T-shirts and Tanks

Bodek and Rhodes and Gildan Launch iPad Promotion
November 2, 2010

Philadelphia-based Bodek and Rhodes, a leading wholesaler of imprintable activewear, announced its partnership with apparel manufacturer Gildan for a month-long promotion giving a free Apple iPad unit away every business day in November.

Hanes Imagewear Announces New Partnership with TSC Apparel
October 27, 2010

Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Hanes Imagewear announced a new partnership with Cincinnati-based TSC Apparel to offer Hanes EasyColor assortment of T-shirts, fleece and sportshirts. Beginning in January 2011, Hanes will be available at all of TSC Apparel’s locations.

American Apparel Announces Hiring of Tom Casey as Acting President
October 8, 2010

Los Angeles-based American Apparel Inc., a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel, announced today that it has appointed Tom Casey as acting president of the company. Following the amendment to American Apparel's credit agreement with Lion Capital announced

American Apparel Amends Credit Agreement with Lion Capital
October 5, 2010

Los Angeles-based American Apparel Inc., a vertically integrated manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of branded fashion basic apparel, announced that on September 30, 2010 it entered into an amendment to its credit agreement with Lion Capital which, among other things, eliminates the minimum Consolidated EBITDA covenant for the dates through and including December 31, 2010, and provides for the minimum Consolidated EBITDA covenant to be tested monthly during 2011.

Crowdsource your Designs
September 20, 2010

Bloomberg Businessweek ran an interesting article a few days ago about the website Threadless and how they select which T-shirt designs to sell. I thought there were a couple ideas worth considering when working with promotional apparel.

If you're not familiar with Threadless, the site mixes standard online retail T-shirt vending with American Idol-esque voting.

Driven by Design, Bella Welcomes New Talent
September 9, 2010

Los Angeles-based apparel manufacturer Bella expanded its technical design team by hiring Suk Chang from American Apparel and Splendid as its head pattern maker.

American Apparel in talks with restructuring firm
September 7, 2010

Hipster brand American Apparel Inc. is in talks to bring in an outside restructuring firm as the manufacturer and retailer struggles to fix its flagging operations, sources told Reuters on Friday.

Lender Bank of America pressed American Apparel to hire the firm, a specialist in corporate turnarounds, according to people familiar with the matter.