A Coat of Many ColorsFor more than a century and a halffrom the middle of the 19th century to the end of the 20ththe garment industry was the largest manufacturing industry in New York City, and New York made more clothes than anywhere else. For generations, the industry employed more New Yorkers than any other and was central to the citys history, culture, and identity. Today, although no longer the big heart of industrial New York, the needle trades are still an