California Apparel News

Apparel Production Inc.
270 West 39th Street, Suite 1701
New York, NY 10018
teddyapparelprod@aol.com
(212) 278-8362
www.apparelproductionny.com

Products and Services: Apparel Production Inc. provides the highest-quality garment manufacturing in New York City’s garment district, from pattern to production all under the same roof. Our pattern makers and factory managers pay strong attention to detail and have extensive combined experience in their craft and working for high-end and contemporary designs. To improve efficiencies and ensure desired fit, we make all patterns and first samples at our garment district facility and facilitate production in NYC or Hangzhou, China, depending on the customer’s needs.

Ark Apparel
(424) 253-6081
ark@arkapparel.com
www.arkapparel.com

Products and Services: With over 10 years of experience in the fashion business, Ark Apparel has the ability to take your apparel products to the next level. We offer consulting, pre-production, manufacturing, design, sourcing, and costing. No more wasting time sourcing materials or factory visits. We make sure everything is taken care of and your products are perfect. All production is done in the USA in our factory. We take pride in what we do, and our clients are sold in the best stores in the world. Quick lead times and faster to-market ability gives us an edge over foreign suppliers. Whatever your volume or price point, we can make it for you. We offer a variety of services depending on need of your project—menswear, womenswear, athletic sportswear, swim, technical fabrics, and leather. We are factory direct, so there is no middleman or agent costs. We specialize in denim pre-production, development, and production with low-volume production from 50 to 1000+ units.

Bikini Joes

What is the secret to “Bikini Joe” Joe Clinard Jr. and “Crazy Hazy” Hazy Elia’s three swimwear lines that are spreading across many of America’s beaches like wild fire? Both are retailers, and Clinard says: “We both have had stores though the years, and both of us do currently.” Elia has surf shops and beachwear stores, and Clinard has swimwear boutiques. “Its not a big part of what I do,” said Bikini Joe, but it’s like a “lab.” Fit, style, value-added, quality, and service stand out. Now with three brands: H2oh! Colours (™), Legal Beach (™) and Clinard’s New AQ-WA (™). Mix-separates combined there are over 20 tops styles and over 18 colors with a strong focus on solids and mixed solids and stripes, combined with Legal Beach (™) doing what Bikini Joe has long been known for “items” like his “USA Fringe” or “Big Bow Back Bottoms with Bandeau Tops.” Clinard says, “We service our accounts with reorders from December to July”. Links to all brands websites at BikiniJoes.com, info@H2ohSwim.com, Twitter.com/RealBikiniJoe.

Britannia Mills Ltd.
110 E. 9th St., B-763
Los Angeles, CA 90079
(213) 327-0045
Fax: (858) 736-2745
info@BritanniaMillsLTD.com

Britannia Mills Ltd. manufactures exceptional ultra-fine fabrics. Britannia remains American made. Domestic-produced goods allow for quick turn and ease of shipping, as well as simplified communication and rapid quality control. Britannia continues to specialize in two main fibers: rayons (rayon, micro-modal, tencel) and wool. In rayon Britannia runs six weights of jersey with spandex, from 5 to 13 ounce, making it the go-to company for jersey. Britannia’s Ponte-de-Romas range from 11 to 16 ounces, and its heavy construction is a natural choice for pants and tailoring. Ponte Delicious, available in 20 colors, is the rave of the design community. Its new lighter cousin, Baby Delicious, is following in the same footsteps. In the rayon arena, micro-modal jerseys have the softest hand and greatest durability of any knit available. Our ribs are just scrumptious! Don’t forget viscose matte jersey! Not a cheap knockoff, it’s the real thing! Britannia’s dominance in extra-fine worsted wools hails back to its founding. Britannia continues to innovate in wool knits. Today’s modern wools are washable, and Britannia has upped the ante by using finer and finer grades of wool fiber, meaning easy care and next-to-skin ultra soft. Britannia bases its philosophy on European traditions with American ingenuity. See what the excitement is about and call today.

