Apparel

The world's largest (and arguably most recognizable) luxury brand has decided to stop selling products with its logo. Does this signify a growing trend?

Edwards Garment Company announced the appointment of Brett Garran as national key accounts manager. Garran has been in the promotional products industry for many years and specifically in the apparel industry for the last five years.

SanMar Corporation announced the opening of its newest full-scale warehouse in Minneapolis. The 570,000 square foot distribution center replaces SanMar's temporary 100,000 square foot facility, opened last year to more quickly serve the region.

US Logo, a Wichita-based screen printer, has acquired rival Wichita company Metro Apparel. US Logo will add Metro Apparel's promotional products and apparel items and decorations to its services.

Let your clients show off their inner geekiness using styles inspired by The Big Bang Theory.

Dita Von Teese recently modeled the first 3-D printed full-length gown. How will this influence fashion and are you buying the 3-D printing hype?

Image Source, a 2012 Promo Marketing Top 50 distributor based in Kirkland, Wash., has selected SanMar as its 2012 Supplier of the Year. It is the fourth time since the award's inception in 2006 that the Issaquah, Washington-based apparel supplier has received the award.

Equal parts ironic-mastery and legitimate design prowess, a great slacker tee is the perfect mix of beauty, minimalism, and eye-rolling laughter needed to say exactly what the wearer wants to communicate about his or herself. And since we're all more or less in the business of perfect expression via T-shirt, I thought it might be cool and helpful and informative to look at some of the best slacker-esque designs out there floating around on the internet today.

Trevose, Pennsylvania-based Broder Bros, Co., the leading distributor of imprintable apparel, held their annual Brodie Awards Reception on January 30th at the MGM Grand, Foxwoods. The Brodies are designed to recognize deserving mills and mill representatives for their hard work in bringing product to market in 2012.

Bodek and Rhodes, a leading imprintable apparel distributor, has officially announced the debut of the UltraClub Platinum Polo Collection, a new penthouse-level niche of the oldest private-label in the industry, UltraClub. The new collection focuses on two distinct premium polo advances: uber-luxury fabric and revolutionary technology.