This area is for the visual aspects of the apparel industry. You can find information about color, fashion design, merchandising, fashion trends etc. If you wish to have additional companies or relevant issues added, please Contact Us with your thoughts. Merchandising is essentially the activity of promoting the sale of goods, especially by their presentation in retail outlets. In fashion, merchandising can also refer to "merchandising a collection". In other words preparing the presentation of a fashion collection. When a fashion designer merchandises a line, many tasks are undertaken.
What is fashion merchandising?
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Fashion merchandising and design are two of the most important aspects of the fashion industry. Fashion merchandising is the process of selecting, pricing, and marketing fashion products to consumers. It involves understanding the needs and desires of customers and creating a product mix that will meet those needs. Fashion design involves creating original styles, silhouettes, and fabrics that will be appealing to customers.
Fashion merchandising is a complex field that requires an understanding of the current trends in the fashion industry. Professionals in this field must stay up to date on the current fashion trends, as well as the latest marketing strategies. They must be able to identify potential target markets and create a product mix that will appeal to those customers. They must also be able to effectively promote the products they create.
Fashion design is a creative process that involves creating unique styles and silhouettes. Designers must be able to take a concept and turn it into a reality. They must be able to identify current trends, create innovative designs, and develop the technical skills necessary to bring those designs to life.
Fashion merchandising and design are both essential to the success of any fashion business. The right product mix and designs must be in place in order to entice customers and drive sales. Professionals in this field must have a thorough understanding of the fashion industry and be able to create products that will meet customer needs. They must also be able to effectively market and promote their products in order to maximize their profits.
Fashion Merchandising Relevant Companies
Fashion Trend Forecasting Tips - trend forecasting website.
Color Trends - color trends website.
24seven Inc.: freelance professionals ready
to help you with any staffing needs right now. If you want Apparel Designers,
CAD Designers, Patternmakers, Technical Designers,
Graphic Designers, or Production Talent, give
them a call or visit them on-line. Contact
us in New York at 212-966-4426 or Los Angeles
at 310-587-2772
Alvisi e Alvisi
(Italy) Design studio
for jacquard woven fabrics for the home furnishing industry. Development
of jacquard files. Consulting services for fabric construction, weave patterns,
yarns and colors.
Apparel Design:
ADIG designers and merchandisers will develop a line
for you from the ground up. Using traditional methods and state of the art
CAD systems, they will develop all aspects of your line from theme, color
direction, fabrications, graphics and packaging to SKU plans, flat sketches
and specifications. They also develop all materials needed for merchandising
and sales presentations.
Asia
Song Design: Valerie
Gregori McKenzie studied design in Paris at the famed ESMOD College of Design,
and subsequently worked in well known fashion houses in Europe and the USA
before starting up her own label. Her inspiration comes from blending European
elegance and contemporary trends with Asian delicate techniques, motifs
or craftsmanship thus giving a precious in temporel character to her designs.
Attiyaz (Pakistan): they are a design studio.
Their main function
is to cater the design needs of different apparel manufacturers. The designs
made, range from upholstry to swimwear. Not
only that, they also house a printing unit for
t-shirts. Address: 320 a/1 gulberg 3
Lahore 54660
Pakistan Phone: 092-0425755565
or 092-03204838176 Email: ayesha_attiya@hotmail.com
Contact: Ayesha
Attiya (director)
Carlos Alberto: Interior designer
Carlos Alberto Gutierrez created Geometrix, a modular display system for
retail stores, produces high-end contract furniture for hospitality clients
like MGM Grand, Wynn Design Hotel, The Bellagio Spa, Venetian Hotel and
his own signature CA Collection of fine ultra-modern furniture. A CA-designed
bathroom collection for Kreativ Style launches next season. Formerly the
creative director of antique reproductions for famed Hollywood decorator
Waldo Fernandez, Carlos attracts a discerning residential clientele including
famed volleyball player Gabriel Reece, Holly McPeak, Denzel Washington,
executives from Microsoft, Superb Records and Disney. Appearances on various
television programs, including a feature with Lynette Jennings on Discovery
Network and a special design project for E! Style network's AREA show. For
ultra-modern, cutting edge furniture and interiors contact carlos@theskylinestudios.com
Color Association of the US (CAUS)
is America's oldest forecasting organization issuing an annual interiors
chart; seasonal fashion forecasts in the fields of women's, men's and children's
clothing.
Color Communications Inc.:
At Color Communications, Inc., they use the power of color to help define
companies and distinguish their products in the marketplace.
Color Marketing Group (CMG): Color
Marketing Group (CMG), founded in 1962 and based in Alexandria, Virginia,
USA, is an international, not-for-profit Association of 1,600 Color Designers.
Color Designers are professionals who enhance the function, salability and/or
quality of a product through their knowledge and appropriate application
of color. CMG members forecast Color Directions one to three years in advance
for all industries, manufactured products and services.
Color Portfolio, Inc.:
COLOR PORTFOLIO is a full service color, trend and communications marketing
company. In existence for over 20 years, COLOR PORTFOLIO offers color and
trend presentation cards to the apparel, accessory and home markets, providing
directional, merchandisable and understandable recommendations for successful
color and textile marketing. In addition, COLOR PORTFOLIO offers merchandised
coverage of the men's, women's and kids' runway outlining color, fabric
and textile direction, and styling and design specifics. Location: 201 East
17th Street New York, NY 10003 Phone: 212-677-1189 or 212-460-8989 Fax:
212-979-1323 Email: info@colorportfolio.com
Color Solutions: Color Solutions International
is the leading service provider in color communication for the entire textile
supply chain. Meeting customers' requirements for a constant improvement
in quality; reduction in costs; and lead time is their motivation.
- Customized Color Standards
- Customized Color Standards Program
- Shade Matching
- Quality Assurance
- AATCC Testing
Confexicon: A Holland-based
firm, confeXicon [R], is developing a symbols-based sourcing communications
system that is designed to reduce verbal communications errors in the worldwide
apparel product development and production processes. The confeXicon system,
is based on a database of approximately 2,300 sketches of typical apparel
industry production procedures, seams and garment parts, from cuffs to fasteners.
The database also encompasses line art of positions on the human body that
are commonly discussed in the apparel product development and production
processes.
Corporate Design Foundation: It is the
mission of the Foundation to improve the quality of life and effectiveness
of organizations through design. At the heart of this mission is a desire
to expand the awareness of design through the education of corporate leaders,
managers and public sector executives. Through its programs, the Foundation
promotes the research and documentation of the impact of design in business,
and the development of new teaching curricula and materials for use in business
education.
Datacolor International: Datacolor
International is one of the world's leading supplier of instruments,
software, and systems to communicate and manage color in industry.
For over 25 years, they have helped customers in all industries where color
is important - paint, plastics, textiles, ink, printing, paper, food, automotive
and many others. From software for fast, precise communication of
color to instruments that measure color with highest accuracy, their solutions
enable customers to bring the right color from mind to market quickly and
efficiently. Datacolor International is a subsidiary of the Swiss
company Eichhof Holding AG, located
in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Design Archives (AIGA) :
AIGA Design Archives is one of the richest online resources available to
those who practice, study, and appreciate great design. Dating back to 1924,
it includes more than 20,000 selections from AIGA's national juried design
competitions and documents the shifting aesthetics and sensibilities of
the designers of the day and features: packaging, corporate communications,
brand and identity systems, typography, editorial design and illustration,
and experience design.
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