Swim Textiles Show in L.A.
A small group of swim textile representatives will be in town in November to meet with swimwear makers who will not be attending the Mare di Moda trade show in Cannes, France, this year, because the show will be held during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Among the high-end stretch-fabrics companies represented are Billon USA, European Stretch Fabrics, Taiana Virgilio, Clerici Tessuto and Jersey Lomellina.
The companies will show in early November in New York, then head to Los Angeles to show at the Downtown Standard Hotel Nov. 17–18.
Organizers, who stressed that they have no problem with the Cannes show—just with this year’s scheduling—said they will invite several of their high-end swimwear customers.
“The swim people can come and do cocktails and make up for scheduling such an important fair in the middle of Thanksgiving,” said Gera Gallico, who reps Billon USA and ESF.
Shari Sanders, who represents Taiana Virgilio, Clerici Tessuto and Jersey Lomellina, said she’d “love to go to Cannes,” but not if the domestic customers are going to skip the show.
For more information about the swim fabrics hotel show, contact Gallico at (212) 997-9249 or Sanders at (310) 450-1096. —Alison A. Nieder