Boarding is a novel set in New York City featuring a fashion
designer, Jessie Carter.
Why New York?
When I first created the character of Jessie Carter in my
short story Layover I had her from flying from New York to her home in Los
Angeles but she first had to make a stop in Chicago where she had a layover.
I envisioned her as a young fashion designer trying to make
a brand name for herself and I saw New York as the place to do so.
The New York EDC says the city is "at the center of
fashion" with "more headquarters of fashion designers and fashion
retailers than any other city in the country."
Some of the latest figures estimate fashion trade shows
bring in almost 300,000 visitors to the area.
The video I selected is of New York's midtown garment district.
In Chapter One, Jessie Carter is sitting tensely in a
mid-town Manhattan office building while the manager of the model she hopes to
meet is viewing her portfolio and pondering her fate. Her adventures take her to a photo studio on the west side, an Upper East Side condo, and an apartment in Brooklyn.
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