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Coville Announces the Appointment of Scott Willis as Chief Operating Officer
Willis comes to Coville with a strong textile and apparel background along with extensive experience in the protective products market related to fabric and apparel for military and commercial applications. - June 12, 2015 - Coville Inc.
Designer Gibran Hamdan Debuts Chambers Bay U.S. Open Inspired Polo Collection by Alial Fital: “Stand Apart”
"Stand Apart" golfwear designer Gibran Hamdan celebrates the vitality of the Chambers Bay U.S. Open with his limited edition "Chambers Bay Inspired Collection" by Seattle-based Alial Fital this month. The rugged terrain of the Chambers Bay golf course and the rugged individualism of Hamdan might just be a perfect match. - June 11, 2015 - Alial Fital
PGA Tour Style Report's Dads & Grads Gift Guide Features Alial Fital Pop Art Polos: "Hip and Sophisticated"
Unique boutique brand Alial Fital - artisanal golfwear for the "Stand Apart Gentleman" - is featured in the PGA Tour Style Insider's Dads and Grads Gift Guide with focus on innovative designer Gibran Hamdan's Pop Art collection. - June 10, 2015 - Alial Fital
Darkwood, the New Turkish Footwear Brand, to Attend Expo Riva Schuh for the First Time in June 2015
Darkwood, the new Turkish name in the leather footwear industry, will attend the international shoes fair, Expo Riva Schuh, for the first time from June 13-16 2015 in Riva del Garda, Italy. - June 06, 2015 - Akasya Limited
Dixon Golf Opens Online Father’s Day Sale
In celebration of Father's Day 2015, Dixongolf.com is featuring a three-week sale on all products and apparel-Great eco-friendly gift ideas for Dad. - June 05, 2015 - Dixon Golf
New Company SHROGS Starts Its Operations on Amazon in the US in Time for BBQ Season
SHROGS is a brand new company that started selling their first product, silicone oven gloves in the USA. The company has been working hard to be ready in time for the summer months and the anticipated stampede for BBQ equipment. - May 26, 2015 - SHROGS
Alial Fital Golf Apparel Will Donate Portion of Sales to Folds of Honor Military Scholarship Fund (Memorial Day Weekend)
Gibran Hamdan, CEO and designer of the popular golf apparel line, Alial Fital (AF), has announced that AF will donate 10 percent of all proceeds from sales over the Memorial Day weekend to the Folds of Honor Foundation. “This is Alial Fital’s way of honoring our servicemen and... - May 23, 2015 - Alial Fital
New SEAMS Committee to Foster Member Participation in Government Contracts
The newly formed SEAMS Government Committee aims to expand member knowledge, opportunities and capabilities for doing business in the public sector. - May 21, 2015 - SEAMS Association
New Athletic Wear Good Girl Gear Serves as Motivation to Girls
Good Girl Gear is an online store. It will launch 5/15/15, This line of athletic wear is for young women and provides quality, stylish, affordable athletic wear with a positive message. Good Girl Gear is a brand cultivated to identify and celebrate smart, focused, determined, goal oriented young women in a society that focuses on bad girls. - May 13, 2015 - Good Girl Gear
Women’s Luxury Shoe Designer Tiannia Barnes’ Prepares to Debut Fall/Winter 2015 Line
Midwest Born Designer Adds a Transitional Comfort Twist to High-End Feminine Footwear - May 08, 2015 - Tiannia Barnes
Hiras Master Tailors Trunk Shows: Providence, Boston, NYC, DC, Tysons Corner May 4-13
Master fitter Kavi Mirpuri is holding several trunk shows in Providence, Boston, New York, Washington DC and Tysons Corner. - May 06, 2015 - Hiras Master Tailors
Hiras Master Tailors Trunk Shows: Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico May 10 - 19
Master fitter Ramesh Hira returns to Denver, Tucson, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Albuquerque, and Santa Fe for trunk shows from May 10 until May 19 to showcase the latest styles and fabric swatches for your custom tailored suits, shirts, coats, and more. - May 06, 2015 - Hiras Master Tailors
All Uniform Wear Store Grand Opening. A Family Event Hosted by a Family Business Built Over the Course of 30 Years. Serving the Communities That Helped Build Their Brand.
