California Apparel News

AIMS360
110 E. 9th St., Suite A1169
Los Angeles, CA 90079
(310) 243-6652
www.aims360.com
info@aims360.com
Contact: Henry Cherner
Products and Services: AIMS offers a fully integrated software solution for importers, distributors, and manufacturers of apparel, footwear, handbags, accessories, jewelry, home furnishings, and other fashion goods. The AIMS360 product suite is comprehensive, feature-rich, user-friendly, easy to implement, and is compatible on a laptop, PC, Mac, or iPad. Solutions are available on-site applications or in the cloud. A Gold Level Microsoft ISV Partner and Gold Level QuickBooks developer, AIMS360 provides the most professional, up-to-date program possible, including AIMS GL Integration/POS Integration with QuickBooks, AIMS EasyShop (online retail shopping cart), AIMS WebLink (online wholesale shopping cart), UPS/FedEx/USPS shipping integration, AIMS RemoteLink (order taking on the go for iPad and Windows), Business Analytics reporting for iPad, and simple EDI integration. AIMS delivers all of this at affordable prices. For more information, please visit our website or call us today!

Alvanon, Inc.
145 W 30th St., Suite 1000
New York, NY 10001
(212) 868-4318
Fax: (212) 868-4319
www.alvanon.com
info@aims360.com
Products and Services: Alvanon is the global leader in providing full-service, integrated fit solutions for the apparel industry. From its head office in New York, operations center in Hong Kong, and operating offices in the U.K. and Germany, Alvanon provides customized fit strategies and product-development tools to the world’s leading fashion brands, retailers, lingerie, swimwear, sportswear, mail order, and corporate clothing suppliers. Alvanon’s fit offer combines the world’s largest database of over 300,000 body scans with the unparalleled expertise, products, and services provided by a team of over 70 dedicated sizing and body-shape professionals.

Antex Knitting Mills/ div. of Matchmaster Dyeing& Finishing Inc.
3750 S. Broadway Place
New York, NY 10001
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Fax: (323) 233-7751
annat@antexknitting.com
Products and Services: owned vertical knitting, dyeing, and printing company in Los Angeles, announces capability of providing full-package garments produced in California or Central America to meet your varied needs. Antex’s product line includes Antex Premier Performance—a line of high-performance, technical fabrics with moisture management, anti-microbial, stain resistant, or UV finishes; Pyrosafe by Antex™, a line of flame-resistant cotton knits; Green Line˙ by Antex™, offering a variety of organic fabrics; and Matchmaster Prints by Antex California, offering design and development of custom prints. Please contact sales@antexknitting.com.

Brother International
200 Crossing Blvd.
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911
Los Angeles, CA 90007
(800) 432-3532
(908) 704-1700
Fax: (908) 575-3810.
www.brother-usa.com
graffitee@brother.com
Products and Services: The GraffiTee™ series of direct-to-garment printers by Brother offers high-quality production with high resolution to allow for photographic printing. Ideal for creating samples and short production runs of designs containing photographs and gradations. The GraffiTee™ Series offers up to 1200dpi for photo-quality printing; expandable, start with CMYK and expand as your business grows; print CMYK and white simultaneously (GT-381); load designs right from your USB memory stick; simple user interface—no RIP software; up to 16” x 18” maximum print area; LAN/Ethernet connectivity; includes GraffixPro Studio™ T-Shirt Design Software; high-viscosity inks are Oeko-Tex® Standard, Class 1 certified.

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

California Label Products
13255 S. Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90061
(310) 523-5800
Fax: (310) 523-5858
Contact: Tasha
www.californialabel.com
info@californialabel.com
Products and Services: California Label Products has been servicing the apparel industry for 20 years. With our full-service in-house Art Department, we can create your branding identity from design to delivery. Our product list consists of woven labels, printed labels, care labels, size tabs, custom hangtags, integrated hangtags, and novelty items, as well as buttons and snaps. We have price tickets, self-adhesive labels, thermal transfer labels, printers, and ribbons. Our service bureau for care labels, price tickets, and bar-coding can give you product in 48 to 72 hours. We are always concerned about quality, service, price, and creativity. Think of California Label Products for all your label needs in 2013!

