Fashiondex Helps
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Retail A Short Guide to Survival
An excerpt from The Birnbaum Report/Strategic Sourcing for Garment Importers. -
How to shop the fabric market
Guide for shopping the fabric market dedicated to all the newcomers to the industry. -
Glossary
Glossary of frequently-used textile, manufacturing, development, production, and commercial shipping terms in the apparel industry. -
Entrepreneur's Guide to Sewn Product Manufacturing
SOURCING A,B,C'S
European Agents/distributers Suppliers.
JAKOB SCHLAEPFER, INC.
Couture & ready-to-wear collection of allover embroideries, sequins, foil applications & laser techniques. Austrian & pearl beading on allovers & cut pieces. Cater to bridal, evening, costume & shawl markets. Import from Switzerland. Also, represent Filtex St. Gall.

FILTEX LTD
Ready-to-wear collection of novelty cottons, woolens, tweeds & shirtings. Cater to sportswear, womens & childrens markets. Import from Switzerland. Located at the Jakob Schlaepfer Showroom.
ACTON FABRICS, LLC
Agent for a large selection of shirtings and neckwear from Turkey, Italy, Portugal and England.
ALESSI INTERNATIONAL
Better cotton & cotton blend shirtings & bottom weight cottons from Spain, India & China. Mill rep. Cater to men's & women's better & bridge markets.
CANEPA OF AMERICA
Silks, wools, viscose & blends in solids, prints & jacquards, plus wool & brocades, out of Italy. Distributor. Cater to womens high end & eveningwear markets.
CHANTAL FABRICS
Rayons & blends, jacquards, linens, wool & wool blends & fancy piece dyes for the coat, suit & dress markets. Imports from Europe. Agent/importers. Womens better & bridge markets. Better & bridge price pts.
CLASSIC FABRICS CORPORATION
All types of natural fiber cloths & novelties. Rep mills from Italy, France, Spain & Canadian organic knits. Cater to ladies & childrens sportswear, suit, dress & coat markets.
DOUGLAS BONDY INC.
Represent mills in Italy & Switzerland. Silk yarn-dyes & prints, cotton solids & prints, jerseys, linens, silk/wools & wool challis, plus stretch & beachwear fabrics. Bridge & designer womens sportswear.
EDIT LIMITED
Silks, stretch fabrics, novelty jacquards & suitings from Italy. Spanish laces & trims. Cater to moderate to designer sportswear, lingerie & formalwear. Also, high-end home furnishing fabrics from Italy.
ERICH SOLDAT TEXTILE AGENCY
European textile mills specializing in novelty fabrics, embroideries, prints, jacquards, plain & beaded laces, sequins & more. ITALY: Aldo Bianchi, Gamma Seta, Quorum, Ubertino, Tessitura Valli, FRANCE: Alphalace, Saris, Tissus Rozier, AUSTRIA: HOH. Gottstein, Seidra.
EUROPEAN TEXTILE TRADING CORP.
Oldest U.S. selling agents, established in 1936. Carry all types of linens, cottons, woolens, knits & fancies. Also, outerwear fabrics in nylon, microfibres & blends. Moderate to bridge. SKYPE: ETTC108
FILTEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.
All kinds of better fabrics from Europe for menswear, womenswear, and shirting markets. Better, bridge & designer price points.
FISBA, INC.
We specialize in all types of bridal fabrics from our Italian Mill, Serica Malnati, Como and cater to the bridal market exclusively.
FITZSIMMONS FABRICS, LTD.
Represent Bianchini-Ferier, Dutel Vintage Jacquards, Armaline & Paul Dulac from France, Textil AGB & Gierling's Velpor from Oporto, Portugal, R&B Enterprises from India & Etitek from Turkey.
FOX FABRICS INC.
Textile agency representing fabric collections from Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, China & Korea. Specialize in denim, corduroy, twills, shirtings, prints, jacquards, knits, wovens cottons, silks, tencel & stretch. NY office: 110 W. 40th St. Ste 703, tel 212 944 1001.
FRIDAY FABRICS
Woven fabrics in a variety of blends from Italy & France. Importer. Cater to moderate to designer mens, womens, childrens, junior, sportswear & contemporary.
GRUPO TEXTIL
European mill agent. Novelty embroderies, silks & more from Italy. Jacquards & lace from France. Better, bridge & designer price points.
HANNA COHEN TEXTILE AGENCY
Collection of coordinated novelty fabrics in solids, textures, yarn-dyes & jacquards including stretch fabrics. Also, crochet & lace fabrics. Represent: Carpentier & Preux, TNK Italy, Srl, C2N/Najberg-Najville and Forstyle Saint-Ys mills of France & Italy. Better & bridge markets.
INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE WORKSHOP, LTD.
All types of cottons, linen novelties, wools, rayon yarn-dyes & fancies, plus rainwear qualities. Represent mills from Italy. Better & bridge price points.
J.N. HARPER CO. LIMITED
Agent & distributor for T. Mason/Albini, Albiate, Wendler Interlings & Liberty of London. Better qualities of home decor, quilt craft and cottons.
JAHN-TEX INC.
Represent Deveaux (France), Diver Children (Spain), Arato (Spain), Giemme (Italy) & Morgan International (China). Cotton, viscose, acrylics, poly, nylon, stretch novelties, wool blends, linens, silk blends, indigos, denim, novelty knit jacquards & more. Cater to all markets.
KIMTEKS USA INC.
Represents Kimteks A.S. Turkey. Carry all types of stretch fabrics from Turkey. Specialize in men's & women's career, casual & suiting markets. Samples available.
LARRY & PAOLO INC.
Mens & womens fabrics from Europe. Beautiful cottons, linens, silks, wools & blends in knits & woven. Sportswear, eveningwear, blouse, shirt, dress, coat & rugged outerwear markets. Better, bridge & designer price pts.
MARCEL BANZIGER, INC.
Silk, cotton, wool & lace fabrics from top European mills. Cater to women's bridge, designer & couture markets.
MARCORP SALES, INC.
Broad range of cottons, wools, silks, rayon, polys & fancies. Imports from Italy. Cater to women's sportswear. Moderate to better prices. Natural fabrics at very natural prices. Jobber.
MICHELE SOLBIATI USA, INC.
Italian linens & blends & 100% wools & wool blends. Italian Mill. Cater to mens & womens designer & high end sportswear markets.
O-Z FABRICS INC.
Agent for mills in Italy, Spain & South America. Deals mostly in fine wools: worsteds, wool/cashmere, wool/rayon & wool/silk blends. Also, all types of printed and stretch velvets. Cater to high end mens & ladies wear markets.
PAOLO BLOWER
All types of cottons, linen novelties, wools, rayon yarn-dyes & fancies, plus rainwear qualities. Agent representing mills from Italy. Cater to womens sportswear trade. Better to bridge price points.
PERRY STERN TEXTILES
Solid novelties, prints & jacquards from Italy. Agent. Cater to womens sportswear & lingerie markets. Moderate to designer price points.
PICCHI MILLS LTD.
Represent Picchi Spa Italy. Carry all types of rayons, wools, linens & rayon/cotton blends for the mens, womens & childrens markets. Bridge to designer price points.
S. RIMMON IMPORTED FABRICS
Toll free#800-697-4666. High quality European & natural fiber fabrics in limited quantities for small couture designer & independent higher end fabric stores. No minimums but low maximums. Specialize in silks, cottons, wools & rayons. Stock only. Rep of Liberty Fabrics.
STACEY HORNE TEXTILES
All types of cottons, rayons, wools, silks, linens, nylons and blends in knits, wovens and fancies. Import from Italy and France. Womens sportswear. Better to couture.
STRACHMAN ASSOCIATES, INC
All kinds of better fabrics imported from Europe. Also, fake fur, viscose, outerwear, activewear, stretch novelties, moleskin, high-tech nylons, bonded fabrics & oilcloths. Plus cashmere with wool. Agent. Handbag & accessory markets. Moderate to high price points.
STUDIO BERT FORMA
Wovens & knits in cotton, silk, wool, linen all natural & man-made & lycra blends. Plain, prints, jacquards & yarn-dyes. Import from Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Turkey & China. Cater to casual, sport, career & evening markets. Moderate to designer price. points.
STUDIO BERT FORMA
Rep mills that best cover the needs of the market. Wovens & knits in cotton, silk, wool, linen all natural & man-made & lycra blends. Plain, prints, jacquards & yarn-dyes. Import from Spain, Germany, Italy & France. Cater to casual, sport, career & evening markets.
SUPER TEXTILE CO.
All kinds of designer fabrics for the dress, eveningwear, bridal & outerwear markets. Cottons, silks, velvet, lace, suede, fake fur, satin, chiffon, crepe and much more. Domestic & import from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Japan & Korea. Samples available.
U.S. MAZZA LTD.
Represent several Italian and French mills. All kinds of knit & woven cotton, wool, rayon, lycra, silk & poly. Cater to mens, womens & kids sportswear & outerwear markets.
WILLIAM GILBEY, INC.
100% wool suitings, worsteds, cashmere blends, silk & silk blends, tencels & microfibers in traditional, sportcoat & menswear patterns from England, Croatia, Italy & Japan. Mill rep. Moderate & above price pts.