All Uniform Wear is very excited to be opening a newer, larger store to meet all of their clients uniform needs. With over 22 locations in the state of Florida, All Uniform Wear gives back to the communities they serve. They established the AUW Kids Foundation, which offers $15,000 college scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Come out and support them, help them give back. - April 30, 2015 - All Uniform Wear
Naka Apparel to be a Silver Sponsor for Nevada PTA
Naka Apparel will be a Nevada PTA Silver Sponsor for 2015-2016, donating a minimum value of $2,500 to the Nevada PTA throughout the year and were recently recognized as a Silver Sponsor at the 2015 Nevada PTA Convention held at the Texas Station Hotel And Casino in Las Vegas on April 25, 2015. - April 30, 2015 - Naka Apparel
Sisters to Launch First-Ever Interactive Design-It-Yourself Lingerie Website
Over 27 trillion possibilities for lingerie and loungewear from customizable intimate apparel brand Impish Lee, which has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund the effort. - April 29, 2015 - Impish Lee
Golf Threads Interview: Alial Fital’s "Artisanal Fashion Designer" Gibran Hamdan: "I Want to be True to Myself"
This week's Golf Threads Blog features an interview with Seattle-based Alial Fital menswear designer Gibran Hamdan. The former NFL football player discusses his “American Made Artisanal Fashion” approach and his philosophy behind AF’s “Stand Apart Movement.” - April 29, 2015 - Alial Fital
Hiras Master Tailors Bellevue & Seattle Trunk Shows, April 30 - May 3
Master fitter Ramesh Hira returns for trunk shows in Bellevue & Seattle, Washington from April 30 until May 3 to showcase the latest styles and fabric swatches for your custom tailored suits, shirts, coats, and more. - April 22, 2015 - Hiras Master Tailors
Hiras Master Tailors Canada Trunk Shows: Montreal, Toronto & More April 19 to May 16
Master fitter Sam Kirad is scheduled to visit Canada for a series of trunk shows featuring the latest fabric swatches and styles from April 19 to May 16. - April 16, 2015 - Hiras Master Tailors
Rago Shapewear Modernizes with Cloud-Based Shop Floor Control System from IP Experts
The Made in the USA producer of women’s shapewear and intimate apparel has replaced legacy software to take advantage of the cost, usability and cloud-based technology provided by Incentive Payroll Experts. - April 14, 2015 - IPE
NFL Quarterback-Turned-Designer Gibran Hamdan Honors Augusta National with Masters Inspired Collection by Alial Fital: "It’s About Standing Out"
For the month of April only, Seattle-based "artisanal designer" Gibran Hamdan, whose Alial Fital menswear tag line is “Stand Apart,” launched his 2015 Masters Inspired Collection of limited edition high-style polo shirts in honor of the Augusta National that is currently in full swing. - April 12, 2015 - Alial Fital
SEAMS Conference to Focus on Growing U.S. Sewn Products Manufacturing
The SEAMS Spring 2015 Conference will focus on how fashion, textile and other soft goods companies can more effectively grow in the expanding domestic manufacturing environment. The agenda features industry leader presentations, group discussions, and numerous networking opportunities. - April 10, 2015 - SEAMS Association
Bike and Arrows Introduces Night and Day, the First Fashions with 360˚ Reflectivity
Available May 4th at select Chicago area retailers and on the web in June. - April 08, 2015 - Bike and Arrows
Darkwood Will Present Its Fall/Winter 2015/16 Collection During the Aymod Fair in Istanbul in April 2015
Darkwood, the new Turkish name in the leather footwear industry, will attend the international footwear fashion fair, Aymod, from April 15-18, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey. The brand will present the best of its fall/winter 2015/16 collection that has been shown during major international shoes fairs in February this year. - April 05, 2015 - Akasya Limited
The Dream Of Just One Eye - "Songs & Poems" by Kent Welton
Pandit Press has just released a new book: "The Dream Of Just One Eye - Songs & Poems" by Kent Welton "This is a delightful look inside of a prolific songwriter. The work covers social themes, love, angst, beauty, politics and death in nearly two hundred pieces. It is a fun romp... - March 31, 2015 - Pandit Press
Seattle Thread Company Celebrates Second Anniversary
Seattle Thread Company, LLC is proud of two years of successful business and sets its sights on organic growth. Locally owned men’s clothing shop Seattle Thread Company celebrates its two year anniversary of business on April 4, 2015. This independent retail business is run by Konstantin... - March 31, 2015 - Seattle Thread Company
