Fashion Resource Guide
The Arizona Apparel, Accessories, Shoe and Gift Show is coming to the Phoenix Convention Center, Hall G in the South Building on April 3, 4, and 5. We are a trade show catering to retail stores and their staff only. This is not open to the public. The show features, in a booth venue, manufacturers of clothing lines in contemporary, juniors, and misses collections, as well as accessories, shoes, and gift items in a wide variety of styles and trends. The Arizona Apparel Show takes place three times a year and consists of 90+ representatives showing 300 to 400 different lines and manufacturers. Upcoming show dates are April 3–5 and Sept. 25–27. For more information, please visit www.arizonaapparelshow.com.Five seasons a year, discerning buyers flock to the California Market Center (CMC) for Los Angeles Fashion Market, the West Coast’s premier destination for thousands of apparel, shoe, and accessories collections displayed in hundreds of the CMC’s showrooms and featured trade shows. This year we’ve added SELECT Contemporary Tradeshow to our array of resources, which also includes FOCUS Apparel & Accessories Show, TRANSIT LA Shoe Show, and LA Kids’ Market. L.A. Fashion Market at the CMC now offers visiting retailers and fashion brands more show options then ever to exhibit in and shop from. Upcoming market dates include March 14–17, June 13–16, Aug. 8–11, and Oct. 17–20. Visit www.californiamarketcenter.com/fashion for more information.The Cooper Design Space, at the corner of Ninth and Los Angeles streets in the heart of L.A.’s Fashion District, hosts a space that embraces cross-pollination among L.A. lifestyle businesses in fashion, media arts, and publishing. The building is 11 stories tall and, having been built in 1927, represents the city’s history of creative commerce. It’s a space that encourages fluidity across functions by offering an event venue, offices, and showrooms in a single location. 2011 market dates are March 14–17, June 13–16, Aug. 8–10, and Oct. 17–20. www.cooperdesignspace.com.The Dallas Apparel & Accessories Market takes place March 24–27 and is held in conjunction with the Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and the Dallas Western Market. The Dallas Bridal Market takes place March 25–27. Within the Dallas Market Center marketplace of more than 5 million square feet, retailers from around the globe shop apparel and accessories for men, women, and children, specialty categories of bridal, special occasion, prom, quinceantilde;era and Western, home furnishings, gifts, decorative accessories, gourmet, lighting, textiles, floral, seasonal deacute;cor, and much more. With more than 50 markets each year attended by more than 200,000 retail buyers from all 50 states and 78 countries. Dallas Market Center offers hundreds of events and seminars geared toward helping retailers expand business and increase profits. As a result, more than $8 billion in estimated wholesale transactions are conducted annually within the Dallas Market Center complex. www.dallasmarketcenter.comThe Gallery LA opens its doors at 6 p.m. on March 18 and 19 for LA Fashion Weekend, and group shows begin at 8 p.m. on both evenings, when the collections are being shown in succession. The designers slated to show have a California flair but each with its own unique style. Highlighting some of Los Angeles’ premier designers at The Gallery LA are Denim of Virtue, XCVI, Biatta Intimates, Nicole Lee, etc. “I feel the fashion brands in LA have so much to offer and it is paramount to be part of helping to bring attention to these brands and to support and work to sustain businesses in LA. Los Angeles Fashion Weekend is produced with the sole intention of giving designers the best opportunity to present their collections to two of the most important elements of their business—the press and buyers,” said Mikey Koffman, producer of LA Fashion Weekend. For more information, please e-mail info@thegalleryla.com.The Gerry Building is in The Intersection of Ninth and Los Angeles streets in the heart of the Los Angeles Fashion District. The historic building has been completely renovated and reborn, marrying retro-elegance with modern details. Inside and out, the Gerry Building has been updated with new materials, technology, and finishes to create a collection of contemporary showrooms and design suites that blend the new and old like nowhere else in the Fashion District. For leasing