Buhler Quality Yarns Corp.
1881 Athens Highway
Jefferson, GA 30549
(706) 367-9834
www.buhleryarns.com
sales@buhleryarns.com
Contact: David Sasso

Products and Services: From harvest to hanger, we ensure your supply chain is supported and your final product is of the utmost quality. Introducing MicroModal® Edelweiss—the same comfort and luxury with a greener footprint—to our portfolio, which includes Supima, Micro TENCEL®, Supima Outlast, and blends, certified by Oeko-Tex 100—ensuring safety for all applications. Bring your product to market backed by experience, extended supply chain networks, and unsurpassed technical support.

Emsig Manufacturing
263 W. 38th St., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(800) 364-8003, Ext. 301, 308, 309, or 312
sales@emsig.com
www.emsig.com

Products and Services: Emsig Manufacturing Corporation was founded in 1928 in America. Ownership and management remain with the founding family. Now managed by a third and fourth generation who are proud of their international reputation and guided by their commitment to integrity, quality, and developments of new materials, ideas, and services. This continuing commitment keeps Emsig a world leader in the manufacturing of buttons for the apparel industry. Besides its factory in the USA, Emsig also operates factories in China and India. All operated with the same ethical and moral standards of a company dedicated to the safety of the environment and the well-being of its employees. Some of our most recent innovations include buttons that are bio tech in that they resist the growth of viral and bacterial organisms. We have introduced the world’s first truly unbreakable shirt buttons. Our melamine buttons are all made in our USA factory. Our glow-in-the-dark buttons are unique. Many of our products are fire-proof and will not support combustion. As makers from the raw resins to the finished products, we are innovative and creative in our industry. We truly make a difference.

Giotex USA
www.giotexusa.com
Contact: Steven Usdan
(212) 564-2000
usdan@giotexusa.com

Products: Giotex™ is the largest producer of certified recycled cotton yarn in North America and the first to earn the prestigious Global Recycle Standard (GRS) certification. Giotex yarn is made from fabric scraps that would otherwise end up in a landfill. Our high-quality yarns are ideal for NAFTA/CAFTA programs and can be used in all applications in which regular dyed yarns are used. Products made with Giotex yarn stand out with consumers who respond to a brand’s “conscience,” quality, value, and performance.

Impulse California
939 South Broadway - #200
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Attn: Emil Ganjian

Products and Services: Emil Ganjian, president and founder of the Impulse California women’s clothing company, along with brother Jack, knows exactly for whom he is designing. She wants to look stylish, she is not afraid to make a bold color or design statement, and she wants clothes that accentuate the positive—clothes that make her feel good. These are the tops and bottoms that the 20-year-old Impulse California produces. “The silhouettes are always flattering, always very detailed, and the fabric we use makes a lot of difference,” Ganjian says. Another advantage Impulse California has is that its garments are entirely manufactured in Los Angeles. Samples and all cutting are done at the downtown factory, and all sewing is completed within five miles of downtown. Even the hangtags are printed in California. “It’s much easier for us,” says Ganjian. “We can respond quicker to changes, we can quickly bring product to market in two weeks. Our customers love that. That’s why they come to us—they know they are guaranteed in season they will have replenishment quickly.

Jams World
1451 Kalani St.
Honolulu, HI 96817
(808) 847-5985
Contact: Pua Rochlen
pua@jamsworld.com
www.jamsworld.com

Products and Services: Jams World continues to explode with color, innovation, and handmade wearable art that inspires. Beautiful print imagery and flattering contemporary silhouettes on exclusive spun crushed rayon. Experience design and quality construction that stands the test of time since 1964 ... and, as always, Made in Hawaii, U.S.A.

M.Rena, Inc.
1731 E. 23rd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(213) 749-3333
Fax: (213) 749-3003
www.m-rena.com

Products and Services: Since the company’s inception in 1997, M. Rena has designed top-quality women’s contemporary fashions, specializing in seamless basics and garment dyed knits. They have remained true to their maxim of providing the best fit, fabric, and style each and every season. Driven to be a leading provider of quality garments for boutiques worldwide, M. Rena takes pride in dedicating the highest caliber of service to their retailers. Each garment that displays a “Made in USA” tag ensures quality in all aspects of production. These words will serve as a foundation for their upcoming line in the United States.

