Universal Elliot Corp., a belt-maker in New York City, is one of the fashion companies featured on the Maker's Row website. Courtesy of Maker's Row hide caption

First lady Michelle Obama arrives at the Senate carriage entrance for the presidential inauguration ceremonies at the U.S Capitol. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters/Landov hide caption

OptiTex creates digital models of clothes for department stores like Target and Kohl's. These computer designs let stores create or tweak new styles without actually stitching prototype garments. OptiTex hide caption

A collection of vintage watches. alexkerhead/Flickr hide caption

Carmen Wu is a senior at Parsons: The New School for Design in New York. Carmen Wu hide caption