suppliers

As 2012 quickly wraps up, it's time to start thinking about and preparing for next years trade shows. [...]

This past August, we told you about the Northwest Fabric and Trim Show and what it offers to the textile sourcing community.  Well recently we learned the the show has rebranded itself as Seattle International Textile Expo (SITE) and is re-introducing itself this March with great vendors and lots of opportunity. In an effort to learn about where [...]

Sourcing the right fabrics can be a tricky, time-consuming job.  But once you add the desire and need for sustainable textiles, it becomes even more so. That was until, Source4Style made it’s BETA debut last year. Co-founded by Summer Rayne Oakes and Benita Singh, Source4Style is an online resource that provides an easy way to get [...]

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. [...]

Interview with the founders of the IOU Project, an initiative that highlights the artisans behind fashion and creates total transparency of the supply chain. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

While strolling through Sourcing at MAGIC, my eye caught sight of a heavenly rack of beautifully beaded necklines.  I happen to have a soft spot for large, funky, heavily adorned necklaces so beaded necklines on clothing, in my opinion, kills two birds with one stone.  If you’re a designer utilizing or thinking of utilizing such [...]

I started my day early.   After a false fire alarm at 4am in my hotel, it was tough getting back to sleep.  Excitement had overtaken me and sleep was proving impossible.  Around 6:30 I got out of bed, did some yoga, and then headed out on a morning power walk along the Las Vegas strip.  [...]

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 [...]