California Apparel News

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 www.bibbyusa.com sales@bibbyusa.com

OFFPRICE 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 Feb. 17–20, 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 Agenda trade show is a forum for the most inspired in the streetwear and action-sports industries to unite. Lines speak for themselves, and buyers are not intimidated by the usual overwhelming trade show experience. From the garage-run lines on the verge of explosion to the well-established elite, Agenda caters to the needs of buyers and brands that exist on a higher level of design and aesthetic. With a strong emphasis in style, art, music, and culture, the Agenda experience is as much a lesson as it is a tool. Make sure to come down to Agenda’s Long Beach, Calif., show January 4th & 5th or in New York January 23th & 24th, or for more info go to www.agendashow.com.

MAGIC is where the international community of apparel, accessories, and footwear professionals trades information, previews trends, builds business, and shops fashion unlike anywhere else in the industry. Each February and August, tens of thousands of attendees from over 80 countries meet more than 5,000 emerging-to-established brands to spark the strategic connections that become the relationships of tomorrow. Held at the Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay Convention Centers, the upcoming show dates are Feb. 19–21, with SOURCING at MAGIC opening on the 18th. Visit www.magiconline.com or call (310) 857-7558 for more info.

Sun State Trade Shows, LLC, is a company that organizes and promotes wholesale trade shows in Mesa, Arizona (for January Market), and Phoenix, Arizona, and San Diego, California. We feature clothing lines for missy, junior, and contemporary sizes: petite to plus. We also feature accessories, shoes, hats, and gifts from the moderate to better price range. Upcoming show dates are Jan. 6–8 (Arizona Apparel, Accessories, Shoes & Gift Show at the Mesa Convention Center), April 21–23 (Arizona Apparel, Accessories, Shoes & Gift Show at the Phoenix Convention Center), April 29–30 (San Diego Apparel, Accessories, Shoes & Gift Show at the Town & Country Resort & Convention Center). For more information, visit www.arizonaapparelshow.com or www.sandiegoapparelshow.com or email info@arizonaapparelshow.com or chinds@sandiegoapparelshow.com.

Building on a tradition of excellence in community banking that stretches back to 1872, BB&T continues to offer clients a complete range of financial services including banking, lending, insurance, trust, and wealth-management solutions. BB&T offers a complete range of financial services including factoring, which provides accounts receivable management solutions to replace most credit and collection functions within an organization. It also provides working capital secured by foreign or domestic accounts receivable and inventory. BB&T Commercial Finance lending specialists will analyze your situation and structure the most effective solution for your company. Branch Banking and Trust Company, Member FDIC.(213) 236 3581 or www.bbt.com

Showtime™, a must-see event, is the largest dedicated Home Textiles Show in the United States. Founded in 1990 as a furniture fabric fair, Showtime has grown to cover all the various textile-distribution channels, attracting buyers from around the world. Join us in High Point, N.C., where textile mills, converters, leather tanneries, and trimmings manufacturers gather to introduce their new lines. Each show brings new suppliers… Join us! The 46th edition of Showtime will be held Dec. 2–5, 2012. www.Showtime-Market.com or contact us: info@itmashowtime.com / (336) 885-6842

Fashion Market Northern California is celebrating its sixth year at the San Mateo Event Center with its upcoming Market—opening on Jan. 27 through Jan. 29.The easy-to-shop Fashion Market is the largest open-booth show on the West Coast, with over 200 clothing and accessories exhibitors.Every market we see new exhibitors and buyers. Our exhibitors are from every category:European to contemporary to updated to juniors 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. The excitement continues to grow, and the buzz is this is the show to attend! Visit our new website with expanded, easy-to-use show and exhibitor information. (415) 328-1221, info@fashionmarketnorcal.com or www.fashionmarketnorcal.com
Capital Business Credit LLC is a global integrated financial products and services company offering full-service factoring, accounts receivable management services, inventory lending, asset-based lending, and international trade financing. Call Tri Sciarra at (213) 891-1320, Ext. 5208, to learn more about how CBC can help your business. www.capitalbusinesscredit.comAs an independent, family-owned 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. (818) 914-5900 www.rosenthalinc.com

CURVExpo is the only show in North America solely dedicated to designer lingerie, men’s underwear, and swimwear. CURVExpo will be presenting Fall/Winter 2013 collections of over 250 brands at CURVENV Las VegasFeb. 18–19, 2013, at the Venetian Hotel/ Sands Expo Hall G. CURVENY New York will follow Feb. 24–26, 2013, at the Javits Center North. For more information, visit www.curvexpo.com or call (212) 993-8585.Celtic Bank (Salt Lake City, Utah) offers working capital financing and full-service accounts receivable management nationwide through the SBA’s Working Capital CAPLines program and a traditional non-recourse factoring product.Celtic Bank is a nationally ranked provider of SBA loans and is a national preferred SBA 7(a), CAPLines, and Express lender.As an industrial bank, Celtic Bank is unable to accept demand deposit relationships.Celtic Bank is insured by the FDIC and is an Equal Housing, Preferred SBA, and FHA Lender. www.celticbank.com

