Framed by WDET: Competition
“The Dress Show” highlights local entrepreneurs as they compete in a niche Hamtramck garment industry.
Framed by WDET is an audio-visual project featuring stories of communities who have a rich legacy in and around Detroit, but are often under- or misrepresented in the media and arts.
In The Dress Show, storyteller Courtney Hurtt and photographer Kenny Karpov highlight the competitive market of dress shops in the city of Hamtramck. Each shop owner shares in common their style of merchandise– Indian, Pakistani, and Bangladeshi cultural wear. Through colorful portraits of people with their garments and conversations with the local shop owners, The Dress Show illuminates the challenges of being an entrepreneur.
To hear more, click the audio player above.
The photographs from The Dress Show are now on display at Mimi’s Bistro in Grosse Pointe Park. Check them out for yourself.
Mimi’s Bistro is one of the five locations where you can view work from the Framed by WDET photo collection. See where you can find the other photos at framedbywdet.org/exhibitions.
