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Successful brands rewarded by consistent fit strategies
12 January 2012
Brands and retailers who apply the latest 3D body shape data and consistent fit strategies to their product development practices are reaping the rewards of repeat business, reduced returns, higher prices and full-price sell-throughs, according to a fit and sizing seminar organised by Dutch fashion trade association Modint.
NETHERLANDS: Seminar to tackle fashion fit and sizing
25 November 2011
Sporting goods giant Nike is set to reveal how it implemented a successful fit standard at the annual sizing and fit seminar organised by fashion trade association Modint.
Tailoring trends from Savile Row to mass market
8 November 2011
While UK based mass-market tailoring firms are facing an offshore sourcing crisis as China's manufacturers focus on the domestic market and costs continue to rise elsewhere, 'Made in Britain' luxury tailored labels are enjoying global success. Speakers from Savile Row and the UK high street shared their thoughts and concerns at a recent ASBCI tailoring seminar, 'Suits you? Industry trends in contemporary tailoring.'
JAPAN: Alvanon expands with new 'fit form' deal
8 November 2011
Apparel fit expert Alvanon is expanding into Japan after signing an exclusive distribution deal with Kiiya, the country's leading fit form supplier.
UK: Seminar to focus on contemporary tailoring
2 September 2011
A fashion industry seminar focusing on contemporary tailoring is set to take place next month to explain how the latest products, practices, processes and research can help suppliers make better tailored garments more efficiently and satisfy the design, fit and care requirements of today's consumers.
just-style management briefing: Fashion gravitates towards 360º design
1 September 2011
Although fashion manufacturing and design is not as full of glitz and glam as runway shows or haute-couture magazine spreads, the clothing industry is incorporating some pretty spacey IT to make the end product look flawless - and fit correctly.
just-style management briefing: International sizing standards expand
1 September 2011
While the goal for many clothing manufacturers and brands is to gain an international presence, there is a key risk associated with selling the same designs in different global markets - the more far and wide that clothing designs go, the more shapes and sizes they must come in.
just-style management briefing: Sizing a growing population
1 September 2011
It is a no-brainer that factors such as age, diet culture, and exercise all contribute to a person's size; yet sizing research over the years shows there is a link between how tall or wide a person is and the decade of their formative years.
Sizing workshop measures up consumer needs
17 June 2011
Experts in fashion sizing believe that providing the right fit is growing in importance, as consumers demand more for their money.
Alvanon takes pan-regional approach to sizing
19 May 2011
Retailers looking to expand across European markets are being provided with 'one size fits all' mannequins designed from scanning data collated across the region by sizing company Alvanon, whose clients include George, Lacoste, Levi's and Nike.
The week ahead on just-style...
16 May 2011
Taking a look at the week ahead for the footwear and apparel industry, here is a snapshot of just-style's latest news and insights agenda.
PSF 2011: Efficiencies essential to offsetting rising prices
4 April 2011
If there's one certainty facing the apparel sector in the years ahead, it's that prices are going to rise wherever garments are sourced. That said, supply chain efficiencies are going to be a major driver going forward, with the front end of the process likely to bear the brunt.
Prime Source Forum 2011: Quote/unquote - day 1
1 April 2011
Apparel industry issues tackled on the first day of the Prime Source Forum in Hong Kong included the challenges facing the apparel supply chain, including inflation, China's shift from major supplier to buyer, and labour issues. Here is a roundup of comments from some of the speakers at the event.
EUROPE: Moveable mannequins boost children’s wear fit
14 January 2011
Apparel fit expert Alvanon has used the latest body scan data for children to develop its range of children’s European ‘design and fit’ mannequins.
US: Alvanon appoints Gribbin to president post
10 January 2011
Apparel sizing specialist Alvanon has appointed Ed Gribbin as its new president.
UK: Alvanon appoints new consultant
30 November 2010
Alvanon, an apparel sizing and fit company, has announced the appointment of a new ‘fit’ specialist to join its dedicated block pattern development division AlvaBlock.
Meeting the challenges of the children's wear market
14 October 2010
A recent seminar looking at specific challenges facing the children's wear market concluded that weight and waist sizes are a better indicator of 'fit' than age; children's wear sales are being boosted by grandparents and fathers; and cross-shopping retail strategies are paying off as consumers prefer to shop under one roof in supermarkets, discount and department stores.
IAF World Apparel Convention: Quote/unquote – Fashion and the digital supply chain
8 October 2010
Among the sessions at this week's IAF World Apparel Convention in Hong Kong was a foray into the digital supply chain. Here are some of the comments raised by the panelists.
Is shape the new size?
31 August 2010
Fashion brands are adding the shape of their shoppers to sizing considerations, and Levi's will be hoping the launch of its Curve ID jeans fits the bill.
Ten sizing soundbites
3 August 2010
As part of the July management briefing on 'Size matters,' just-style spoke with Ed Gribbin, president of Alvainsight, a division of size and fit specialist Alvanon. Below are ten sizing soundbites from Gribbin that show just how important size and fit issues are in helping brands and retailers maintain a competitive edge and build their businesses in new and existing markets.
July 2010 management briefing: Studying body size is key to market fit
29 July 2010
Variations in body sizes are becoming more apparent with advancements in body scanning technology and a number of sizing studies that give a more complete picture of an individual's size.
July 2010 management briefing: Growth in the US plus-size market
28 July 2010
To have plus-size clothing lines to sell, you need plus-size consumers, so it is maybe not a surprise that the American market for these garments is of critical importance.
July 2010 management briefing: Sizing a headache for globalising apparel industry
27 July 2010
As trade barriers continue to diminish, clothing brands are becoming more global. However it is not as easy for the sizes of their goods to be quite as worldly. International players need to adapt their fits for different target markets but that level of adaptation varies by country.
Lingerie and swimwear firms shape up
14 May 2010
With less than one in three consumers in the UK receiving the correct sizing and fit advice when purchasing a bra, retailers and brands have shared their expertise on some of the key issues surrounding bra 'fit' standards.
INSIGHT: Sizing up the global market
14 October 2009
Design, fabric choice and communication hold the key to garment ‘fit,’ not to mention improved brand loyalty while reducing returns and inventory.
UK: Seminar on ‘Sizing up the global market’
12 August 2009
A technical seminar dedicated to garment sizing and fit is being held in the UK next month to discuss the challenges facing brands, retailers and suppliers on the ever-changing body shapes around the world.
ITALY: New luxury line Uman in fitting deal with Alvanon
22 June 2009
Uman, a new Italian luxury men’s concept that has just been launched by the former boss of the Brioni fashion house, has used the latest sizing tools to perfect the fit of its clothes.
IMB 2009: Apparel firms seek fast returns from technology
27 April 2009
Troubled economic times are forcing apparel retailers, brands and manufacturers to re-evaluate their investments in technology, according to exhibitors at last week’s IMB – World of Textile Processing trade fair in Cologne, Germany.
IMB exhibitor news: PLM - who, what, where, when
15 April 2009
In just under a week's time the world's fourth largest trade fair venue will open its doors to IMB 2009. The last IMB event in 2006 welcomed some 25,000 visitors to view the latest in apparel and textile technology from around 600 exhibitors.
FRANCE: New fit forms based on size survey results
20 October 2008
Fashion brands operating in the French market have a new tool to create better fitting clothes for their target customers with the launch of a series of body forms representing the most up-to-date sample sizes of French men and women.