Indigo reveals the best in creative textile and surface designs Feb. 12–14 in Paris, Parc d’Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte, Hall 5. Discover a selection of 190 exhibitors‚ original design concepts for Spring/Summer 2014, and the Indigo influences wall, presenting the seasonal trends. www.indigo-salon.com

Proexport Colombia provides you with reliable information about the industry and facilitates your business transactions with Colombian sourcing companies. We can help prepare information tailored to your needs, organize personalized agendas with potential suppliers in Colombia, and walk you through the entire process of connecting you with the country. We invite you to learn more about the Colombian textile and garment companies that showcase new trends. Learn more about trade opportunities featuring competitive advantages and benefit from the Free Trade Agreement: 0% duty on products imported from Colombia. Visit Colombiatex in Medellin Jan. 22–24, 2013. (212) 922–9114 or sreyes@proexport.com.co

ModAmont, the international trade show of trimming and supplies for fashion and design, gathers twice a year in Paris about 290 international exhibitors proposing a collection of buttons, buckles, textile and metallic trims, labels, packaging, components for jewelry, and also more than 22,000 buyers looking for creative and innovative products. ModAmont takes place Feb. 12–14 at Paris-Nord Villepinte, Hall 3. visiteurs@modamont.com or www.modamont.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 centralized-management philosophy, its clients often deal directly with company management/ownership. Its size also enables it to provide flexible arrangements and quick decisions. (877) 4-GOODMAN or www.goodmanfactors.com

The fifth-largest and one of the most important fashion events on the international fashion calendar and well-known for discovering some of the world’s most prestigious emerging international fashion designers, Miami Fashion Week will celebrate its 15th year in March 2013. Widely considered the axis between Europe and the Americas, with South Beach as its glamorous epicenter, Miami Beach is the host of this fabulous event that is set to take place March 20–24, 2013, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Sobol-Perry Fashion Productions, Inc., the owners of Miami Fashion Week, Miami Bridal Week and The Fashion Collective Pop-Up Boutique Show, is a full-service fashion show and special-event-production company with an international clientele. Contact: Beth Sobol, Tel: (954) 476-5761 or www.miamifashionweek.com or www.sobolperry.com

Come and visit the Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s Hong Kong Pavilion at Sourcing at MAGIC Feb. 19–21 in Las Vegas. Unique value through quality, creativity, reliability, and sophistication. A statutory body established in 1966, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is the international marketing arm for Hong Kong–based traders, manufacturers, and service providers. Our mission is to create opportunities for Hong Kong companies. With our network of more than 40 offices worldwide and the city’s natural business advantages, we provide a range of services to help global trade and promote Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. http://www.hktdc.org, los.angeles.office@hktdc.org or (213) 622-3194

For nearly 40 years, Lectra has delivered innovative technology solutions to more than 23,000 customers around the world, enabling companies to improve their edge and better respond to today’s most pressing challenges. Lectra’s network of experts, specializing across a range of areas—including research and development, solution implementation, and change management—are dedicated to serving businesses as diverse as fast fashion, luxury, and ready-to-wear. Lectra offers an unrivalled suite of hardware, software, and associated services to optimize the entire value chain, from line planning and scheduling through design, development, and sourcing, all the way to manufacturing to deliver sustainable competitive advantage. (770) 422 8050 or www.lectra.com

Merchant Factors Corp., conveniently located near the garment center, offers traditional non recourse factoring, credit and collection protection, and letters of credit. Our local management team offers very quick responses to all inquiries and flexibility to meet our clients’ needs. Established in 1985 with offices in Los Angeles and New York, we pride ourselves on strong client relations. (213) 347-0101 www.merchantfactors.com

The International Textiles Expo is your source for fabrics, notions, trimmings, patterns, and supplies in the apparel/accessories, home décor, quilting, and gift industries. Serving the needs of independent manufacturer and retail fabric stores, the show is held twice a year in Las Vegas. Our next show will be March 18–20, 2013,at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Visit our website for updated information on future shows. (516) 596-3937 or www.textileshows.com

Outdoor Retailer is where orders are written, new accounts are found, connections are made, and brands are launched. Fueled by “crossover”—finding new and innovative products across the spectrum of outdoor, performance, technical, and lifestyle—Outdoor Retailer has proven to be the leading growth vehicle for brands that are interested in progressing and advancing into multiple outdoor channels. From small shops and regional chains to the largest national and international retailers, Outdoor Retailer attracts thousands of buyers and senior-level decision makers looking for outdoor-specific products, services, brands, ideas, launches, and outdoor innovation. Show dates are Jan. 23–26 in Salt Lake City. www.outdoorretailer.com

Buhler Quality Yarns Corp.: From harvest to hanger, we ensure your supply chain is supported and your final product is of the utmost quality. Introducing MicroModal® Edelweiss —the same comfort and luxury with a greener footprint—to our portfolio, which includes Supima, Micro TENCEL®, Supima Outlast, and blends, certified by Oeko-Tex 100—ensuring safety for all applications. Bring your product to market backed by experience, relationships, and unsurpassed technical support. (706) 367-9834 www.buhleryarns.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 our website. (214) 655-6100 or (214) 744-7444 www.dallasmarketcenter.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. www.CITFactoringUniversity.com

