Thursday, September 06, 2012
Supima’s 5th Annual Design Competition at MBFW
By Marc Lewkowitz
CONGRATULATIONS TO KATE WILKOFF THE 2012 WINNER OF SUPIMA’S 5TH ANNUAL DESIGN COMPETITION
On September 6, Supima hosted the fifth annual Supima Design Competition in New York during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week and crowned Kate Wilkoff from Pratt in New York, the grand prize winner!
A hotly contested fashion show […] Continue reading
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Lands’ End - Not Just Soft: Supima® Soft
By Marc Lewkowitz
Lands’ End, a Supima licensee since 1992 has a long history of using Supima cotton in a variety of products over the years. The new campaign “Not Just Soft: Supima® Soft” calls out to the consumer one of the distinct characteristics […] Continue reading
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Agave Denim Expands Range of Supima® Products
By Marc Lewkowitz
Founded in 2002 in Santa Monica, California, and a Supima licensee for over seven years, Agave Denim founder and designer Jeff Shafer has consistently focused on crafting beautiful, inspired and authentic denim products.
The “West Coast Luxury” lifestyle brand promises […] Continue reading
Thursday, April 05, 2012
There is soft. And then there is Supima soft.
By Marc Lewkowitz
As Lands’ End says … “There is soft. And then there is Supima Soft.” Check out all the Supima products in the April 5th email blast:
Find out what Lands’ End thinks about Supima at: http://www.landsend.com/supima
Supima Sweaters: http://bit.ly/HEXMKa Supima Oxfords: http://bit.ly/HCbjWL Supima Towels: http://bit.ly/Hverpw
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Brooks Brothers Supima® Cotton Collection 2012
By Marc Lewkowitz
Supima Catalog Founded in 1818, Brooks Brothers adopted the maxim “To make and deal only in merchandise of the best quality”, and that remains as true today as the very first day the doors opened.
In a relationship that dates back […] Continue reading
Monday, January 16, 2012
Garnet Hill Hemstitched Supima Flannel Bedding
By Marc Lewkowitz
During the cold winter months the cool crisp feel of traditional bedding might get a little too cool and crisp for some. Luckily enough there are go to options and one of those can be found at Garnet Hill with their […] Continue reading
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
SUPIMA ON TV: Broadcast fashion in Thailand
By Nancy Boyd
BANGKOK—Since it was co-sponsored by “Living Fashion,” a segment on Thailand’s popular Chic Channel, two television producers came along for the ride when winners of the Cotton USA Design Challenge completed their recent U.S. tour.
The resulting program, broadcast as a three-part series, reached over half a million Thai […] Continue reading
Monday, October 03, 2011
SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: BOFFO in the WSJ
By Nancy Boyd
NEW YORK—Supima’s sponsorship of jeweler Irene Neuwirth’s installation at BOFFO has been attracting all kinds of attention from the art, fashion, and society press.
In a short feature headlined “Glitter, Glitterati at Popup,” here’s what Mike Vilensky, writing […] Continue reading
Monday, September 26, 2011
SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: Finalist Marlow Larson
By Nancy Boyd
GAINESVILLE, Georgia—Any one of the eight finalists in the fourth annual Supima Design Competition, which concluded earlier this month during Fashion Week at Lincoln Center, could be counted as a winner.
Proof?
This profile of Marlow Larson in today’s edition of […] Continue reading
Sunday, September 25, 2011
SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: The Supima Design Competition
By Nancy Boyd
NEW YORK—As the fashion world recovers from New York Fashion Week, reports are still coming in about the runway finale of the fourth annual Supima Design Competition.
Here’s some of what staff reporter Yi Yang, writing in The Epoch Times, […] Continue reading
Sunday, September 25, 2011
SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: DNA testing
By Nancy Boyd
NEW YORK—Supima has always been known as an industry leader.
Now its initiative on DNA authentication is setting the standard for other high-end textile makers.
In a recent story, Gizmodo noted that wool merchants are now using Applied DNA […] Continue reading
Saturday, September 24, 2011
SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: Robin Tomas in The Inquirer
By Nancy Boyd
MANILA—Robin Tomas, a winner in the 2010 edition of the Supima Design Competition, continues to attract international attention for his design career.
Writing in today’s edition of The Philippine Daily Inquirer, here’s what reporter Vicky Herrera had to […] Continue reading
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: Fessler in Textile World
By Nancy Boyd
NEW YORK—The headline read “Onshore, On Time.”
The subject?
FesslerUSA, a longtime Supima licensee.
Writing in a recent issue of trade journal Textile World, here’s some of what associate editor Sarah Thomasson had to say:
“Made in the USA” is a mantra increasingly heard in the textile and […] Continue reading
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
SOFT, CUDDLY . . . SUPIMA!
By Nancy Boyd
NEW YORK—Another reason you won’t want to miss the initial installation of this year’s BOFFO?
A gigantic panda. Designed by Nicola Formichetti. Made entirely of Supima corduroy. (Seen above.)
And a smaller panda-purse. Designed by Nicola Formichetti. Made entirely of Supima […] Continue reading
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
SUPIMA GOES BOFFO!!
By Nancy Boyd
NEW YORK—September 8 was quite a day for Supima.
Not only was it the opening day of New York Fashion Week and the runway finale of the fourth annual Supima Design Competition (but the first ever held as part of the […] Continue reading
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