Digital Printing & Imaging Association
(DPI): members are at the forefront of
companies that embrace the promise of new technology and play an important
part in creating an ongoing imaging revolution. DPI exists for them, and for
others looking to join digital imaging’s wave of change. From digital
printers to screen printers to photo labs; textile printers to reprographic
shops, the benefit of DPI membership is the same: direct access to the
information you need to keep your company strong.They are associated with
Screen Printing & Graphic Imaging Association International (SGIA)Embroidery Trade Association[ETA] (USA): Non-profit membership organization for
professionals and companies in the North American embroidery industry. Link
to trade show calendar, educational materials, buyers guide and federal
trade database. The
mission of Embroidery Trade Association is to strengthen the commercial embroidery
business through member education, representation, networking, research and consumer
outreach.
European Apparel and Textile Organization
(Euratex)
: Acts on behalf of the textile and clothing industry with the
EU institutions on matters of common interest.
European Association of Textile Polyolefins
: EATP is the European Association established to promote and develop the
interests of manufacturers of Textile Polyolefins.
Fashion Association, The
(TFA) : Founded in 1955, THE FASHION ASSOCIATION is the
not-for-profit public relations arm of the apparel industry, representing hundreds of
manufacturers, retailers, designers and textile producers in both men’s and
women’s apparel. TFA, a membership organization, provides fashion and business news
stories to newspapers, magazines, TV and radio networks nationally and around the world.
Fashion Center, The :
The Fashion Center Business Improvement District, a
not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1993 to promote New York City's apparel
industry and to improve the quality of life and economic vitality of Manhattan's garment
district. Through programs in the areas of marketing and promotions, economic development,
street services and improvements, and community service, efforts are aimed at ensuring New
York's position as the fashion capital of the world.
Fashion Design Council (FDCI)
- India : Under its aegis, the FDCI will represent the interests of
fashion designers. It will nurture the growth of this industry, help develop
the needs of the industry, and provide a platform for Indian fashion
designers. The Indian Fashion Industry, in international terms is embryonic.
Expansion and awareness of the industry in India has leapt multifold in the
last ten or twelve years of its existence. As the opportunities for
designers grow and develop so will the need for such a council in India.
Fashion Design Councils or Associations exist in all the primary fashion
centers of the world. These councils were established to provide support and
to benefit this vastly expanding and lucrative industry. In London, there is
the British Fashion Council, in New York, the CFDA, and in Paris there is
the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-a-porter des Couturiers et des Createurs de
Mode. The FDCI will form a cohesive platform for designers. Create
representations between its members and related governmental bodies,
retailers and manufacturers thereby making the supply chain a smoother
process. The council will conceptualize market trends and coordinate with
manufacturers and retailers for the development of fabrics, prints etc.
Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY)
: FFANY's membership includes 800 of the most famous brand names in the
footwear industry.
Fashion Group International (FGI) : Non-profit professional
organization for fashion and related fields. Also open to fashion students.
The Clothing Model web site was launched in February 2005, as a new
division of the Apparel Search
Company LLC. This newly created interactive web site has been designed
specifically to education viewers in regard to the world of MODELING
AND BEAUTY. The Clothing Model web site is most accurately classified
as a B2B Portal / Directory for the Modeling Industry. The
directory is vast and growing on a continuous basis, as is the beauty
industry in general.
Federation of Danish Textile &
Clothing: Danish textile and clothing companies are
among the most export oriented companies in the country. The industry’s
total export is almost 70% of the turnover, which has been fairly growing
during the 90ies. The FDTC has made it very easy for potential customers to
find Danish suppliers Address: Birk Centerpark 38, P.O. Box 507
DK-7400 Herning Tel: +45 97 11 72 00 Fax: +45 97 11 72 15 E-mail:
info@textile.dkThe Fiber Society (USA) : Advancement of
scientific knowledge pertaining to fibers, fiber products, and fibrous
materials. The Society was founded in 1941 and is incorporated as a
nonprofit professional and scientific association. The general management
and supervision of the Society is delegated to the Governing Council, which
is elected by and from the membership.
Footwear Distributors and Retailers of
AmericaGAAHK : Graphic Arts Association of Hong Kong was registered as a
Non-Profit Organisation in accordance to Hong Kong law in September 1983,
and as a limited company under the Companies Ordinance.
Garment Contractors Association of Southern California : Represents professional
garment contracting businesses of Southern California.
Handweavers Guild of America : Dedicated to promoting textile arts and
preserving textile heritage.
