Edwards Garment Company, Kalamazoo, Mich., announced the appointment of Jose Gomez to the position of vice president of sourcing and operations. “We are extremely pleased to have Jose join the Edwards team,” said Gary Schultz, CEO.
Read MoreAlternative Apparel announced several key organizational changes this week. Most notably, former president Evan Toporek will now take the reins as Alternative Apparel’s chief executive officer.
Read MoreCelebrities and stores everywhere are catching on to ocean-hued trends for summer 2010. Both Pantone’s Key Colors for spring/summer 2010 and NY’s Fashion Week predicted that colors from turquoise and Amparo Blue, to dried herb and eucalyptus green, would be the focus for this summer’s fashion outlook.
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New styles? Again? Didn’t we just go through this last year? Well, yes, but keeping up on this stuff is important, we promise. True, you may be able to get by on selling the basics season after season, but playing it safe has its risks. For one, the longer you neglect keeping up on style…
Read MoreGreg Alterman, owner and visionary behind Alternative Apparel [Norcross, Ga.], celebrated his company’s 21st birthday with us toasting ice teas and lattes at Le Petit Greek in L.A. This isn’t your traditional L.A. line; there’s no glitz, no bling. Alternative Apparel has been operating stealthy under the radar for the last 21 years, but Vegas odds decree that you probably have one or two of their tees in your closet right now.
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By Kara Lynn Moppe
Despite the tendency to “go big or go home” on the runways of New York’s Fall Fashion Week, it’s important to keep things in perspective. At least designers weren’t insisting we accessorize with a live snake or a headdress made out of bubble wrap. This time.
Read MoreTrevose, Pennsylvania-based BroderBros. Co., one of the nation’s largest apparel distributors, announced it launched a new eco-friendly micro site to allow clients to shop online for the company’s eco-friendly styles.
Read MoreYou don’t have to thank us.
Over the course of the last year, yes, we’ve done the work for you. We made the phone calls, tracked down the information and basically annoyed anyone in our collective path—all in the name of quality editorial coverage.
RACKING FASHION TRENDS can be difficult. The task is sometimes similar to watching ocean waves repeatedly wash over a beach, then trying to guess the forthcoming shape of the shore. Everyone knows the water will inevitably change the sand, but the exact appearance it will take is seemingly impossible to guess.
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To wrap up the year, I wanted to take a minute to share the promotional products that the team at Promo Marketing found to be the most desirable. With each of us having reviewed hundreds of products for the magazine and seen hundreds more at trade shows, I thought the choice might be difficult. But, to my surprise, within five seconds of the asking, each of my co-workers had an answer they were sure of. Their choices (and mine) are as follows:
Michael Cornnell: Symphony Handmade Paper—Recipe Bookmarks
“What’s not to like about handmade paper?”
Kyle Richardson: Minya International—The Butt Station
“I don’t