. GARMENTO tells the other side of the fashion story through a dark and comical look beneath the seams of New York's rag business, in which industry insider Michele Maher reveals a world where shady dealings and ruthlessness are fashionable.

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