A customer peruses the tomato and apple selection at the market. Vendors provided shoppers vegetables, meats, fruits and hot food at their stands.

A shopper purchases a warm meal. Vendors and market-goers alike enjoyed conversing and creating connections.

Impossible to miss, The Garment District’s pink-painted exterior grabs one’s attention immediately. Once inside, it’s hard to leave. Located in Cambridge, the business brands itself an “alternative...

Customers search through the men’s section of the store. The section included numerous options like vintage jackets and shirts.

Eric Propp stands in front of the costume rentals part of the store. Boston Costume joined The District in 2007.

An old plane protrudes out of the wall over racks of clothing. The building dates back to 1893, where it was once a soap factory, Cambridge Printing Company, a bronze foundry and Harbor Textile Waste Company.

A sign that reads “The Garment District” is hung in front of the store entrance. It gave way to almost 12,000 square feet of shopping space.

Leather jackets hang in a row, sorted by size. The clothes were displayed on a seasonal cycle.

Shoes sit on top of a rack of clothes, with drums, a bass and an Elvis Presley picture displayed on the walls in the background. Many customers arrived with groups of friends to shop.

Old motorbikes hang above racks of clothing. The colored tags indicated differences in the age of clothing, ranging from recent to vintage.

A customer rummages through clothes in the “By The Pound” section. The activity was made to be a staple of the store’s philosophy of sustainable consumption in fashion.

Old newspaper pages hang on display near the checkout counter. Old articles were plastered all over the store, showing its deep-rooted history.

Students walk to class on Northeastern's Boston campus. The results of the 2023 Diversity and Equity Survey were released in August, which were based on responses from just under 6,000 participants.