Fashion isn't one of the first things that comes to mind when looking at the Russell Industrial Center's rough and raw attributes, but it's something that the
Detroit Sewing Spot is bringing to the old factory.
Two sisters, Rosedale Park-resident Lisa Benning Caston and old Redford-resident Deborah Edgar, started the enterprise this summer and are now reaping the benefits of setting up shop in Detroit's organic creativity beehive.
"It's a nice space," Edgar says. "It has a creative atmosphere that has opened up a lot of avenues for us."
Both women own their own fashion companies, LBCDesign (Caston) and DebStyle (Edgar), that they ran out of their homes for years. There they did everything from custom jobs to fashion shows. Then they came to the
Russell Industrial Center, gained a little more professional respect for having an office and freedom to do what they need to do with it.
"They let you do what you need to do," Caston says. "There aren't many restrictions."
Source: Lisa Benning Caston and Deborah Edgar, partners in Detroit Sewing Spot
Writer: Jon Zemke
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