Milberg Factors offers a competitive menu of factoring, financing, and receivables-management products for entrepreneurial and middle-market companies with more personalized attention than larger institutional firms. A partner of our firm manages every client relationship. Our 70-year track record in the core factoring industry assures our clients that they will enjoy a stable relationship supported by a mature and experienced staff. (818) 649-8662, www.milbergfactors.com or dreza@milfac.com

Headquartered in Los Angeles, for more than 26 years BBCN Bank has been serving the largest Korean community outside of Korea, as well as a diverse mix of customers in more than 40 full-service branches throughout California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, and Illinois, along with loan production offices in Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, and Dallas. In celebration of its anniversary, BBCN Bank is now offering a promotional CD account to help you achieve your financial goals. For more information, please visit http://www.bbcnbank.com/pdf/1stYRCD_Flyer_Eng.pdf, call (888) 811-6272 or visit www.bbcnbank.com.

Shows Northwest LLC produces regional textile trade shows in Seattle and Washington, D.C., which serve independent fabric retailers, small manufacturers, and independent fashion designers as a regional hub for the textile trade. Since our very first show more than 18 years ago in Seattle, we have grown in size and include the highest-quality exhibitors, featuring a wide range of fabrics and related products from more than 100 manufacturers. We are proud to produce our Seattle show twice a year and our Washington, D.C., show annually. We are dedicated to serving the needs of the cottage trade and small manufacturers as well as our longstanding leadership among the over the counter retailers serving home sewers, crafters, and quilters.We actively seek the best suppliers in the industry to bring them to you. Upcoming dates are March 4–5 in Seattle. http://nwfabricshow.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, the company conducts 21 events per year, 15 of which are held in New York City, four in Las Vegas, and two in China (Beijing and Shanghai). 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, close to 3 million square feet of exhibit space, resulting in sales of over $250 million. www.enkshows.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, and dive markets; and now the new Lifestyle Collective, where art, music and fashion come together to promote a unique vibe. 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, Jan. 10–12. For more information, visit www.surfexpo.com.

Register now for North America’s largest apparel fabrics show! Texworld USA is a key resource for fabric buyers, R&D, product development, designers, merchandisers, and sourcing executives. By registering for Texworld USA, gain access to the Apparel Sourcing Pavilion, featuring contract manufacturing, private label, and ODMresources. Jan. 14–16, 2013, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, N.Y. www.texworldusa.com

Tradegood, the new online community, is a dynamic platform designed to not just introduce buyers to an enormous range of suppliers—some 20,000 in more than 100 countries—but also to make solid matches based on multiple points of compatibility. Suppliers are authenticated and verified by an army of more than 1,000 inspectors and auditors, who are on the ground inspecting more than 800 facilities a day, sometimes five or six times in a month. These extraordinary resources are made possible by Tradegood’s renowned parent company, Intertek. With 127 years of history and a worldwide network of laboratories, Intertek is a premier testing, inspection, and certification facility for a slew of products, ranging from textiles to toys, petroleum to chemicals. This experienced company saw the need for organizations across industries, including the apparel industry. (212) 803-5303 or www.itradegood.com

Wells Fargo Capital Finance has a large and diversified portfolio of more than 2,300 clients with loans outstanding in excess of $27 billion. We offer traditional asset-based financing, specialized senior secured financing, accounts-receivable financing, purchase-order financing, and supply-chain financing to companies throughout the United States. Our Retail Finance, Trade Capital, and Purchase Order Finance teams have years of experience working with apparel companies. We are part of Wells Fargo & Co., a diversified financial-services company with $1.3 trillion in assets, 9,000 stores, and 12,211 ATMs and the Internet across North America and internationally. (213) 443-6030 or www.wellsfargocapitalfinance.com

Finance One, Inc. is a privately held factoring company now celebrating its 15th year. Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, they provide factoring, trade financing, and purchase-order financing to small- to medium-sized businesses. As the company’s motto, “Win/Win Factoring,” displays, Finance One places a top priority on its clients’ growth and success. Finance One provides factoring service at the most competitive rates, with exceptional customer service and personalized financial solutions for unique business needs. (213) 430-4888 or 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 the preferred working capital partner—small enough to build deep personal relationships and big enough to deliver the ideal solutions. (213) 412-1540 or www.FirstCapital.com

The Primrose Design building in the Los Angeles Fashion District has bloomed into a high-end boutique showroom fashion building. Every floor has been refashioned to meet all creative showroom needs. Each showroom’s office and design space is imbued with charm and sophistication, and the building is 90 percent leased. Join Alternative Apparel, Free People, L’Atelier, and other leaders in fashion at Primrose. The first floor has 6,500 square feet available as an event space and/or showroom space. Also, divisible underground parking is available. For more information, visit our website at www.theprimrosedesign.com