Home Sewing Association : Since the 1920s, the Home Sewing Association
(HSA) has represented the many facets of the home sewing industry. The
Association brings together fabric, pattern, notions, fiber, craft, home
decorating, publishing and sewing machine companies with manufacturers,
retailers, educators, wholesalers and buying offices. In 1996, the
Association merged with the International Sewing Machine Association (ISMA),
an organization comprised of independent sewing machine dealers and
distributors, creating the only organization representing the entire home
sewing industry. Members meet at trade shows to exchange ideas, share
information and showcase new products.
Illinois Retail Merchants Association : State retail organization that
represents more than 23,000 stores of all sizes and merchandise lines.
Members include the nations largest chains as well as independent stores in
towns across Illinois.
INDA (See association of the non-woven fabrics industry)
International Alpaca Association(IAA)
: based in Peru, Non-profit trade organization of companies and
breeders, involved in the production, processing and trade of alpaca fiber.
Extensive article on properties and uses.
International Apparel Federation (IAF) : Provides the leadership to
bring together important apparel industry associations, trade groups and
companies to further.
International Association of Clothing
Designers and Executives(IACDE) : Address: 34
Thornton Ferry Rd. #1, Amherst NH 03031, USA Phone: 603-672-4065 Fax:
603-672-4064 E-mail: dmschmida@aol.com Contact: David M. Schmida, Exec. Director.
International Fabricare Institute : The association of Drycleaners,
Wetcleaners and Launderers.
International Fabrics Association International (IFAI):
The Industrial Fabrics Association
International (IFAI) is a not-for-profit trade association with more than
2,000 member firms that represent the international technical fabrics
marketplace. IFAI is the industry's largest, most comprehensive trade
association, and provides a variety of products, services and programs.
International Federation of Customs Brokers (IFCBA)
: The International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations is building
an infrastructure to raise international trade communication to new
levels. This web service will embrace the new media to provide a bridge
among member countries for information exchange, collaboration and
interactivity.
International Formalwear Association : Founded in
1973, the International Formalwear Association (formerly the American
Formalwear Association) is the only alliance of all factors of the
formalwear industry with formalwear specialists, wholesalers, and
manufacturers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Puerto
Rico, England and Sweden, joined together to promote the use and acceptance
of formalwear.
International Mass Retail Association : The International Mass Retail
Association represents the mass retail industry--consumers' first choice for
price, value and convenience. Its membership includes the fastest
growing retailers in the world--discount department stores, home centers,
category dominant specialty discounters, catalogue showrooms, dollar stores,
warehouse clubs, deep discount drugstores and off-price stores--and the
suppliers who supply them with merchandise and services. IMRA retail members
operate more than 106,000 American stores and employ millions of workers.
One in every ten Americans works in the mass retail industry, and IMRA
retail members represent over $411 billion in annual sales.
International Quilt Association (USA):
nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the art of
quilting, the attainment of public recognition for quilting as an art form,
and the advancement of the state of the art throughout the world.
International Rayon and Synthetic
Fibres Committee(CIRFS) : based in Belgium, roof
organization for the European man-made fiber industry. Classification and
detailed descriptions for common fibers and their manufacturing processes.
Business data. List of publications. Links to member sites.
International Textile and Apparel
Association (ITAA): ITAA aims to advance excellence
in scholarship and education in the textiles, apparel, and merchandising.
International Textile Manufacturers Federation
(ITMF): is an international association for the world's
textile industries. They are dedicated to
keeping its members continuously informed
via surveys, studies and publications.
They also educate members through the organization of annual
conferences, participating in the evolution of the industry's basic raw
materials and their application, through specialised committees, with the
overall objective of creating growth and prosperity in all aspects of the
industry. Director General, Dr. Herwig
Strolz, can be e-mailedat the address
herwig.strolz@itmf.org
Italian Association of Textile Producers:
(ACIMIT) [Italian Textile Machinery].
IWA-Wool Bureau (NY): The world of Wool Association.
Japan Sewing Machinery Manufacturers
Association: (JASMA)
Jute Manufactures Development
Council:(JMDC) based in India.
National agency for promotion and marketing of jute fiber products. Link to
Indian Trade Classification Codes for jute products. Categorized
product directories. Events calendar.
La Compagnie De Bali: Production Agency established in Asia Specialized
in diversified manufacturing In the clothing industry.
Licensing Industry Merchandiser's Association
(LIMA) : is a not-for-profit organization of licensors, manufacturers,
retailers and other support organizations working for the advancement of
professionalism in licensing. LIMA membership provides access to a broad
variety of activities, information sources and benefits. Through regional,
national and international events, seminars, exhibits and publications, LIMA is
the worldwide advocate for anyone interested in learning about and working in
the licensing business.
