Las Vegas Resource Guide
APPAREL
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 include several types of 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. Call 1-877-HenryLA or (213) 747- 6141 or visit www.henryhanger.com.
Next Level Apparel delivers the latest fashions with superb quality, incorporating innovative fabrics that are heavenly soft at a value that is second to none. Our outstanding color palette, up-to-date styles, and fit continue to define us as one of the leading suppliers of fashion blanks in the U.S. market. The addition of a distribution network brings the hottest brand in the market to your doorstep. Next Level Apparel is committed to the highest standards in every aspect of our business. From manufacturing to customer service and shipping, every individual is dedicated to delivering our top line of versatile fashion basics at an outstanding value with the highest level of quality and service. www.nextlevelapparel.com.
Located in the style capital of the world, Ya Los Angeles works with a professional and eclectic team of designers who create a wide variety of styles that complement every woman. Ya is a renowned and respected name on the market, specializing in current and cuttingedge trends. Our mission is to address the different needs, desires, and moods for every woman, so that not only the clothes, but the woman, shines. We strive to provide for the ever- changing styles we all need and want: casual, creative, playful, professional, sexy, sophisticated, trendy, and unique. Our extensive selection includes tops, pants, skirts, dresses, outerwear and other specialty items. Here at Ya, we make sure to only select the best and most stylish pieces from each of our collections to sell on our site. The extensive array of truly unique styles available here will be immediately apparent to our customers. We feature new, striking styles constantly. We are focused on establishing strong and long-lasting relationships with our clients. We look forward to serving you. www.yalosangeles.com
FINANCE
Bibby Financial Services is a worldwide market leader in business cash-flow solutions to small and medium-sized companies. With offices in eight North American cities and 14 countries around the world, its product portfolio includes accounts receivables finance, purchase order finance, and specialist expertise in the apparel industry. It is an approved lender for the Export-Import Bank’s working capital guaranty delegated authority program. Bibby Financial Services is a subsidiary of a 204-year-old privately held company based in the United Kingdom. Whether you are a start-up or an established company with sales volumes over $60 million, Bibby Financial Services can offer you fast, flexible funding solutions to help grow your business. (877) 88-BIBBY or www.bibbyusa.com.
CIT Commercial Services operates throughout the United States and internationally. The Los Angeles office serves clients in the Western United States and Asia. CIT is the nation’s leading provider of factoring, credit protection, and accounts-receivable management services. Companies of all sizes turn to CIT for protection against bad-debt losses, to reduce days‚ sales outstanding, and to enhance cash flow and liquidity. CIT’s breadth of services, experienced personnel, industry expertise, proprietary credit files on over 330,000 customers, and comprehensive online systems are all reasons that clients say give CIT a competitive advantage. Contact Mitch Cohen, Western Regional Manager, at (800) 248-3240. www.cit.com
Finance One Inc. was established in 1998, and 95 percent of its clients are apparel-related— both East and West coasts. They provide factoring, trade financing, and P/O financing to their clients—all with personalized service, competitive rates, industry understanding, a user-friendly online system, and value-added service. Contact: Tae Chung at (213) 534-2908 or visit www.finone.com.
First Captial’s Western Region is a specialized commercial finance company positioned to enable entrepreneurs to achieve their goals through working capital lines of credit in the form of factoring agreements and inventory loans. Our team of professionals is committed to understanding your business plan and providing timely and consistent funding decisions. Our size and scope make First Capital he preferred working capital partner—small enough to build deep personal relationships and big enough to deliver the ideal solutions. (213) 412- 1540, www.FirstCapital.com or RGarber@FirstCapital.com.
As the oldest privately held factoring company in the Southwest, Goodman Factors provides recourse and nonrecourse invoice factoring for businesses with monthly sales volumes of $10,000 to $2 million. Services include invoice and cash posting, credit and collection service, and cash advances on invoices upon shipment. Due to its relatively small size and centralizedmanagement philosophy, its clients often deal directly with company management/ownership. Its size also enables it to provide flexible arrangements and quick decisions. For more information, visit www.goodmanfactors.com or call Bret Schuch at (972) 241-3297, Ext. 213.