CIT Commercial Services
300 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Contact: Mitch Cohen, Western Regional Manager
(800) 248-3240
www.CITFactoringUniversity.com
Products and Services: CIT Commercial Services operates throughout the United States and internationally. The Los Angeles office serves clients in the Western United States and Asia. CIT is the nation’s leading provider of factoring, credit protection, and accounts-receivable management services. Companies of all sizes turn to CIT for protection against bad-debt losses, to reduce days‚ sales outstanding, and to enhance cash flow and liquidity. CIT’s breadth of services, experienced personnel, industry expertise, proprietary credit files on over 330,000 customers, and comprehensive online systems are all reasons that clients say give CIT a competitive advantage.

Design Knit, Inc.
1636 Staunton Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 742-1234
Fax: (213) 748-7110
www.designknit.com
shalat@designknit.com
Products: Designer and better contemporary knit fabrics from sheer to heavyweight.
What's New: New items include novelty sweater knits for cut and sew using specialty yarns.Variety of knits made from cashmere, silk, wool, rayon, Modal blends, Supima/micro-Modal, Supima blends, Tencel, MicroTencel, proModal, linen blends, garment dyeable stripes, as well as yarn-dye solids and stripes. Specializing in 3 ends French terrys and fleece knits using variety of yarn blends. Large selection of fabrics made with streaky and tri-blends yarns. Customized auto stripes single knits
Custom Work: Yes
Inventory: Knit to order
Minimum: Varies by fabric
Price Points: Moderate to high
Competitive Edge: We offer new and innovative fabrics every season. Custom developments also available.

Designer Fabric Warehouse
5015 District Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA90058
(323) 277-2777
www.dfwla.com
Products and Services: Announcing the grand opening of our 60,000-square-foot warehouse that is a go-to source for every garment manufacturer, designer, party planner, set decorator, student, and fashion addict! Our buying power and keen eye give you an outstanding range from basic fabrics to couture in apparel and home decorative fabrics. Come shop our amazing range of leathers, silks, denims, linens, cottons, woolens, rayon, solids, prints, vintage fabrics, and technical/performance fabrics. Did we leave anything out? Probably—because we have new items coming in all the time, always at great prices and low minimums. So ... come into DFW and see for yourself. With easy access from the freeway and minutes from downtown LA, Designer Fabric Warehouse is your fabric destination.

FDM4 America Inc.
11500 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 150
Henderson, NV 89052
(866) 676-3364
sales@fdm4.com
Contact: Mike Cutsey, President
Products and Services: FDM4 is a multi-company, and multi-warehouse, multi-currency software solution that integrates your entire organization – including procurement, inventory, sales, accounting and customer service, while taking advantage of the benefits of apparel based software. With increasing pressure to reduce time to market, you need the right product at the right time. With our forecast module you can anticipate demand at the style, color, and size level, utilizing color and size percentage’s. The FDM4 suite also offers purchasing, import management, intelligent allocations, CRM, order processing, E-commerce, SEO, Mobile apps, freight calculation, integrated EDI, ASN’s, RF warehouse management, financials, customizable pre-packs, customer-specific packing rules, and dynamic line sheets. FDM4’s solutions are modular and can be acquired individually either through a licensed model or a SaaS (subscription model) in a hosted environment. FDM4 offers continual support throughout the entire implementation process and support cycle. Custom development ensures you get maximum value and return on your investment with software that changes and grows with you year after year. In business for over 30 years, FDM4 is a well-established company with the knowledge and expertise to provide a high level of customer satisfaction. Our industry-specific expertise ensures software and support is tailored to meet the demands of your industry and helps you improve the bottom line.

Geltman Industries
1914 Bay St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 622-2015
Fax: (213) 622-4572
www.geltman.com
geltmanind@aol.com
Contact: Shari Rezai, President; Ron Cueto, Operations Manager
Products and Services: Since 1931, Geltman has provided a full range of services to textile mills, apparel manufacturers, and the home-furnishing industry. With our highly skilled personnel and efficient production methods, we guarantee the finest-quality work and the most reputable service. In continuing to keep abreast of the latest technological developments, Geltman has been able to cultivate exclusive processes to meet the specific needs of the textile industry. Our years of renowned experience and customer relationships have been the product of our honorable policy—to provide clients with the highest-quality service.

