Shmatte Mazel

What has attracted the Jewish people to the 'shmatte' (rag) trade? Is it an inheritance from the European 'shteytl' (village)? Or, could it be that hidden among the fabulous fickle world of fashion there is the promise of a little bit of 'mazel' (luck)? In SHMATTE MAZEL Lesley Sharon Rosenthal interviews members of the Melbourne Jewish rag trade. from humble beginnings in Flinders Lane to contemporary labels in Chapel Street, she sets out to uncover the significance of that all important ingredient for success in the the 'shmattes', luck.