Article: Four rooms with sharp pencils. (profiles of four contemporary representative showrooms for women's apparel)

NEW YORK -- Tucked away off Seventh Avenue are four contemporary sales representative showrooms that are distinguished by careful editing.

At Cohan Berta, Susan Greenstadt & Associates, Felicia Grace & Co. and Maria Mancino, buyers aren't offered everything imaginable, but they can easily cover more than one merchandise category in each showroom.

They also focus on a single shopper: the contemporary customer.

Unlike many showrooms, these offer lines that are complementary rather than competitive with each other. There is also a lot of variety -- most include at least one knitwear line, a dress line and a mix of casual and more sophisticated sportswear ...

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