Lectra Teams With Leslie Fay

Atlanta-based Lectra Systems has locked up one of its larger apparel contracts by teaming with the Leslie Fay Cos., which is buying Lectra’s product development software package to help speed up its time-to-market. The New Yorkbased resource will use Lectra’s Gallery package of product development software as well as its U4IA design suite, Modaris and Diamino pattern-making software and its Graphic Spec technical drawing solution.

“Lectra...will enable us to collaborate with our sourcing partners in Hong Kong and around the world and, more importantly, will allow us to jump on market trends so that we can bring fashionable products to market faster,” said Leslie Fay chief executive officer John Short.

Leslie Fay markets the Leslie Fay, Joan Leslie, David Warren, Rimini and Cynthia Steffe labels. —Robert McAllister