Designer sketching plans for Albuquerque fashion district
Damon Scott
Reporter-
Albuquerque Business First
If Melissa Lea Beasley has her way, Downtown’s First Plaza Galeria will become a center point for the fashion industry in the city and the state.
Beasley opened new headquarters for her two-year-old Albuquerque Apparel Center on the lower level of the Galeria last week. But that’s just the beginning.
Beasley, who is an award-winning fashion designer, also wants to put a fashion school there, with wholesale and retail components too.
“I’ve started what I want to be a permanent fashion district,” Beasley said. “The art community is very organized and networked in the state, but the fashion community less so. I want Downtown to be the connection.”
Beasley said she likes the Galeria because of its location, but also because there are currently spaces available near her administrative offices, to build synergy.
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