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carriage trade
noun
wealthy patrons of a store, restaurant, theater, etc.; elite clientele.
carriage trade
noun
trade from the wealthy part of society
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of carriage trade1
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“The Aviator and the Showman” is a lavish, layered narrative, a primer on early aviation and the transition of publishing from genteel carriage trade to an industry increasingly reliant on blockbusters.
New York-based Marino was described by Architectural Digest as “a leading architect for the carriage trade, and the architect for fashion brands.”
Season after season, she makes clothes suitable for the clientele of a brand that started in 1837 as a saddlery and remains a purveyor of goods for a traditional carriage trade.
“All the hotels in L.A. are just a little tired,” said the New Yorker, who was once described by Architectural Digest as “a leading architect for the carriage trade, and the architect for fashion brands.”
In 1973, two years before it went out of business forever, Arnold Constable, a carriage trade establishment on 40th Street and Fifth Avenue, offered working women lunchtime exercise classes.
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