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| Trade Publications |
| Bobbin Magazine |
Presents and analyzes the business and technology issues of the apparel and sewn products industry, with an emphasis on innovative management and production strategies.
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| Children's Business |
Children's Business is a monthly trade magazine providing timely news and fashion coverage of apparel, footwear and entertainment for infants through preteens, boys and girls.
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| Daily News Record (DNR) |
DNR is the news magazine of men's fashion and retail, providing news, in-depth features and market reports on men's wear retailing, design trends, apparel and textiles.
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| fashioninformation.com |
Published exclusively on the Internet, providing womenswear trend and forecasting.
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| Fashion Wire Daily |
Fashion Wire Daily is the international newswire service and feature syndication dedicated to fashion and celebrity style.
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| Footwear News (FN) |
A weekly international publication in the shoe industry focusing on the fashion, retailing, manufacturing, and financial segments of the market, spotlighting the hot designers, newsmakers, and business leaders, as well as style trends.
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| Home Furnishings News (HFN) |
HFN is a weekly news magazine serving the home products industry with "need to know" news about furniture, housewares, textiles, consumer electronics, and computers.
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| the look on-line |
Get 'Week in NY Fashion' expanded column, Market Reports, NY Show/Party Schedule, Who's Who In Fashion PR, etc.
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| Retail Merchandiser |
Identifies and analyzes key issues and trends affecting modest margin retailers.
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| Sportswear International |
Devoted to fashion industry, it provides trends and news with a global perspective.
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| Textile World |
Serves textile executives with articles on processing fiber into yarn, fabric and finished products and about new products, technology and on-site plant applications.
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| WGSN |
Provides access to all aspects of international style information -- a service targeted at buyers, designers, manufacturers, retailers, marketing companies and observer.
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| Women's Wear Daily |
Online and print daily news source for retailers and manufacturers of women's apparel, accessories, fibers, and textiles.
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| Fashion Magazines |
| Allure |
Beauty magazine including features, and tips.
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| Details |
The men's magazine that covers clothes to grooming, cars to music, sex to politics and careers to relationships.
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| Elle Magazine |
Magazine about high style.
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| Glamour Magazine |
Advice for young women on fashion, beauty, careers, love, relationships, and more.
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| Harper's Bazaar |
Fashion magazine
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| Instyle |
Offers readers the lifestyle, beauty, and fashion choices of today's biggest stars.
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| Marie Claire |
Young women read Marie Claire for information on fashion, style, beauty, careers, health, and relationships.
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| Seventeen Magazine |
Style, entertainment, beauty, love, relationships, and other cool stuff.
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| Vogue |
Daily fashion news, designer interviews, catwalk shots and a calendar of upcoming events.
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| Business Magazines |
| Crain's New York Business |
New York City business and financial news.
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| Entrepreneur |
Offers the start up and small business entrepreneur the information, services and expert advice to ensure business success. Includes extensive information on starting a business
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| Fast Company |
About work and life in the new economy.
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| FSB |
Business publication targeted exclusively to small business owners.
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| Inc. |
Provides information, products, services, and online tools -- aggregated from a variety of sources -- for virtually every business or management task.
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| The Wall Street Journal |
Business and financial news.
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| Working Woman |
Centralizes tools, applications, knowledge, and industry connections, which enable businesswomen to succeed in their careers and business endeavors.
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| Trends |
| NY Style |
Bernadine Morris - weekly/monthly fashion report by the former New York Times columnist.
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| CNN Interactive: Style |
Fashion news.
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| Color Portfolio |
Each season COLOR PORTFOLIO covers the Men's, Women's, Kids' Runway Fashion Shows and provides merchandised coverage of each show outlining color direction, styling specifics, fabric and textile direction.
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| Fashion Icon |
Fashion news, shopping, artist spotlight and more.
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| Fashion TV |
Broadcasts fashion clips all day via satellite and cable.
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| Just-style.com |
Online portal for apparel, footwear and textile news, events and resources worldwide.
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| Trade
Organizations |
| American
Apparel and Footwear Manufacturers Association |
AAMA
is the national trade association for the apparel and footwear
industry and its suppliers.
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| American
Apparel Producers' Network |
The
American Apparel Producers' Network is a non-profit trade
association of designers, fabric suppliers, and makers of
apparel and sewn products.
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| Color
Marketing Group |
Color
Marketing Group is a not-for-profit, international Association
of 1,600 Color Designers involved in the use of color as it
applies to the profitable marketing of goods and services.
CMG provides a forum for the exchange of non-competitive information
on all phases of color marketing: color trends and combinations;
design influences; merchandising and sales; and education
and industry contacts.
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| Cotton
Inc. |
Work
with the cotton growers to market cotton the manufacturers.
212 413-8300
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| Council
of Fashion Designers of America |
Furthers
the position of fashion design as a recognized branch of American
art and culture, to advance its artistic and professional
standards, to establish and maintain a code of ethics and
practices of mutual benefit in professional, public, and trade
relations, and to promote and improve public understanding
and appreciation of the fashion arts through leadership in
quality and taste.
