While a doctoral student, Steve took temporary jobs working first on an assembly line at one of the Detroit Big Three plants and then at Toyota at the passenger-side front seat installation point.
While installing headlights, I spotted a car that was missing its front bumper, so I notified the team leader who jumped in to complete the installation while the rest of us tried to stay focused on keeping up with the cars coming down the line.
It held the debut collection in a nondescript loft on 19th Street in front of floor-to-ceiling mirrors and towering white shoeboxes staged like an art installation.