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The LA textile show is said to be the premier industry starting point for apparel and interior design inspiration.

The show is house to over one hundred exhibitors of fabric and trim suppliers from Korean and European textile pavilions, print design studios, trend forecasters, trade publications, trend presentations, and technology solutions for the apparel and interior design industry.

The event is distributed over two floors and will be held at the Fashion Theater on October 15-16, 2007. If you would like to be in attendance you can register your company by clicking here.

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Considering most clothing companies start out producing t-shirts. I thought I would compile a short list of online resources where you could create custom t-shirts and sell them in a matter of hours.

Alright, lets say that you have your amazing designs from Photoshop that are ready to be printed onto clothing, but where should you start. Should you look into going straight to a screen printing company or is it best to buy a machine for yourself? This article will show you a few websites that you can register for, post your designs, and sell your clothing fast!

The first website that is quite popular in printing clothing is Cafepress.com. Not only can you print t-shirts, but also hoodies, tank-tops, v-necks, hats, mugs, cards, mouse pads and more. This is basically the one stop shop if you need everything. Cafepress is a well established company who is reputable and trusting. The only negative I see at this site is that some items can get expensive, decreasing your profit.

Global Korea Textile Week is an event that promotes the flourishing global Korean textile industry. The objective of the event is to ignite consumer awareness in Los Angeles into what they will consider the business mecca of the Korean textile industry.

This event can be a great opportunity for domestic buyers to outsource to Korea for textiles. There will be approximately 76 fabric and apparel companies participating the event this year. Most companies reach extends beyond Korea into Southeast Asia, and China. The event will be going on during the “LA International Trade Show Week”

It is all going down from October 15-16, 2007 and if you want to be in attendance than you should click here for the online registration.

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Anyone interested in the Apparel Industry should attend this conference if their is any possibility, plus it’s free and by one of the most renowned schools in the fashion industry FIT.

It is a two day event November 7-8 that will be held at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. The conference consist of two keynote presentations from industry thought leaders and also will be over 30 educational sessions over the 2 day event.

What you can expect to learn and discuss: Design and Product Development; Manufacturing; Information Technology; Sourcing, Logistics, Transportation; and Retailing. You may also schedule an one on one meeting with PTC PLM by clicking here.

If you are interested in attending this event then make sure you click here to register for the event today!

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I couldn’t find an official website for the GTS accessories and jewellers show in Florida, but I did find this listing over at Biz Trade Shows.

GTS Florida is one of the only international trade shows for fashion jewelry and accessories companies to wholesale their product to volume buyers from around the world.

Exhibitor and visitor profile consist of importers & exporters of footwear, handbags, briefcases, leather garments, retailers, manufacturers, department/chain stores, hair ornaments, shawls,scarves and gloves.

The next show date is December 7-9, 2007 in Kissimmee, Florida at the Osceola Heritage Park Exhibition Hall. GTS stands for Golden Triangle Shows and they host jewelry and accessories shows across the United States with their main offices in Georgia.

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This is another edition of the now popular Dobizo Answers page. For more information on how you can get your questions directly answered on the blog visit the Dobizo Answers page and read the guidelines.

Aspiring Designers asked three questions:

1. Possibly I?ll begin my brand with a line of hoodies and t-shirts for juniors (female). Could you please tell me how to decide on the sizes for these garments?

This question tells me…you haven’t been reading the blog before asking questions or the Dobizo Answers page because we covered this question last week. For your answer take a look at this page.

I will still elaborate on the question a little bit. Basically to sum up that article you need to know your customer. Yeah that’s it in the simplest form, but it definitely gets more complex.

Workhouse Publicity is a public relations company located in New York, NY that since 1996 has produced over 100 domestic and international public relations campaigns. According to their (hilarious & memorable) site they are a full service promotional firm that specializes in corporate and celebrity publicity….they worked with Paris Hilton on her clothing line that was launched at Kitson boutique.

Moving on…they have an internship opportunity for fashion & lifestyle and is actively seeking someone that is a confident self-starter. First off you must be computer literate for basic programs including Microsoft Word & Excel and skills with building relationships over the phone with customers.

From the listing:

Interns will learn how to draft a press release, biography, media list, client update and press kit. Each will learn how to develop and maintain an active client database, perfect web researching skills, develop relationships through e-mail, and e-mail broadcasts. You will have the opportunity to aid in the coordination, creation and production of high-end client and luxury events, learn how to select vendor partnerships, maintain an RSVP list, etc.

I just found out about this contest, but it could definitely benefit somebody interested in womens wear design. As of today you have approximately a month and ten days…halloween to submit your original women’s denim design from scratch.

Guidelines are as follow as stated above denim jeans must be from scratch original pattern, and design from the designer who submits. The criteria they are judging on includes includes four categories equal to 25% originality, functionality, creativity and style. They will also have a special emphasis on aesthetics and the use of materials, surface design techniques, and/or couture construction.

You will not receive this design back! It will be used to launch a new international brand. So your work will be seen by an international audience. As far as receiving credit for it…I don’t know (Read the fine print on the website). They will announce the chosen design and winner on November 15, 2007.

The winner will receive $1,000 bucks and a free trip to Paris, France.

For more information visit the contest website.

This marks the 10th year of Gen Arts Fresh Faces Fashion Show, which as you probably guessed debuts new faces in the apparel industry. This year Gen Art will be sponsoring the show during Los Angeles Fashion Week along with Black Berry Pearl & T-Mobile.

This year they will feature six womenswear, one menswear & swimwear designer on the catwalk and four accessory designers in installations.

Gen Arts Fresh Face Fashion show will run its course on October 12 7-11pm including the pre-reception and after party….can’t have a fashion show without the after party .

If you look forward to attending this event then take a look at the different member, standing and seated ticket prices.

If you’re not familiar with Gen Arts they are a leading arts & entertainment organization.

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Now if you pass up on this deal than I suggest you not think about starting a clothing line, because promotion and exposure doesn’t get any easier than this .

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Betsey Johnson you know the lady that looks like she is part of the fashion industry has internships available for her empire of a brand. Everything position you could imagine is available and ready to be filled by all you aspiring fashion industry ceo’s!

If you don’t know about Betsey Johnson then I can clue you in just a little bit. Her clothing line has been going at it since the 1960’s with her over the top embellish heavy designs. Her designs has been seen on any Hollywood starlet you could name at one point or another so her credibility is not to question as far as substance and character in the fashion industry is concerned.

You can apply for all 10 of the available internships or just choose 1 either way go here to apply.

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I was reading through the New York Times on Thursday when I stumbled onto an article about the “Made in U.S.A.” label that some clothing companies carry and how it is now more important to clothing consumers.

I was thinking about what could be the sudden change in consumer taste or is it just coming to the apparel industries attention?

Some of the reasons for sudden change in some consumers were economic reasons,because of the rising interest in oversea produced goods. Also that more by local made products to reduce carbon emissions from imported goods and a worry about toxic goods from third world countries.

They made some references to the “Made in China” label in the article and how consumers are not as fond of it as they used to be. I don’t know if shoppers were ever fond of it or more like they just didn’t care. Funny how this is right on the tale of all the speculations with China imported goods.