Sourcing & Fabric Resource Guide
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You Look Good in 3-D
San Diego movie buffs will get a first look at a collection of fashionable 3-D glasses for sale at the UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas....
Lycra Legwear Forum Set for Sophomore Run
Nearly 250 textile-industry professionals are expected for the second run of the Lycra Fiber Moves 2011 forum, to be held Sept. 29–30 in Barcelona, Spain....
Customs Officials Scrutinizing Apparel From Central America
In recent months, U.S. customs officials have mounted a campaign to make sure apparel coming in from Central America really does qualify for duty-free status....
Fashion Resource Guide
Brazilian Footwear, a program in partnership with the Brazilian Trade and Investments Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), operates as an advocate for the policies favored by the Brazilian shoe industry. The prog...
Gap's Athleta Opens in Manhattan
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. opened two new stores for its Athleta active lifestyle brand on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and Upper West Side. The company plans to open 50 stores by 2013. “Entering New Yo...
Two Figs: Loungewear Fit for Full Busts
As a fitter at Alla Prima lingerie in San Francisco, Deb Figge knew firsthand that there was a demand for sleepwear and loungewear catering to women who have a larger cup size and small band ...
Fair Verona: Whimsical Fairy-Tale Lingerie
The designers of Fair Verona lingerie, sisters Nila and Misha Myers, spent much of their youth burning through free airline tickets courtesy of their mother’s Delta Airlines employee perks. It...
Curve Opens San Francisco Boutique
On Fashion’s Night Out, set for Sept. 8, veteran Los Angeles boutique Curve will open its fourth location, but this one will be in San Francisco’s ritzy Pacific Heights section....
Quiksilver, Beach Bunny Open New Stores
In September, Quiksilver Inc. is scheduled to open the new 585 Boardriders concept store in Los Angeles’ bohemian and boardsports-crazy Venice Beach neighborhood, a Quiksilver executive confirmed. The store...
Recycled- Fiber Program Encompasses Manufacturers and Consumers
Unifi and Polartec want their textiles back. And your manufacturing scraps, too....
California Label Introduces Water-Soluble Tag
You can print it, emboss it, calendar it, fold it, write on it, tear it, photocopy it and hang it on a garment....
Gerber Adds to YuniquePLM Team
Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology has hired Glenn Funk as PLM (product lifecycle management) solutions manager for Gerber’s YuniquePLM team....
Centric PLM App Makes Way for Inspiration
Many fashion companies embraced product lifecycle management software because it offered an orderly, efficient way to track the progress of a fashion line from design to store delivery....
Joor Lands $2.25 Million
New York–based social-networking and e-commerce portal site Joor raised $2.25 million in Series A financing led by Battery Ventures with participation from Lerer Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, L...