Chef Works Teams with California’s Top Culinary Talent for the 2104 Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert™
Chef Works, a leading provider of culinary apparel to professional chefs and home cooks alike, announces its participation in the 2015 Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert™, to be held March 27-29 in California’s Coachella Valley. - March 28, 2015 - Chef Works
Hiras Master Tailors Texas Trunk Show, April 8-24
Catch master fitter Ramesh Hira as he returns to Texas for a series of trunk shows from April 8 to 24. Dress better and create your own style today. - March 20, 2015 - Hiras Master Tailors
New Simparel CTO Fearnley Brings Deep PLM, Web and Mobile Expertise
Ken Fearnley brings more than two decades of PLM and other software application leadership to his new role as Chief Technology Officer at Simparel. His product vision and hands-on approach promise to propel product innovation and accelerate benefits for customers of the popular fashion technology provider. - March 17, 2015 - Simparel Inc.
ITL Confirms Majority Share Acquisition of Overheer Systems Ltd
ITL, a market leading global supplier of apparel label solutions strengthens its end to end RFID capabilities via the acquisition of Overheer Systems Ltd, a North American based RFID applications provider who specialize in cloud based inventory accuracy solutions to retail customers around the world. - March 10, 2015 - ITL Group
PillieMillie Launches e-Commerce Website
100% Peruvian Pima Cotton Baby Clothes option for eco-friendly parents - March 05, 2015 - PillieMillie
Two Popular Womenswear Brands Choose FashionManager Software
RLM Apparel Software announces that noted ready to wear brands Lela Rose and Protagonist are implementing the cloud-based FashionManager enterprise software solution to manage their design-to-delivery operations. - February 26, 2015 - RLM Apparel Software Systems
Salman Khan Wears T10Sports.com During Celebrity Cricket League
T10 Sports, a leading customized sportswear manufacturer based out of Gurgaon, Haryana in India, has dressed the CCL Team - Mumbai Heroes which was supported by Bollywood Celebrities like Salman Khan, Sunil Shetty, Bobby Deol and many more. T10Sports has been in the business of manufacturing world... - February 26, 2015 - t10sports.com
Darkwood, the New Turkish Footwear Brand, Continues Its International Reach with a Participation in Euro Shoes in Moscow in February 2015
Darkwood, the new Turkish name in the leather footwear industry, will attend the international shoes fair Euro Shoes Premiere Collection for the first time from February 24th to 27th 2015 in Moscow, Russia. - February 23, 2015 - Akasya Limited
MDF Designs, LLC, Owner of CareZips® Announces Patent Approved
Patent has issued on Jan. 27, 2015 for a design MDF Designs, LLC created and developed. - February 21, 2015 - MDF Designs, LLC
Brittany Rose Collections Launches Fall 2015 Collection
Brittany Rose Collections announces the launch of its Fall 2015 women’s contemporary clothing line. Offering a broad selection of woman’s styles ranging from dresses and blouses to jackets and pants, the company stays true to classic silhouettes while offering modern and fashion forward... - February 19, 2015 - Brittany Rose Collections
Darkwood, the New Turkish Footwear Brand, Will Attend TheMicam in Milan in February 2015
Darkwood, the new Turkish name in the leather footwear industry, will attend the international shoes fair, TheMicam, for the first time from February 15-18, 2015 in Milan, Italy. - February 11, 2015 - Akasya Limited
Colsten Launches Its First Pre-Fall 2015 Season Collection
Colsten recently launched its first Pre-Fall 2015 collection, consisting of womens apparel in fresh designs to embrace the New Year, and its line is now showcased at 212 Showroom NYC. - February 07, 2015 - Colsten LLC
RLM Continues Extensive FashionManager Development with Latest Innovations
In its latest software release, RLM Apparel Software Systems has added new and enhanced capabilities to the PLM, WMS, Financials and Sales modules of its popular FashionManager Enterprise Solution that are designed to accelerate business processes and improve operational efficiency. - February 04, 2015 - RLM Apparel Software Systems
Vivir, Wearable Apparel That Amplifies Exercise and Turns a Walk Into a Workout, Launches on Kickstarter
New built-in technology can amplify exercise results and turn everyday activities into calorie burning workouts. - January 29, 2015 - Wearable Wellness, Inc.
