FabricLink's Technical Center

CAUTION: Restricted Substance Legislation - RIPPLE EFFECTS throughout the Supply Chain

The Panelists:

Fiber – Jack Tasso, President, T-S-R Yarns
Fabric – Richard Yuster, Account Executive, Pacific Coast Knitting
Manufacturing – Teresa Nersesyan, Strategic Account Executive, Frontline Clothing Ltd.
Retail – Sandy Richman, President, Directives West
Moderator – Kathlyn Swantko, President, FabricLink Network

The panel discusses:

• Key challenges facing the Fashion Market
• How the economy is affecting the fashion industry and it’s suppliers
• How the product development process is being impacted by changing demographics and consumer attitudes
• What can be done to protect your bottom line

FabricLink and GlobalTex presented this Fashion Industry Panel that brought together leaders in the Fashion Textile & Apparel supply chain to discuss how a tough economy and changing consumer attitudes is impacting innovation and creativity within the product development cycle, and how this ultimately affects bottom line!

The FabricLink Network has presented a dozen similar Industry Panels for the specialty outdoor retail market. These events were must-see seminars at the Outdoor Retailer Show, where attendees often had standing room only space. Now, FabricLink is taking its expertise in organizing these product development focused Panels into the Fashion Market.

Podcast of October 13, 2009 Panel Discussion: (mp3 audio clips)

Intoduction
Part One • Current State of the Fashion Business at Retail; • Changing Consumer Attitudes; Current Fabrics Important at Retail • Importance of Fast Fashion/Newness; • Necessary lead times/Responding to Fast Fashion
Part Two • Importance of California Fashion; • Importance of California Fabric Suppliers; • What Drives Fashion Design; Woven vs. Knit Business
Part Three • Opportunities in the Baby Boomer Market; • Attention Must be Placed on Fit Issues within Womenâ€™s Apparel/Baby Boomer Market
Part Four • Improving the Communication within the Supply Chain; • Growth in the Private Label Business at Retail Today
Part Five • Improving the Communication within the Supply Chain; • Growth in the Private Label Business at Retail Today

S P O N S O R S

Podcast of March 28, 2011 Panel Discussion: L.A. Textile Show Industry Panel Podcast, "FabricLink Network Presents - Technology Driven Fashions"
Podcast of March 3, 2010 Panel Discussion: ORWM '09 Industry Panel Podcast, "FabricLink's Trend Watch - New Developments for Today's Fashions"
Podcast of October 13, 2009 Panel Discussion: GlobalTex '09 Industry Panel Podcast, "Fashion Under Stress "
Podcast of January 23, 2009 Panel Discussion: ORWM '09 Industry Panel Podcast, "CAUTION: Restricted Substance Legislation, Ripple Effects Throughout the Supply Chain "
Podcast of August 8, 2008 Panel Discussion: ORSM '08 Industry Panel Podcast, "Eco-Logical, Making Sense of Supply Chain Certification"
Podcast of January 24, 2008 Panel Discussion: ORSM '08 Industry Panel Podcast, "EcoThink! What it means to be green for consumers today"
Podcast of August 10, 2007 Panel Discussion: ORSM '07 Industry Panel Podcast, "Keeping Your Product Development $$$ on Track"

The transcripts of previous panels.

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