New York, NY –
Fashion Week is in full swing at Bryant Park and elsewhere around the city. People in the industry say, overall, the mood is more somber and less flamboyant this year. The economic downturn has forced many designers to scale back, with fewer runway shows and parties.
It's also changing the habits of this city's fashionistas.
KUGELMAN: I'm definitely changing where I'm shopping, what I'm buying and how much I'm buying. I used to shop a lot at Prada and now i shop a lot at J. Crew."
REPORTER: Sara Kugelman works for a skin care line providing products for some of the shows. She says she notices less conspicuous consumption throughout the industry, and in her own life.
Fashion Week lasts through Friday.
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Kathleen Horan is a staff reporter for New York Public Radio, covering the criminal justice beat. She also reports the series In Harm’s Way, a multi-platform effort to profile the life of every child in New York City killed by gunfire.
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