EYECARE: Coronavirus BRIEFING: Crisis Response Tactics How One Harlem Fashion Retailer Is Surviving the Crushing Effects of the Pandemic By Mary Kane Monday, September 14, 2020 12:29 PM Image via thebrownstonewoman on Instagram According to this feature from the National Retail Federation, “Princess Jenkins began her career as a fashion industry intern for Vera Maxwell in New York City’s Garment District in the late 1970s. She went on to sell fashion collections to retailers in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles—at the time one of the few Black women selling top designer fashion. Jenkins now owns The Brownstone in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, an upscale fashion boutique that calls itself ‘Harlem’s crown jewel.’” Read More