Fashion Resource Guide
Los Angeles–based American Apparel is a vertically integrated manufacturer and retailer of clothing for men, women, kids, and pets, offering an expansive year-round line to which new styles and colors are continuously introduced. The company prioritizes quality and classic fits that transcend trends and time and often turns to its customers for ideas and feedback. Check out the extensive offerings at www.americanapparel.net.Ana M, an acronym for Anthony Noble Art & Mijatovic, stands for the union between the artist painter Anthony Noble and entrepreneur Mijatovic Regis.This new L.A.–based fashion brand has now opened its doors on famous Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, Calif. The artist behind Ana M is mainly inspired by pop art and Marvel comic books and is also well-known for his paintings of iconic stars. The idea of the line is based on a “Skull Theme,” which portrays diverse lifestyles, religions and countries around the world and is intended with a high level of respect. Ana M Original Design has gained much celebrity recognition and support, making it a heavy hitter within the fashion industry from the very start. Find out more at www.anamdesign.com.Biatta, is an intimate-apparel company known for its affordable yet classic and contemporary collections for the juniors, plus sizes, and sleepwear markets. The company produces elegant, quality bra and panty sets, babydolls, chemises, and sleepwear at appealing price points that ensure women can be sexy and professional as the mood takes them. Biatta recently relaunched their website, www.biatta.com, which caters to both retail and wholesale customers. The website will play a big part in the marketing of the brand as Biatta looks to expand globally and has implemented many interactive strategies to attract their ideal demographic.The California Market Center (CMC) is the hub for the style industries in Los Angeles. More than 1,000 showrooms and nearly 10,000 product lines are housed in three 13-story wings. The CMC is open daily and hosts five major fashion markets, two textile markets, and four gift and home markets each year in addition to a range of market days, fashion weeks, educational events, and seminars throughout the year. Show dates are as follows: LA Fashion Market Fall II/Holiday ’10, June 14–17; LA Fashion Market Holiday/ Resort ’10, Aug. 8–11; LA Fashion Market Spring ’11, Oct. 15–19. Visit www.californiamarketcenter.com.Class@ASR showcases a unique mix of emerging and sophisticated brands from the best in fashion, apparel, accessories, and footwear providing you with an integrated look at future trends of the surf, skate, and fashion marketplaces. Designed to spotlight chic brands and introduce buyers to opportunities to freshen your product mix. At Class@ASR buyers can find a diverse assortment of brands to impress your savviest customers and keep them coming back for more. Visit www.classatasr.com.At the heart of L.A.’s downtown Fashion District, Cooper Design Space stands 11 tall stories amidst the creative commerce that’s thrived in Los Angeles for nine decades. The building hosts a space that embraces cross-pollination among L.A. lifestyle businesses in fashion, media arts, and publishing, and encourages fluidity across functions by offering studio, office, and showroom in a single location. Our studio space offers fresh air and L.A. sunlight to nourish your ideas and plenty of flexible space to grow your business. Out your showroom door and all around you, tastemakers display L.A. creative in women’s contemporary, men’s contemporary, and accessories categories to their buyers. Visit www.cooperdesignspace.com. The Fashion Market Northern California has been the premiere marketplace in Northern California for 50 years. Fashion Market continues to provide buyers with the most complete shopping experience in the Bay Area. With more than 2,000 ready-to-wear collections, Fashion Market offers the largest open-booth format on the West Coast. Fashion Market is designed and merchandised to meet the needs of ready-to-wear buyers of moderate, better, and bridge collections. Whether you are an established brand, a new line, or an up-and-coming designer, Fashion Market provides an opportunity to showcase your lines five times a year. Market dates are June 26–29, Aug. 28–30, and Oct. 23–26. Visit www.fashionmarketnorcal.com.Operating in Pennsylvania for more than 109 years, FesslerUSA is a leading producer of exclusively American-made quality knitwear and fabrics to customers such as Nordstrom, Saks, Anthropologie, and other private-label brands. The company recently announced that the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority will provide a $1.6 million loan to help fund a 1 megawatt photovoltaic solar power–generating system in its corporate manufacturing facility.Since 1994, Saivana has been collaborating with leading European designers such as Isabel Marant, Kenzo, Dries Van Noten, and Suzzane Rutzou. Realizing the strength of the company in Europe and sensing a demand for its unique designs worldwide, the Saivana Collection was launched in the United States in December 2008. The Saivana collection seamlessly blends modernity with timeless embroideries, delivering must-have luxury garments with our signature flair. Ever-evolving creativity, with the highest degree of quality, has enabled Saivana to create its own niche in the fashion industry.
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