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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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Lands’ End - Not Just Soft: Supima® Soft

By Marc Lewkowitz

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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

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Agave Denim Expands Range of Supima® Products

By Marc Lewkowitz

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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


Monday, May 02, 2011

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COTTON WITH A CONSCIENCE: Hanky Panky and Supima

By Nancy Boyd

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They’re calling it the “Cotton with a Conscience” collection.

That’s because lingerie maker Hanky Panky uses 96 percent organic Supima for everything in the collection.

Founded in 1977 when designer Gale Epstein created handmade lingerie for a friend, Hanky Panky […] Continue reading


Wednesday, April 13, 2011

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Brooks Brothers Supima Collection Ad in New York Taxis

By Nancy Boyd

Celebrating the launch of its second Supima Collection, Brooks Brothers has premiered a 30-second lifestyle video to advertise the Collection on New York City’s Taxi TV.

The broadcast, which began on April 11, will continue through May 1 in over 12,000 yellow cabs in New York City. For those who aren’t […] Continue reading


Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Dr. Carl V. Feaster (1921 - 2011)

By Jesse Curlee

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Because it is impossible to decide who to include and who not to, Supima has never written a tribute in this newsletter to someone in the industry who has died.  However, Carl V. Feaster made such significant contributions to the American […] Continue reading


Tuesday, January 18, 2011

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SUPMIA AND UNIQLO: Spring ahead

By Nancy Boyd

NEW YORK—Its +J collections have been selling out the instant they hit the stores.

Of course it doesn’t hurt that they’re designed by Jil Sander.

Or that they’re made with Supima.

Now Uniqlo looks ahead to spring—-with a store full of Supima.

Among its current promotions: Washable cotton sweaters […] Continue reading


Friday, July 02, 2010

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King Cotton

By Marc Lewkowitz

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The May/June 2010 issue of Textile World contained an engaging story about Supima’s recent activities and growing strength in the retail marketplace.

The article is entitled “King Cotton - Here Today ... And Here Tomorrow” and was written by Virginia […] Continue reading


Sunday, May 16, 2010

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THE SCIENCE OF SUPIMA: Wear testing—and why Supima doesn’t behave like ordinary cotton

By Nancy Boyd

NEW YORK—Sometimes we can’t really explain why a particular shirt . . . or set of sheets . . . or pair of jeans makes us feel so good.

And sometimes we can.

Last year, Supima commissioned an independent textile technology laboratory to see how Supima stacked up against other […] Continue reading


Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Cotton Couture

By Marc Lewkowitz

California Country Magazine just published their May/June issue, and on the cover is a feature story entitled “Cotton Couture”.

The story paints a clear picture of how Supima cotton finds its way from the field to premium fashion in the collection from Agave.

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Friday, March 05, 2010

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Supima Licensees Exhibiting During New York Market Week

By Marc Lewkowitz

Supima, THE WORLD’S FINEST COTTONS is proud to work with the following companies participating in New Your Market that are licenced to supply buyers with certified Supima Home Fashions:

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230 Fifth Avenue

CGG Home Fashions – Suite 1902Home Source International, Inc. – […] Continue reading


Saturday, January 30, 2010

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Supima’s 3rd Design Competition for Emerging Designers

By Marc Lewkowitz

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Supima proudly hosted a fashion show of the third annual Design Competition for Emerging Designers on January 19, 2010. The fashion show was the culmination of the design competition which began on October 21, 2009 during an open casting call held at […] Continue reading


Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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SUPIMA IN THE NEWS: The Fairchild Encyclopedia of Menswear

By Nancy Boyd

NEW YORK — As Mary Lisa Gavenas discovered when she was working on The Fairchild Encyclopedia of Menswear, trying to write the definitive reference book on all matters of menswear meant tackling a lot of textile topics too.

“No way you can talk men’s fashion without mentioning denim. Or worsted. […] Continue reading