information, contact David Muir at (213) 270-2244 or e-mail David.Muir@daumcommerical.com. The property website is www.GerryBuilding.com.With more than 2,000 ready-to-wear and accessories collections, Fashion Market Northern California offers the largest open-booth format on the West Coast. The Fashion Market has been the premier marketplace in Northern California for 50 years and continues to provide buyers with the most complete shopping experience in the Bay Area. Fashion Market is designed and merchandised to meet the needs of better, contemporary, and moderate collections whether you are an established brand or an up-and-coming designer. Catering to industry leaders, two upcoming 2011 Fashion Market shows will be open on Sundays: June 26–28, and Aug. 28–30. The remaining Fashion Market shows will begin on Saturday: April 9–12 and Oct. 22–25. Visit www.fashionmarketnorcal.com for more information. Funky Soul provides special cuts and private-label services for denim, sportswear, and accessories. All our fits have been carefully designed with power stretch fabrics that give the mobility and comfort the body needs. Our special wire to the world is expressed throughout every piece of our collections. Our unique use of color, prints, and materials creates a special connection with our customers. Our revolutionary fits in our denim define us from the rest of the competition. Denims range from $18 to $26, and our collection ranges from $16 to $48. For more information, please call (212) 730-5213 or e-mail mdease@shopfunkysoul.com.Henry Hanger is a manufacturer of garment hangers and has specialized in providing tailored solutions based on a customer’s individual needs for over 80 years. Product lines include custom and stock woods, acrylic plastic, and fabric-padded and metal hangers. New lines are rubberized non-slip wood hangers and a variety of new wood and metal styles. The company has two showrooms in New York and Los Angeles, as well as domestic production and overseas operations. Visit www.henryhanger.com or e-mail nbittan@henryhanger.com.Majestic Tees, known primarily for its luxurious fabric blends, is a high-end line of T-shirts and lightweight knits designed in Paris and produced in France and Portugal. Our Viscose/Elasthane basic fabric is offered year-round in 16 colors each season. Our Fall line features blends of cotton/cashmere, from 70/30 to 50/50, all the way up to 100% cashmere. Often, our fabrics are hand dyed and have innovative coloration techniques such as stonewashing, vintage striping, and distressed and antiqued colors. The Spring line is composed of 100% linen and linen blends. We are the only ones on the market to offer a Linen/Lycra blend, which offers the coveted natural hand of linen but with added stretch to combat any sheerness. We have amazing leggings, great tunics and dresses, and more varieties of the basic T-shirt than you can dream up! Majestic is produced by an industrial mill in France whose main clients include Hermes, Chloe, Maison Martin Margiela, and the PPR Group. Majestic is the mill’s house brand, so the quality is the same as the high-end lines but at a much more appealing price point. We are sold in hundreds of independent boutiques in North America and major department stores. For sales, distribution or marketing information please e-mail info@majestictees.com or call Julie Wiener at (514) 932-3330, Ext. 230.Merilyn Aickin is thrilled to showcase BananaBlue Fall 2011 for the first time in America. Price points are $45 to $150. Banana Blue is made in Australia by young, enthusiastic designers for updated contemporary customers. Additionally, Merilyn Aickin carries fantastic collections from Fenini, Sophi Finzi, Caite, Aug. 27am, NoBlu, and Asian Eye Scarves. For more information, please e-mail merilyn86@aol.com or call (213) 362-1123.Born in Los Angeles and made in the USA, Zuur Jeans was envisioned with a combination of style and comfort in men’s and women’s jeans. The company has created genuine denim with unique washes down to vintage leather patches. Designers have gone to great lengths working with reclaimed and recycled material such as hangtags and hardware for the jeans. Zuur is going to continue to drive the trends in a competitive market with a strong designing foundation. Visit us at www.zuurjeans.com or contact us at (714) 817-9694. Booth 300 at FOCUS (March 15–17, 2011)
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