Darkwood, the New Turkish Footwear Brand, to Attend GDS for the First Time in February 2015
Darkwood, the new Turkish name in the leather footwear industry, will attend the international shoes fair, GDS, for the first time from February 4-6, 2015 in Düsseldorf, Germany. At this fair, in its drive to reach international status, the brand will have the avant-premiere of its Fall/Winter... - January 29, 2015 - Akasya Limited
Sophie Franken Named Vice President at OnPoint Manufacturing
OnPoint Manufacturing, a Performance HealthCare Products company, today announced the appointment of Sophie Franken as Vice President. Ms. Franken received extensive training in the apparel industry in Europe and the United States. Her education encompasses fashion design, apparel manufacturing,... - January 22, 2015 - OnPoint Manufacturing
The Creare Group Expands Office in Biella, Italy
Massimo Zambon joins the Creare Group in Biella, Italy in key strategic roles. - January 19, 2015 - Creare Group
Apparel Fashion Community: Social Fashion Website for Real People
2 months after the launch of the social fashion website, Apparel fashion community, and already over 1000 fashion enthusiasts joined and started using the website on a daily basis. - January 14, 2015 - Apparel fashion community
SML Group Limited Launches GB4 Inlay with NXP UCODE7 Chip for Inventory Accuracy and EAS Loss Prevention
SML announces the launch of its latest inlay, the GB4 today. Incorporating the NXP UCODE7 chip, the inlay brings a smaller foot print and greater sensitivity to item-level inventory applications in retail and supply chains, such as stacked denim and garments on hangers. The unique Product Status... - January 12, 2015 - SML Group Limited
ITL Commences Apparel Label Manufacturing Operations in Bangladesh
Global leader of Apparel Label Solutions, ITL, announces that it has begun manufacturing operations in Bangladesh following the agreement to buy a 50% stake in Codes and Labels. - January 10, 2015 - ITL Group
Onpoint Manufacturing Brings Jobs Back to America Through On-Demand Mass Customization
OnPoint Manufacturing, a Performance HealthCare Products company, today announced the launch of its high-tech apparel manufacturing facility in Florence, Alabama. The new plant helps brings jobs back to the United States through technical innovations that drive costs down, and speed and quality... - January 08, 2015 - OnPoint Manufacturing
Coville Recruits Nicholas Pence to Key Business Development Role
Nick Pence will join the vertically-integrated domestic provider of innovative knits and apparel on January 1, 2015 to manage current fabric, garment and Coville Brands customers and seek new business opportunities. - December 19, 2014 - Coville Inc.
Ethnic Station for This Season’s Party Wear Salwar Kameez
Ethnic Station is a one window solution to Indian ethnic dresses. When it comes to party wear salwar kameez during festivals don’t look beyond it. - December 19, 2014 - Ethnic Station
Unique, There is No Second One: the Art of Creating Handmade Distinctive Apparel with Swarovski’s
Unique creates shirts, t-shirts, jeans, dresses and shoes that are hand painted with special fabric paints and dyes in a variety of vivid and intense colors, are hand embroidered & decorated with sequins, beads, pearls and high quality original Swarovski crystals and are indeed Unique, as they never make 2 identical items. And they plan to initiate a small crowdfunding campaign in Indiegogo in order to evolve their business approach. - December 15, 2014 - Unique
IPE Leverages Industry and Client Experiences to Deliver Incentive Payroll v1.5 Software
Shop floor and payroll solutions provider Incentive Payroll Experts is leveraging its deep industry experience and fast-growing client partnerships to deliver Version 1.5 of its popular Incentive Payroll application. The upgraded software adds a host of new functional, reporting, systems integration and security features. - December 11, 2014 - IPE