Lithuanian Apparel and Textile Industry
Association : Lithuanian Apparel and Textile Industry
Association (former the Association of Light Industry Enterprises of
Lithuania) joints 170 textile and textile articles, wearing apparel,
dressing, leather and leather products enterprises that produce 80 % of the
total industrial output of the light industry. The Association was
established in 1991. In the beginning of 2002 it was renamed. This is an
independent union of light industry enterprises and associate trade,
services organisations as well as education institutions. Lithuanian Apparel
and Textile Industry Association observes the Republic of Lithuania Law on
Associations, the Statute of Lithuanian Apparel and Textile Industry
Association as well as other standard acts. The Board (general meeting) is
the supreme governing body of the Association. The Association Presidium -
collegial body is the leading structure ensuring more efficient settlement
of various urgent issues defined in the Association Statute.
Mohair Council of America : To promote the general welfare of the mohair
industry in this country.
National Academy of Needlearts : Devoted to the advancement of
embroidery as an art form. Its goal is to uphold the highest standards in
the needle-arts.
National Association of College Stores: NACS is a nonprofit trade association serving college and university
bookstores in the United States, Canada, and 15 other countries. NACS has
been serving collegiate retailers since 1923. Our membership has grown from
20 founding member stores to more than 3,100 member stores, with an
additional 1,200 associate members whose companies supply merchandise and
services to the nation's college stores.
National Association. of Display
Industries(NADI) : NADI, based in Hollywood, Fla., is
an international, not-for-profit association representing the visual
merchandising industry since 1942. The association’s membership includes
manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers involved in the visual merchandising
industry.
National Association of Retail
Merchandising Services: (NARMS)
National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers (NASFM) :
Organized to raise the professional,
educational, and ethical standards of the store fixture
manufacturing industry, and to promote the value of
members’ products and services to their customers.
National Childrenswear Association
: The National Childrenswear Association of Great Britain and Ireland
was established 60 years ago. It's prime purpose then was to
promote the welfare of all those engaged in the British Childrenswear
Industry. Today it remains the only National Association solely
dedicated to promoting the Industry, both in the UK and abroad.
National Cleaners Association: The National Cleaners Association (NCA) is the
premier professional trade association dedicated to the welfare of
well-groomed consumers and the professional cleaners and suppliers who
serve them. For over 50 years, NCA has been at the
vanguard of education, research, and information distribution concerning
garment and household fabric care. Elected officials, government agencies,
consumer groups, fashion designers and major media outlets have recognized
and responded to NCA’s activities, reports and tradition of
excellence.Address: 252 W. 29th Street New York, NY 10001 phone:
212-967-3002 fax: 212-967-2240 email:
NCAIclean@aol.com or karla@nca-i.com contact :
Karla Clementson
The National Textile Center (NTC) :
Is a research consortium of six universities:
Auburn University, Clemson University, Georgia Institute of Technology,
North Carolina State University, UMass - Dartmouth and the Philadelphia
College of Textiles and Science. The institutions share human
resources, equipment and facilities. Serving the USA
Fiber/Textile/Fabricated Products/Retail Complex, the NTC vision, mission
and goals are realized through innovate research and links to other
institutions
Oeko-Tex Association [Oeko-Tex
100 standard]: In the late eighties, the Austrian Textile Research Institute
ÖTI (Österreichische Textil-Forschungsinstitut) in Vienna, developed a
testing scheme for textiles relating to harmful substances, the "ÖTN 100".
The Institute tested textiles, clothing and floor coverings to the testing
criteria involved. By 1991, ten companies were already certified to this
human ecological test system. Building on this wealth of knowledge and
joining forces with a similar scheme; "Öko-Check", developed by the German
textile institute; " Forschungsinstitut Hohenstein", the "Internationale
Gemeinschaft für Forschung and Prufung auf dem Gebiet der Textilökologie";
or "OekoTex"; was developed in 1992. The first task for the International
Association for Research and Testing in the Field of Textile Ecology was the
elaboration of the "Öko-Tex Standard 100", to enable the testing of textiles
and clothing for their human ecology properties. This standard contains
analytical tests for specified harmful substances and gives limiting values
based on scientific considerations. A manufacturer whose product meets the
requirements set by the standard is licensed to use the registered mark or
label "Tested for Harmful Substances according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100" on
his product. At the beginning of 1993, further renowned textile institutes
joined the International Association as members. All members tested textile
products to the same Oeko-Tex standard 100 methods and accordingly used the
registered label to certify these products - "Confidence in Textiles. Tested
for Harmful Substances according to Oeko-Tex Standard 100." In 1995, the
first edition of the Oeko-Tex Standard 1000 was issued. Here the
requirements for environmentally friendly production were outlined.