212-944-3600
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| The
Fashion Center |
The
Fashion Center Business Improvement District, a not-for-profit
corporation, promotes New York City's apparel industry to
ensure New York's position as the fashion capital of the world.
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| Fashion
Footwear Association of New York |
Promotes
and improves awareness for fashion footwear and related products
and serves as an advocate for the multi-billion dollar footwear
industry globally.
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| Fashion
Group International |
For
professionals in the fashion, apparel, accessories, beauty
& home industries.
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| International
Apparel Federation |
A
group of apparel industrialists who promote the common business
interests of its members and to encourage best practice and
support for apparel manufacturers worldwide.
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| Fashion Services |
| Color Portfolio |
Each season COLOR PORTFOLIO covers the Men's, Women's, Kids' Runway Fashion Shows and provides merchandised coverage of each show outlining color direction, styling specifics, fabric and textile direction.
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| Here & There |
Covers color, fabric & yarns, designer collections, trade fairs, retail and street, sample garments, shopping guide and consultations.
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| Promostyle |
Assists companies in adapting to changing lifestyle and fashion trends by providing Trendbooks, information services and consulting services.
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| Fashion Resources |
| Apparel Search |
Part directory, buying guide and search engine, this resource covers all aspects of the Apparel Industry, including manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, freight companies, customs, warehousing, quality standards, education/training, trade shows, publications, model agencies etc.
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| Fabrics.com |
Provides an easy and efficient way to search for textile related information and products on the World Wide Web.
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| Fashion Career Center |
Fashion career portal.
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| Fashiondex |
Features the latest apparel sourcing news, comprehensive apparel sourcing lists, and an extensive database.
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| jobsinfashion.com |
An online job site for the fashion and apparel industry. Search our job listings, post your resume, or utilize the resources in our career center.
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| techexchange.com |
A portal devoted to supply chain technology for the apparel, textile, home furnishings and footwear industries. Search for suppliers, download software demos, read the latest news, learn from the reference library, find jobs, find schools that teach industry related technology, buy books, post to the discussion board and more.
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| Miscellaneous
Resources |
| DailyCandy.com |
The
latest need-to-know N.Y.C. information. Daily updated bite-size
scoops on the most happening merchandise arrivals, restaurant
openings, miscellaneous must-haves and quirky sightings --
all happening in New York that day.
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| Monster.com |
Search
jobs, personalize your career tools, and find the employees
you need.
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| msn.com |
Useful
information for job hunters; writing resumes, cover letters,
etc.
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| National
Association of Women Business Owners |
Women
can find support and resources to help them grow their business
and enrich their life.
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| Optimyze |
The Optimyze mission is to assist companies in clarifying and streamlining their product development business processes through the effective use of technology.
Our focus and practices are vastly different from the perceived competition because we focus on the entire product development process AND the technology that supports it. From a value standpoint, our size and in-depth knowledge allows us to ramp-up quickly and pass the saving on to our customers. Ours is a fresh approach, honed from years of practical experience in implementing product development strategies and technology. We were THE first company to focus solely on design and product development (the most challenging areas of an organization) and we have remained true to our focus for our customers.
Optimyze provides a team of seasoned professionals that come from all industry positions and bring to the forefront: best practices, a unique knowledge of emerging technologies, and seasoned project management. To maintain our competitive edge, we partner with Project Solvers to provide top notch internal resources, services, and support.
Please review our website for further information.
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| Resolve Staffing |
Resolve Staffing, Inc. provides effective supplemental staffing to assist in increasing productivity of your company. Resolve Staffing services include administrative, clerical, industrial, professional, sales and healthcare.
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| Schools |
| Academy of Art College |
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| Art Institute of Chicago |
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| The Art Institute of Philadelphia |
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| The Art Institutes International at San Francisco |
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| Cornell University |
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| Drexel University |
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| FIDM (LA) |
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| Fashion Institute of Technology |
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| Kent State University |
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| Marist College |
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| Moore College of Art and Design |
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| North Carolina Center for Applied Textile Technology |
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| North Carolina Central University |
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| North Carolina State University College of Textiles |
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| Otis College of Art and Design |
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| Parsons School of Design |
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| Philadelphia University |
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| Pratt Institute |
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| Rhode Island School of Design |
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| Savannah College of Art and Design |
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| School of Visual Arts (NYC) |
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| Syracuse University |
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| University of Cincinnati |
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| University of Delaware |
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| Washington University in St. Louis |
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| Books |
| Fairchild Books |
Fairchild Books is a publisher of books and visual media for the fashion, apparel, textiles, and retail industries. Search their site to find books and other media by title, author, and subject.
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| Fashion Careers: The Complete Job Search Workbook |
Guide to a successful job search in the fashion industry.
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