Gerber Technology
24 Industrial Park Road West
Tolland, CT 06084
(800) 826-3243
(860) 871-8082 (outside USA)
Fax: (860) 871-6007
www.gerbertechnology.com
Contact: Jill Powers
jill.powers@gerbertechnology.com
Contact: Mike Cutsey, President
Products and Services: Gerber Technology offers a complete suite of computer-aided design and manufacturing systems for the apparel and sewn-goods industries. These include the industry-leading AccuMark® pattern design, grading, and marker-making software, Fashion Studio software for textile design, automated nesting, and textile spreading systems, as well as single- and multi-ply GERBERcutters. Gerber also offers YuniquePLM™ product lifecycle management software, which helps retailers, brand owners, and manufacturers manage all of the details associated with their products from conception to store shelf and helps them communicate and collaborate more effectively with their suppliers around the world. Gerber Technology supports 25,000 customers, including more than 100 Fortune 500 companies, in 130 countries around the world.

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

Hilco Asset Sales Canada
291 Progress Ave.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
www.hilcocanada.com
(416) 252-1955.
Products and Services: Live on-site and webcast auction. Thursday, March 7, 2013. 10 a.m. Preview: Wednesday, March 6. 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Spring knitwear. Over $800,000 of cost inventory. Complete on-site and webcast auction of Spring Knitwear Canada—a large, quality offering of a complete cut-and-sew knitting operation, including inventory, warehouse, support and office. Bid live at bidspotter.com.Sale conducted by Hilco Asset Sales Canada.

The International Textiles Expo
(516) 596-3937
www.textileshows.com
Products and Services: The International Textiles Expo is your source for fabrics, notions, trimmings, patterns, and supplies in the apparel/accessories, home décor, quilting, and gift industries. Serving the needs of independent manufacturer and retail fabric stores, the show is held twice a year in Las Vegas. Our next show will be March 18–20, 2013, at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Visit our website for updated information on future shows.

Lenzing Fibers Inc.
530 Seventh Ave., Suite 808
New York, NY 10018
(212) 944-7400
Fax: (212) 944-7406
newyork@lenzing.com
www.lenzing.com/textile
Products and Services: The Lenzing Group is a world leader in marketing and manufacturing man-made cellulose fibers. The portfolio of Lenzing Fibers includes TENCEL®, Lenzing Modal®, MicroModal®, ProModal®,andMicroTencel®. Supply-chain support through resource lists, technical support, and hangtag program. These ecologically responsible fibers with performance benefits are comfortable, sustainable, biodegradable, and derived from a renewable raw material, wood pulp. For more information, please visit our website.

Messe Frankfurt, Inc.
1600 Parkwood Circle, Suite 615
Atlanta, GA 30339
(770) 984.8016
New York, NY 10018
(212) 944-7400
Fax: (212) 944-7406
www.techtextilNA.com
Products and Services: Techtextil North America 2013 is the meeting place for producers and users of technical textiles and nonwovens. In conjunction with the exhibit hall, the renowned symposium will feature sessions on new fiber technologies, protective textiles, medical textiles, high-performance composites, and nonwovens/filtration. Join us March 19–21, 2013 at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, California! For more information, please contactTTNAinfo@usa.messefrankfurt.com.

Pacific Coast Knitting Inc.
6051 Maywood Ave.
Huntington Park, CA 90255
(323) 584-6888
Fax: (323) 582-8880
Contact: Mike Tolouee
www.pacificknitting.com
info@pacificknitting.com
Products and Services: We are an American mill, located in Huntington Park, California. Our passion and creativity produce high-quality fabric for the fashion industry with low minimums, fast delivery, and over 2,400 styles of knits. We have developed over 400 new styles of novelty knits, including high twist, recycled cotton, recycled poly, 100 percent linen, MicroTencel, Supima, and many other novelty yarns. We also have added to our eco-friendly collections. We are always investing in new products to be on the competitive edge with European mills. We produce high-quality fabrics for women’s, contemporary, men’s, and children’s with competitive pricing.

