Fashion
Industry
Resources:

"Who's Who
in Fashion PR"

Our updated list on all the NY firms and what clients they are representing. New firms were added and our list reflects changes that occurred during the NY Fall'96 shows held at Bryant Park. From the major players to the new up and coming. Please read our feature The Art and Zen of Fashion Public Relations. A thought provoking essay on the value and limits of public relations written by Amy Holman Edelman.

Ruth Finley's
"Fashion
Calendar"

An important profile on the Fashion Calendar, the day`by day schedule of what is going on in American Fashion. Next to Women's Wear Daily, the most important and influential trade publication in American fashion.

"Fashion Group
International"

The "mother" of all professional fashion organizations. Composed of the most influential women in the fashion industry. Established in 1931 with over 6,000 members world wide in fashion an in related fields. Numerous events, seminars, panel discussion groups and career workshops. They also maintain an extensive job data base. If you are thinking of joining one professional group in fashion, Fashion Group International should be your first choice.

"New
Fashion Industry
Interactive
Resource"

This new "virtual" meeting place will soon become a unique resource for the apparel, textile and fashion industries. The interactive nature of The Virtual Garment Center allows companies or individuals to not only search for information but to also participate by listing their companies in a keyword searchable database.

"The Fashiondex"

An apparel industry sourcing site. A very extensive database that has over 60 catagories and over 2,200 suppliers listed. From buttons to fitting model agencies. This is one of the best sites we have seen for sourcing on the Internet!

"International
Event Schedule"

The Office of Textiles and Apparel's Market Expansion Division sponsors participation at numerous trade events throughout the year. Through the Foreign Commercial Service staff at U.S. Embassies and Consulates abroad, American participants receive a wide variety of services aimed at starting or expanding your company's export sales. Emphasis is focused on establishing commercial representation links between U.S. exporters and overseas agents and distributors who are qualified to sell U.S. textile and apparel products.

"Sample Sales
Calendar for
New York City."

A fabulous new resource! Samplesale.com is the only on-line reference for sample sales and bargains in New York City. The Sample Sale allows browsers to pick a shopping day, and then review a list all the sample sales for that day. Coming soon is a vendor gallery and sales and bargains calendar for the entire tri-state area.

"ATnet"

The Apparel & Textile Network. is a online trade show and information service sponsored in part by DuPont. Full color databases of designer showrooms and vendors that are user seachable. All of what they have done has been done before, but if they can deliver half of what they promise in their very slick press kit, this site may develop into a useful industry resource.

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