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Sunday, September 25, 2011

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: The Supima Design Competition

By Nancy Boyd

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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


Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: CNBC

By Nancy Boyd

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NEW YORK—The finals of the fourth annual Supima Design Competition yielded some of the most striking images in CNBC’s coverage of fashion week.

In Supima’s front row shown above, that’s (left to right) competition judge Coco Rocha, event emcee Rachel Zoe, and […] Continue reading


Friday, September 09, 2011

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: Jusil Carroll in WWD

By Nancy Boyd

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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 Nancy Boyd

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, August 11, 2011

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MEET THE DESIGNER: Dara Rosen

By Nancy Boyd

A native of Long Valley, New Jersey, 23-year-old Dara N. Rosen currently aims for a career in evening wear and, in particular, the bridal market “where I have the privilege of creating ‘the dress’.”

Earlier this year, Rosen graduated from the Pratt Institute, with a BFA in Fashion Design and […] Continue reading


Wednesday, August 03, 2011

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

By Nancy Boyd

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


Friday, December 31, 2010

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

By Nancy Boyd

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


Monday, August 02, 2010

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TAKING THE HIGH LINE: Announcing the Supima Cotton Field Challenge

By Nancy Boyd

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The idea?

Create an iconic space in New York this summer for Supima Cotton.

The Building Fashion Competition is an amazing opportunity for firms to showcase their skills in front of fashion tastemakers, press, and the public who visit the […] Continue reading


Sunday, June 06, 2010

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SUCCESS WITH SUPIMA: More about Robin Tomas

By Nancy Boyd

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MANILA—Ever since being named a winner in the 2010 Supima Design Competition, which had its dramatic runway finale at the New York Times Building in midtown Manhattan earlier this year, Robin Tomas has been all over the international news.

His latest?

[…] Continue reading

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

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Supima TV: Laurance Rassin at Conde Nast

By Nancy Boyd


Saturday, May 08, 2010

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SUCCESS WITH SUPIMA: Sachika at Brooklyn Fashion Weekend

By Nancy Boyd

NEW YORK—Forget ” The Real Housewives of New York.”

The real newsmakers at this spring’s Brooklyn Fashion Week were The Real Twins of New York City.

Sachika, the brand name of the talented twins who were finalists in Supima’s 2010 Design Competition and have just launched their own line […] Continue reading


Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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ON THE AVENUE: Robin Tomas at the Philippines Center

By Nancy Boyd

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NEW YORK—He’s one of our favorite designers.

He has a following in the Philippines.

And he’s getting quite a following here too.

As you’ll recall, Robin Tomas was not only a finalist in the recent Supima Competition for Emerging Designers, he was […] Continue reading


Thursday, April 01, 2010

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SUCCESS WITH SUPIMA: Karen Sabag’s Fall 2010 collection, Part I

By Nancy Boyd

Karen Sabag, a winner in Supima’s 2009 Design Competition, continues her success on New York runways. Here, a look at her latest.

(But stay tuned, there’s more to come.)


Saturday, February 27, 2010

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: Design Competition in The Philadelphia Inquirer

By Nancy Boyd

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PHILADELPHIA—Supima may have held all three finals of its Design Competition in New York but it’s definitely getting noticed elsewhere.

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Earlier this week, in a story titled “MIRROR, MIRROR: HOW PHILADELPHIA […] Continue reading


Wednesday, January 20, 2010

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BEHIND THE SCENES: Photo essay by Giulia Piccari

By Nancy Boyd