PeruModa
www.perumoda.com
Show Dates: PeruModa takes place in Lima (April 10–12). Description: Peru Moda is the main event of the Peruvian fashion industry. It showcases the best of the Peruvian export supply in apparel, footwear, accessories, and jewelry. Learn about the advantages of the Peruvian fashion industry in terms of quality, design, competitive costs, response-to-client capacity, product development, and duty free entry of Peruvian textiles to the United States. Peru Moda also promotes business between international buyers from around the world by directly connecting them to Peruvian export companies.

Philips-Boyne Corp.
135 Rome St.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(631) 755-1230
Fax: (631) 755-1259
www.philipsboyne.com
sales@philipsboyne.com
Products and Services: Philips-Boyne Corp. offers high-quality shirtings and fabric. The majority of the line consists of long-staple Egyptian cotton that is woven and finished in Japan. Styles range from classic stripes, checks, and solids to novelties, Oxfords, dobbies, voiles, Swiss dots, seersuckers, ginghams, flannels, and more. Exclusive broadcloth qualities: Ultimo®, Corona®, and Superba®. Knowledgeable customer-service team, immediate shipping, and highest-quality textiles. Philips-Boyne serves everyone from at-home sewers and custom shirt-makers to couture designers and branded corporations.

Pinx International
Contact: JM International
(323) 376-0625
John@jminternationalgroup.com
Products and Services: We are one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of silk and silk-blend fabrics. Our specialty and niche is in beading and embroidery for women’s eveningwear. We are well equipped to manufacture beaded necklines, motifs, trims, feathers, applique, etc. We also carry an extensive range of plain fabrics and IKATS. Best body fits, latest designs, great sampling, planned production, and on-time deliveries with the best communications network are our USP and form the back-bone of our garment division. We sample against specifications or against existing samples. The company is well established in the American, European, South East Asian & Middle Eastern markets.

Robert Kaufman Fabrics
129 West 132nd St.
Los Angeles, CA 90061
(800) 877-2066
Fax: (310) 538-9235
www.robertkaufman.com
info@robertkaufman.com
Products and Services: Robert Kaufman Co., Inc. is an importer and converter with national and international representation, stocking a wide variety of printed, yarn-dyed, and solid wovens and knits. In business for over 60 years, Robert Kaufman has been delivering the highest-quality service to manufacturing clients in the U.S. and around the world in a variety of markets, including Childrenswear, Womenswear, Contemporary, Juniors, Men’s Sportswear, Maternity, Uniforms, Special Occasion, Accessories, and Home & Kitchen Fashions. In addition to an extensive catalog of on-trend new design collections released every quarter, we offer domestic in-stock programs with low production minimums, as well as customized fabric development & sourcing, including custom design service for prints, yarn-dyes, and solids. Sampling is available, and drop shipments are also available for off-shore production. Our website offers our complete line of fabrics, which are fully searchable and viewable. Robert Kaufman Fabrics offers an extensive supply of cotton prints, novelty fabrics, yarn-dyes, and solids, covering a full assortment of woven fabric offerings such as poplin, twill, denim, corduroy, linen, canvas, voile, lawn, flannel, stretch wovens, plaids, stripes, etc.Robert Kaufman Fabrics sells wholesale and to the trade only. Our fabrics are available to the retail customer through your local quilt or fabric store. To find a retail store that carries Robert Kaufman Fabrics, please see our website.

S & J USA Inc.
843 E. 31st St.
Los Angeles,CA 90011
(323) 231-0811
Fax: (323) 231-3820
snjusa@snjusa.com
Products and Services: S & J USA, Inc. has been a major, authorized distributor of YKK zippers for over 25 years. We carry a vast array of zippers, and we have an in-house factory that allows us to complete orders quicker than our competitors. S & J USA, Inc. also specializes in snaps, tack buttons, eyelets, and elastics, among other trims. Our customers range from the U.S. to Asia, and we hope to expand even further in the future. We are known for great customer service and quality materials.