METAL Jeans
Contact: Reid Fleming
rfleming@metaljeans.com
(818) 623-6552
www.metaljeans.com

Products and Services: When METAL Jeans was founded, it seemed like common sense that everything would be designed and manufactured in America, as the brand revolved around defiant, hard-living Americans and especially the country’s veterans. Some of the styles and accessories were pretty complicated and needed to be addressed on a daily basis, and the thought of sending the work and production outside of America made zero sense. To put out the quality of METAL’s “American Made, American Worn” and have it manufactured elsewhere almost seemed treasonous. At the end of the day the gear is not just for American METAL heads but every employee, shareholder, sub contractor, and truck driver who is involved with constructing the product.

RibbedTee
123 W. Nye Lane #129
Carson City, NV 89706
(877) 594-9076
www.RibbedTee.com

Products and Services: RibbedTee’s variety of undershirts are a must-have for all men. With a unique design, our undershirts stay tucked in, always have flat collars, and never bunch. Available in multiple colors and a variety of styles and fabrics, RibbedTee undershirts fit and feel better than any other undershirts in their price-class, wash after wash. RibbedTee prides itself on being the only major undershirt manufacturer producing their entire line in the United States. Our entire production process is housed in the Greater Los Angeles, California, garment district. Our product lines include our classic fit, retro fit, cross-over tee, and MicroModal/Pima-cotton undershirts and tank tops. Our products are made in the USA and keep shape wash after wash, ensuring a perfect fit every time. Longer design keeps undershirts tucked in. Collars lay flat in place without sagging. Streamline fit leaves no bunching around waistline or arms.

Spirit Activewear
2211 E. 37th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90058
(213) 784 0254 or (213) 784-0251
Fax: (323) 231-4300
www.spiritactivewear.com
www.puresage.net

Products and Services: Spirit Activewear is casual lifestyle, loungewear, and sportswear apparel. Spirit Activewear garment dyes luxurious cotton, linen, woven, and novelty fabrics in 25 vibrant colors and is known for a soft comfortable feel. Spirit Activewear creates fabulous art and embellishments in silk-screen prints, embroidery, foil, or rhinestone, which can be added to many styles. Spirit Activewear clothing is found in better resorts and stores throughout the USA, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean. Home to the world famous, original, and unique unisex Spirit Football Jersey ™—so unique that the overall appearance of the Spirit Football Jersey ™ is a trademark registered with the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Pure Sage is a casual, luxurious, lifestyle collection that feels as good as it looks. Each piece is unique and designed for versatility that easily fits into a woman’s lifestyle. Pure Sage believes every woman should feel confident, comfortable, and fashionable no matter what she is doing. Each season Pure Sage keeps the line fashion forward by adding stylish touches such as novelty dyes, screen prints, trims, and draping. Pure Sage is soft, quality, luxurious fabrications made to move with ease—modals, soft cotton, bamboo, rayon, and silk. Pure Sage creates contemporary clothing with casual elegance and a flattering fit that effortlessly moves you through your day. Proudly made in the USA.

Weston Wear
2650 18th St.
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 550-8869
Fax: (415) 826-0703
info@westonwear.com
http://westonwear.com

Products and Services: From her early days refining her craft as a seamstress on “Star Search” to perfecting Julia Roberts’ little black dress in “Pretty Woman” to designing six contemporary collections per year, Julienne Weston understands the female form. Julienne’s design aesthetic resonates with the sophisticated, urban woman. Inspired by her travels and her love of music, art, and dance, Weston’s pieces are not only versatile but an essential part of every woman’s wardrobe. Each collection proudly features feminine party frocks, must-have separates, and contemporary day-to-evening pieces in beautiful European prints and novelties. Julienne is proud to have kept all her manufacturing in San Francisco. “This is something I feel strongly about,” she explains. “I love this city and want to do my part to keep the industry alive here.” The brand is a perennial favorite at Anthropologie and also distributes to over 1,000 better boutiques in the U.S., Canada, and Japan.