Established in 1994, Hana Financial is a commercial finance company specializing in traditional factoring, trade finance, and international factoring. Additionally, it provides SBA loans and residential mortgage loans. Hana Financial has successfully transformed itself from a local startup, primarily serving a niche market of Southern California, to a nationwide firm garnering businesses from all across the nation. It operates in over 28 industries in four countries, with locations in Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, Chicago, and Denver. It’s also a member of Factors Chain International. For more information, call (213) 240-1234 or visit www.hanafinancial.com.
As an independent, familyowned factoring company with a large focus on the apparel industry, Rosenthal & Rosenthal understands our clients’ business and is able to cater to the needs of our clients, including prompt turnaround on requests, flexibility in structure, and a user-friendly state-of-the art on-line client system. Services include factoring, credit protection, collection, cash application, lending services, and letters of credit. We were established in 1938 and 75 percent of our clients are apparel- related. Contact Sydnee Breuer at (818) 914-5900 or sbreuer@rosenthalinc.com or visit www.rosenthalinc.com.
FINDINGS AND TRIMMINGS
Keylin, Inc. is a company organized to design, manufacture, and market fasteners for the aviation, construction, garment, leather, medical, and oceanic industries. This Los Angeles–based company serves as a distribution center that provides immediate delivery of goods to customers. Keylin offers a vast variety of hardware to the global market. The company specializes in custom-built, made-to-order product lines that satisfy the customers’ needs. Keylin is proud to become the Mid- and Western Regional Distributor of the world’s leading premium fashion zipper manufacturer, Riri Zippers of Switzerland. To date, Keylin has a stock collection of #4, #6, and #8 metal zippers available in 5-metal teeth colors and 7 tape colors. This provides a vast array of 105 different combinations of items to satisfy the customer’s creative demand. To enhance Keylin’s operation as Riri’s Regional Distribution Center, Keylin has an on-site Riri machine from Switzerland to allow on-site custom jobs enabling zipper customization that closely matches the original factory specification. Keylin may also accept orders for production from Riri’s Swiss plant that can be shipped anywhere in the world where customers may desire. The success of Keylin, Inc. as a leader in its line of trade is indicative of the effectiveness of the company’s philosophy and goal. (323) 232-6700 or www.KeylinInc.com.
S & J USA, Inc. has been a major, authorized distributor of YKK zippers for over 25 years. We carry a vast array of zippers, and we have an in-house factory that allows us to complete orders quicker than our competitors. S & J USA, Inc. also specializes in snaps, tack buttons, eyelets, and elastics, among other trims. Our customers range from the U.S. to Asia, and we hope to expand even further in the future. We are known for great customer service and quality materials. (323) 231-0811 or snjusa@snjusa.com.
TECHNOLOGY
AIMS 360 offers a fully integrated software solution for importers, distributors, and manufacturers of apparel, footwear, handbags, accessories, jewelry, home furnishings, and other fashion goods. AIMS 360’s product suite is comprehensive, feature-rich, userfriendly, easy to implement, and is compatible on a laptop, PC, Mac, or iPad®. Solutions are available for on-site applications or on the cloud. A Gold Level Microsoft ISV Partner and Gold Level QuickBooks developer, AIMS 360 provides the most professional, up-todate program possible, including AIMS GL Integration˙/POS Integration with QuickBooks, AIMS EasyShop˙ online retail shopping cart, AIMS WebLink˙ online wholesale shopping cart, UPS/FedEx/USPS shipping integration, AIMS RemoteLink˙ order taking on the go for iPad and Windows, Business Analytics reporting for iPad and simple EDI integration. AIMS 360 delivers all of this at affordable prices. Call (310) 243-6652, email info@aims360.com, or visit www.aims360.com.
