Trina Turk Inks Licensing Deal for Swim

Los Angeles–based designer Trina Turk has struck a licensing agreement for swimwear with Los Angeles–based BlueWaterDesignGroup, a division of Apparel Ventures Inc.

Turk’s first licensing agreement will cover swimwear, related accessories, and beachand spa-related sportswear, and the line will carry the label of Trina Turk Swim and Spa Collection.

The new Cruise ’07 collection will bow at the Miami Swim Show in July.

BlueWaterDesignGroup will also show the line in its New York showroom, the MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas in August, the Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo in San Diego in September and Surf Expo in Orlando, Fla., in September.

The company will target the line to better department stores, swim boutiques, and upscale spas and hotels in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. —Alison A. Nieder