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When Jennifer Aesque began thinking about her own fashion company, she knew that she wanted to create a brand that could impact and influence people’s lives. She also wanted to leverage the expertise that she and her husband, and now partner, built together over the years as a web developer and accountant working in the [...]

Textile embellishment is an art form and a skill and should not (cannot!) be taken on by a amateur. From beading to embroidery, it’s important to make sure the fabric you have purchased to use in your painstakingly designed garments will be well cared for when being manipulated, stitched, pulled, and ruched. Knowing this, I [...]

If you keep up with your Women’s Wear Daily, you may have heard about that fact that Prêt à Porter PARIS is partnering  with WWDMAGIC this August.  They’re calling it Heart of Pret. WWDMagic, as we all know, is the largest and most respected fashion industry trade show in the world and based in America. Prêt à [...]

Hi Designers! Work in Knits? Then Save the Date and Pre-Register for SPIN Expo. [...]

Are you going? We’re so sad to be missing this show, as it is so completely up our fabric-loving alley. If you’re attending, please let us live vicariously through you. Share your photos and experiences on our Facebook page. We would be so darn appreciative and probably a little indebted to you! What’s it all [...]

Guest Post by Charlie Ross, Director of Offset Warehouse Website: http://www.offsetwarehouse.com Type of Business: Ethical Fashion & Textiles Offset Warehouse brings together all you need to create ethical clothing and interiors.  We are a one-stop-shop and essential resource centre for students, hobbyists and designers. Our vision is to make all non-ethical practices in clothing and interiors [...]

I write a lot about domestic raw materials suppliers. With my own personal work, I love utilizing suppliers right here in the United States as often as I can. From domestic, vegetable-tanned leather to local manufacturing, keeping production on my home soil makes me happy. While prowling Sourcing at WWD MAGIC last week, I stumbled on [...]

I love finding new fabric suppliers.  The raw materials that go into creating fashion is where my interest (and heart) really lies. The first booth I saw the minute that I walked in Sourcing at MAGIC was the Pacific Coast Knitting.  Why? Because it was full of soft, drapey, colorful, and textured knit fabrics.  Upon [...]

As creative minds entering into the fashion world, you are perched on the edge,  ready to take flight. Your ultimate goal may be to create a conglomerate, mass producing your products over seas or it may be to create a smaller scale, meaningful label that really embraces slow fashion. Either way you will need to [...]

As Ethical and Sustainable fashion become more mainstream, designers need to have a better understanding of exactly where their fabric are coming from.  Complete transparency when it comes to eco-friendly textiles and manufacturing processes is the only way to insure you are on the right track. With that in mind, here are 10 questions you [...]

WWD MAGIC. If you're in the fashion industry in any capacity, you know about this event. Held bi-annually in Las Vegas, the show is a must-go for anyone pursuing a career in Fashion. [...]

Ok, so apparently if you want to attend a textile show in the month of February, you have to go to France. While I'm not opposed this idea, I think most of us will be stateside so I'm going to concentrate on the March Shows. Have you registered yet? [...]