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Sunday, May 15, 2011

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: Textile World

By Greg Wang

image NEW YORK—The incorporation of PREFAB, the premium fabric and sourcing show sponsored by Supima, into Texworld USA, the Javits Center-based trade fair sponsored by Messe Frankfurt was the subject of Texworld USA: Sourcing Showcase in the just-published May/June edition of Textile […] Continue reading


Friday, December 31, 2010

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COLLECTIONS, CATALOGS, COLLABORATIONS: A look at Supima in 2010

By Greg Wang

PHOENIX — It was quite a year.

Supima, the marketing company representing U.S. growers of extra-long staple Pima cotton, promoted its premium fiber in a series of ground-breaking—sometimes literally ground-breaking—collections, catalogs, and collaborations.

It really got started on January 18, when Supima drew nearly 1,000 preregistered buyers, editors, and industry […] Continue reading


Friday, May 14, 2010

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TRADE SHOW REVAMP: Supima and Messe Frankfurt join forces

By Greg Wang

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PHOENIX—This July when New York’s market week rolls around, you’ll be seeing some star players on new teams.

July 13 through the 15, PREFAB will be moving to the Javits Center as part of Texworld USA.

The official announcement by […] Continue reading


Friday, February 26, 2010

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Supima And Messe Frankfurt, Inc. Join Forces

By Marc Lewkowitz

Supima’s PREFAB being moved into Texworld USA.

When Supima first created the Premium Fabric show, called PREFAB, it was intended to provide an exclusive show for designers, and buyers for brands and retailers to be able to discover quality Supima fabrics in both wovens and knits.

PREFAB was successful in […] Continue reading


Wednesday, January 14, 2009

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PREFAB: Here’s what you missed!

By Greg Wang

NEW YORK — The January 13-14 edition of PREFAB, the Supima sourcing show that featured fabrics for Spring/Summer 2010, was the most dramatic to date: Buyers entered Gotham Hall’s soaring Rotunda Room to see a shower of Supima cotton curtaining Sergio Guadarrama’s winning wedding gown from Supima’s inaugural Competition for […] Continue reading


Friday, December 19, 2008

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POP-UPS, PREFAB, AND PUBLISHING: The year that Supima changed the paradigm of marketing luxury fiber

By CeCe Shelburne

PHOENIX — It’s been quite a year.

If you’ve been anywhere near Women’s Wear Daily, the New York Times’ T Magazine, the Internet’s top fashion blogs, YouTube, or websites like Elle.com, then you’ve been hearing plenty about Supima during the last 12 months.

At a time when textiles, […] Continue reading


Monday, December 08, 2008

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SUPIMA IN WWD: “Well Positioned”

By Greg Wang

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NEW YORK — The new year and its new sourcing trade shows are right around the corner.

 

In fact, this time next month, buyers, sourcing agents, and participating mills will be readying for the next edition of Prefab, slated for January […] Continue reading


Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: WWD publishes plaudits for PREFAB

By Greg Wang

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NEW YORK — A newly streamlined format for PREFAB, which held its fourth edition here at Gotham Hall on Tuesday, July 15, and the inaugural edition of Supima’s Design Contest for Emerging Talent, which culminated in a live runway event on […] Continue reading


Thursday, March 27, 2008

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: Fessler USA in WWD

By Greg Wang

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NEW YORK — Supima licensee and PREFAB exhibitor Fessler USA was the subject of a two-page spread in yesterday’s Women’s Wear Daily. Here’s how it read:

Fessler USA: Lessons in Adaptation

By Ross Tucker

ORWIGSBURG, Pa. —Walter Meck makes note of […] Continue reading