Manufacturing sites fulfilling a strict set of limiting value criteria,
addressing areas such as banned chemicals and harmful manufacturing
processes were licenced to carry the label; "Umweltfreundliche
Betriebsstätte" (lit. Environmentally Friendly Manufacturing Site) and were
able to then demonstrate an environmental management system. First
organisations were subsequently audited in a pilot project. In 1999, the
label "Oeko-Tex Standard 100 plus" was awarded for the first time. This
related to a finished product, which fulfilled the requirements of the
Oeko-Tex Standard 100 and was also produced only on sites carrying the
Oeko-Tex Standard 1000 licence.
Organic Fiber Council
(OFC) : Advisory counsel of the Organic Trade Association,
representing growers, brokers, designers, textile mills, manufacturers and
retailers in the organic agricultural fiber industry.
Organic Trade Association (OTA) : The
Organic Trade Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association
for the organic industry in North America. OTA's mission is to
encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting the growth
of diverse organic trade. This obviously includes organic fibers that can be
used for fabric and clothing.
PIA :(Printing Industries of America,
Inc.)
Is in the business of promoting programs, services, and an environment that
helps its members operate profitably. Many of PIA's members are commercial
printers, allied graphic arts firms such as electronic imaging companies,
equipment manufacturers, and suppliers.
Professional Apparel Association :
The Professional Apparel Association, founded in 1984, was organized as a
result of a shared concern for the future of the professional apparel
industry by both retailers and manufacturers. The Association's
membership is comprised solely of manufacturers of uniforms, shoes, and
accessories.
Quebec Clothing Contractors Association
/ English (Canada) :
Through a competent team, the Quebec Clothing Contractors Association
fulfills the needs of its members, and gives shape to their projects. Well
aware of their needs, AECQ has devised, through the years, a complete line
of services and projects to meet their expectations.
San Francisco Fashion Industries : Association of manufacturers,
wholesalers and importers of women's, men's and children's apparel and
accessories.
Screen Printing & Graphic Imaging Association International (SGIA): SGIA is the only international association for
specialty imaging. Their members are the printers, imagers and
suppliers that serve this industry segment. Their goal is to provide this
new generation of imaging professionals with the tools and information they
need to make the best possible business decisions. They are also
associated with Digital Printing &
Imaging Association (DPI)
Seams Online : is comprised of
manufacturing and contract manufacturing companies in the sewn products
industry. Their supplier member companies provide valuable products and
services to the sewn products industry.
Society of Dyers and Colourists
: In order to make every effort 'to advance
the science of colour', the Society of Dyers and Colourists aims to
disseminate information through the coloration industry and beyond.
This is done through the work done by the members
of Council, the various committees and the membership worldwide.The headquarters of the Society are based in Bradford, UK where the
aim of the Society is embodied in:
Membership & regional affairs, in the global development and
support for all members and regional activities
Education & qualifications, promoting education and career
opportunities in colour technology at all levels
Technical, providing excellence
in all aspects of colour fastness testing and colour measurement
Publications, communicating and publishing scientific papers,
information and books related to colour in all its forms
Colour Centre, Colour Museum and Archives,
providing an educational service on all aspects of colour via training,
historic and contemporary collections
Southern Textile Association
The Southern Textile Association, Inc., established in 1908, is a
nonprofit organization for individuals in the textile and related
industries with a common interest in all phases of textile manufacturing.
SPESA : The Sewn Products Equipment
Suppliers Association is a member-driven organization that speaks for and
acts on matters that affect the member companies. SPESA provides a forum
to address the challenges of an ever-changing global marketplace.
Supima Association of America(USA)
: Non-profit organization of US pima cotton growers. Market and crop
information. Industry calendar. Link to information about pima cotton, its
properties and uses. Directory of ginners, brokers and merchants.
Textile Association
of Los Angeles (TALA) : Is a membership group of professionals engaged
in sales of textiles, related products and services to the apparel industry.
The association through its office and yearly directory provides resource
information locating textiles, related products and services within the
apparel industry. The association provides camaraderie to its members and
through committees creates events for the community.
Textile Care Allied Trades Association
(TCATA): A professional
organization representing manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and allied
groups serving the textile care industry. Members manufacture and
distribute drycleaning and laundry equipment and supplies.
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