Seeing that the fashion industry is extremely important, there most definitely should be an article written to help people learn more about clothing as well as the clothing industry. Hence, I have decided to write an article titled, Best of the Fashion Industry. Fortunately for you, you have actually found the article and are reading it now. Oh no, don't stop now. The article is just starting to get exciting.

 

The fashion industry can be divided into several key parts, some of which are actually more interesting then others. For example, manufacturing vs. marketing. Before a fashion designer can plan their catwalk events, they must develop a collection. In order to do so, they will need to research trim components such as zippers, buttons, threads, etc. If you are like most, you may find that researching fashion models is more exciting then researching thread however, when working in the fashion industry it is understood that you need to produce the clothing before you can drape the garment over the shoulders of a beautiful fashion model.

 

Now that we can begin to comprehend that although the fashion industry as a whole is very exciting, the industry is also faced with daily activities that may not be so glorious. I certainly remember the days of counting inventory in a dust filled warehouse and that was definitely NOT enjoyable. However, checking inventory levels is an important aspect of the business (by the way, warehouses may be dust filled, but the garments are always well protected and clean).

 

OK, lets get down to the purpose of this article and explore some of the best fashion resources on the internet. It is time to fully explose the Best of the Fashion Industry.

 

What would the apparel industry be without, Fashion Designers? Clearly designers are a key component of the industry. For lack of a better word, they are the celebrities. The mere fact that they exist as icons, helps perpetuate the industry. As new and upcoming fashion designers come onto the scene, they are driven with ambition to achieve fame and fortune. Therefore, the fashion designers that have already reached success naturally provide inspiration to those that are on the path. Yes, I fully understand that NOT all fashion designers have the same goals. Obviously some design simply for the love of designing... Not for notoriety.

 

If you care to have discussions with the famous and not so famous, you are welcome to join in the discussions at the Fashion Industry Network. The Fashion Industry Network is by far one of the Best of the Fashion Industry. This business networking site was developed on a popular social networking platform and tweaked to become a leading business to business network by the Apparel Search Company.

 

Speaking of Apparel Search, that leads me to describe to you one of my favorite websites. When talking about the best of the fashion industry it would be impossible to not mention Apparel Search. The ApparelSearch.com website was one of the first and continues to be one of the leading soup to nuts apparel industry resources. The Apparel Search website was started in the late 1990's during the boom of the internet. The company took a SLOW, but determined, approach to development so the site did not magically become a billion dollar website during the 90's. It is however continually developing and the site remains one of the very best. Anyway, back to the subject, Apparel Search offers a directory of clothing and textile relevant issues to help members of the garment industry conduct daily business activities. The site provides a directory of clothing factories, clothing stores, clothing wholesalers, and much more. More recently, they have developed a clothing guide that is simply amazing.

 

In addition to Apparel Search, there are many other fabulous websites that cater to the fashion industry. I am not sure if they are all truly the best, but they are pretty darn good. So let us move on so that we can explore a few more resources. I will list these sites in the form of a directory in order to breeze thru several important topic areas.

 

I will call these the best, but they are really my favorites. It is possible that there may be better that exist but these are the best I've experienced thus far. If you find better, please let me know... You can contact me at the Fashion Industry Network (Apparel1)