TEXTILES
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. ensures the highest-quality products backed by environmental sensitivity and around-the-clock support throughout your supply chain. Our distinctive portfolio offers Supima, MicroTencel®, Micro- Modal®, Supima Outlast, and various blends, all certified by Oeko-Tex 100, which ensures they are safe for all applications. Additional yarns include Siro Spun and fashion slub yarns in Supima and Supima MicroModal; all offer comfort, durability, and strength. Bring your product to market backed by decades of experience, dependable industry relationships, and unsurpassed technical support. (706) 367-9834 or www.buhleryarns.com.
Philips-Boyne Corp. offers high-quality shirtings and fabric. The majority of the line consists of long staple Egyptian cotton that is woven and finished in Japan. Styles range from classic stripes, checks, and solids to novelties, Oxfords, dobbies, voiles, Swiss dots, seersuckers, ginghams, flannels, and more. Exclusive broadcloth qualities: Ultimo®, Corona®, and Superba®. Knowledgeable customer-service team, immediate shipping, and highest-quality textiles. Philips-Boyne serves everyone from at-home sewers and custom shirt-makers to couture designers and branded corporations. Call (631) 755-1230, visit www.philipsboyne.com or email sales@philipsboyne.com.
SHOL Textiles’ premium soft and stable interlinings can go through aggressive washes and still give you the look and feel on the inside to make you look good on the ouside. Services include full-service testing of fabrics with SHOL Textiles’ premium fusibles for any apparel needs. We offer excellent quality, service, and price! We will visit you or send samples or receive your fabric to make fuse tests to recommend the proper fusible for your fabric. Call (310) 766-5074, visit www.sholtextiles.com, or email Shane Rabineau or Oleg Zatsepin at shane@sholtextiles.com or oleg@sholtextiles.com.
TRADE SHOWS
Even more tightly juried than the NY edition, Accessories- TheShow Las Vegas and Moda Las Vegas, presented by Business Journals Inc., offer the shopping experience for the better market. Uniqueness, quality and accessibility are all part of the mix at AccessoriesTheShow and Moda Las Vegas. In addition, MRket was the recipient of the Fastest Fifty Awards as the fastest-growing event in the world and the Grand Award for the largest number of new exhibitors to join the show in 2010. With unprecedented growth since its debut, MRket is truly a global network of men’s designer collections for the most discerning of classic and contemporary retail establishments. Focusing on aesthetic appeal and superior customer service, MRket is the international show for the best in menswear. Show dates are Aug. 21–23 at The Venetian. Call (212) 686-4412 to exhibit or (866) 696-6020 to attend or visit www.modamanhattan.com, www.accessoriestheshow.com or www.mrketshow.com.
Five seasons a year, buyers from around the globe flock to the California Market Center (CMC) for Los Angeles Fashion Market, the West Coast’s premier destination for thousands of apparel, gift & lifestyle collections displayed in hundreds of the CMC’s showrooms and featured trade shows. Our array of resources includes SELECT Contemporary Tradeshow, FOCUS Apparel & Accessories Show, TRANSIT LA Shoe Show, LA Kids Market, and the Gift, Home & Design showcase. L.A. Fashion Market at the CMC now offers visiting retailers and brands more show options then ever to exhibit in and shop from. Upcoming market dates are Aug. 13–16 and Oct. 15–18. 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 crosspollination 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. Upcoming market dates are Aug. 13–16 and Oct. 15–18. www.cooperdesignspace.com
Dallas Apparel & Accessories Markets are held five times each year at Dallas Market Center. As the economy warms up, Dallas continues to welcome thousands of buyers to each market, 70 percent of whom don’t shop other apparel marketplaces. Likewise, the Dallas Market Center has recently added additional key rep groups/lines from California to further establish itself as a destination for the leading edge of fashion. For the latest news and upcoming market dates, visit www.dallasmarketcenter.com.
