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Friday, September 09, 2011

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: Jusil Carroll in WWD

By CeCe Shelburne

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NEW YORK—The coverage keeps on coming.

This morning’s Women’s Wear Daily carried news of Jusil Carroll’s win in the live runway finale of the fourth annual Supima Design Competition that opened New York Fashion Week yesterday: SUPIMA’S BEST: Jusil Carroll, […] Continue reading


Thursday, September 08, 2011

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AND THE WINNER IS . . . JUSIL CARROLL

By Greg Wang

NEW YORK – Jusil Carroll, 34, a 2011 Bachelor of Fine Arts graduate from New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology, took first place in the Supima Design Competition held earlier today.

In front of the industry elite who packed the Studio tent at Lincoln Center—as well as an international […] Continue reading


Thursday, September 08, 2011

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SUPIMA ALL OVER THE NEWS!!!

By CeCe Shelburne

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NEW YORK—The live runway finals of the fourth annual Supima Design Competition, which kicked off New York Fashion Week earlier today, did not gone unnoticed by the international fashion press.

Japan’s NTDTV.com reported on the runway looks. While, in the […] Continue reading


Thursday, September 08, 2011

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BACKSTAGE BEFORE AND AFTER THE SHOW

By CeCe Shelburne

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Supima emcee Rachel Zoe poses backstage at The Studio tent with Supima Design Competition judge Coco Rocha.

For more about Rachel, check out The Zoe Report. Or check out Coco’s Twitter feed about Fashion Week.

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Thursday, September 01, 2011

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Supima Design Competition at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week

By Marc Lewkowitz

On September 8 at 1 PM, Supima will be hosting the fourth annual Supima design Competition in New York during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

Supima is America’s luxury cotton. Founded in 1954, the Supima brand designates an elite variety of Pima cotton grown only in California and the southwestern U.S. […] Continue reading


Thursday, September 01, 2011

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The Fourth Annual Supima Design Competition

By Marc Lewkowitz

The fourth annual Supima Design Competition has begun its mad and furious rush to the final event culminating runway fashion show that will be held in New York on September 8 at 1 PM during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

This year the Design Competition has taken a different approach towards the […] Continue reading


Saturday, August 27, 2011

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Supima in WWD

By Greg Wang

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“Dawnelle goes Supima” Advertisement in Women’s Wear Daily Friday, October 26, 1956


Thursday, August 18, 2011

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Lady Manhattan and Supima

By Greg Wang

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Supima Cotton and Lady Manhattan, April 1957


Tuesday, August 16, 2011

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COME SEE AT TEXWORLD AND EXPOFIL!

By CeCe Shelburne

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PARIS—It’s getting to be that time of year again.

Yep, time to start thinking about Fall/Winter 2012/2013 and Spring/Summer 2013.

And time to start planning your September trip to the Parc d’expositions and Le Bourget outside Paris for the […] Continue reading


Monday, August 15, 2011

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: ‘How to Lick a Farm Surplus’

By Greg Wang

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Reprinted from PRINTER’S INK The Magazine of Advertising, Selling, Marketing February 15, 1957

Agriculture Secretary Benson, in an exclusive P.I. interview two years ago (April 8, 1955, page 27) said: “In this competitive age the market goes to the man who […] Continue reading


Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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MEET THE DESIGNER: Amy Lynn Bittner

By CeCe Shelburne

image Evansville, Indiana native Amy Lynn Bittner started sewing at age 10 and spent her teenage years doing costume design.

At the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she graduated this year with a BFA in Fashion Design, the 23-year-old studied corsetry, haute […] Continue reading


Friday, August 05, 2011

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MORE ABOUT THE SUPIMA DESIGN COMPETITION

By CeCe Shelburne

NEW YORK—As you probably already know, the live runway finale of the 2011 Supima Design Competition is set to start at 1 p.m. on September 8 in the Studio space at Lincoln Center, kicking off the Spring 2012 edition of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

During the show, eight recent […] Continue reading


Friday, August 05, 2011

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SUPIMA ON SALE!

By Greg Wang

image NEW YORK—What’s better value than a T-shirt from the Supima Collection for Bloomingdale’s?

Two for one.

Here, a sample of what’s available at the SoHo store on lower Broadway in Manhattan.

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Friday, August 05, 2011

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Excello and Supima

By Greg Wang

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“Cotton Grows Better Every Day”

Excello shirt in Everfast fabric of Supima Cotton as advertised in the March 30, 1957 issue of The New Yorker


Wednesday, August 03, 2011

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SEPTEMBER 8: It’s going to be a great day for fashion!

By CeCe Shelburne

image NEW YORK—Mark your calendars now.

On September 8 at 1 p.m., Supima will host the live runway finale of its Design Competition in the much-coveted Studio space in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center on the opening day of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week for […] Continue reading