ENK International provides the forum for the fashion world to conduct business. It is the leading trade show organization serving the upscale fashion marketplace, including the men’s, women’s, accessories, footwear, and children’s categories. Founded in 1981 by Elyse N. Kroll, the company conducts 25 events per year, 16 of which are held in New York City, four in Las Vegas, four in Milan, and one in Beijing, China. ENK events are attended by critical fashion retailers, representing both specialty and department stores from around the world. They represent over 10,000 domestic and international exhibiting companies, 250,000 domestic and international buyers and press yearly, and close to 3 million square feet of exhibit space. Visit www.enkshows.com.
Fashion Market Northern California is celebrating its fifth year at the San Mateo Event Center with its upcoming Market—Aug. 26–28. The easy-to-shop Fashion Market is the largest open-booth show on the West Coast, with 120 clothing and accessories exhibitors showing in August. Every market we see new exhibitors and buyers. Our exhibitors are from every category: juniors to updated to contemporary to European lines, plus a wide range of classic to trend accessories. Every market offers complimentary continental breakfast, lunch coupons for buyers, and coffee and cookies in the afternoon—another plus! Also, Tuesday offers retailers free early-bird parking before 10 a.m. Happy Anniversary to Fashion Market Northern California. There is also a retailer drawing each day for one free night at the San Mateo Marriott for a future FMNC show. The excitement continues to grow, and the buzz is this is the show to attend! Other show dates are Oct. 27–29. Visit our new website (www.fashionmarketnorcal.com) with expanded, easy-to-use show and exhibitor information.
No matter what it is that you’re looking for, you’ll find it at the OFFPRICE Show in Las Vegas. OFFPRICE serves the retail industry as a dynamic order-writing show that connects apparel retail buyers of all sizes with the leading off-price specialists in 20 percent to 70 percent below wholesale clothing, accessories, and footwear. Taking place at the Sands Expo and Convention Center Aug. 19–22, with nearly 500 vendors and over 1,200 booths and attracting more than 11,000 industry professionals, it is the largest off-price show in the country. Many national and regional retailers—such as Conway, Citi Trends, Beall’s, and RH Reny, Inc.—actively shop each and every OFFPRICE Show. No matter what kind of the latest fashions you’re seeking— men’s, women’s, children’s, accessories, or footwear—you’ll find it all at the OFFPRICE Show! For more information, check out the recently redesigned OffPriceShow.com.
The PGA Expo returns to the popular Venetian Resort-Hotel- Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, Aug. 21–22, to co-locate again with the MRket and MODA shows during the 2012 Las Vegas “fashion week.” Source new merchandise from some 200-plus vendors; preview Spring 2013 golf, resort and casual apparel lines; network among peers at free networking events; and take part in apparel designer panels, retailer seminars, and more. Register free at www.pgaexpo.com/next.
Pooltradeshow is the original independent trade show, established in 2001 for the boutique market and leading retailers worldwide. The show is hosted biannually every February and August in Las Vegas in conjunction with the MAGIC Marketplace. Each show balances fresh talent with established brands, keeping a well-rounded representation of items that will keep the boutique and lifestyle market at the pulse of emerging trends. Pooltradeshow is a community of art- and design-driven brands creating industry connections for creative visionaries. Upcoming show dates are Aug. 20–22 at the Mandalay Bay. www.pooltradeshow.com
Surf Expo takes place twice a year in Orlando, Fla., and offers more than 4,000 lines in the resort, swim, boutique, surf, skate, dive, and lifestyle markets. Surf Expo gives buyers the opportunity to compare lines side-by-side and meet face-to-face with decision makers, both with the established lines and the new-to-market brands. Surf Expo’s next shows will be held at the Orange County Convention Center Sept. 6–8 and Jan 10–12. For more information, visit www.surfexpo.com.
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