August 19, 2008

New Hangers on the Rack!

Hanger_4 Roseann CapobiancoWelcome_mat
Global Accessory Group, Vice President FILA
New York City

Hanger_4 Michael Blossom
Owner, Florodora
Chicago, Ill.


Hanger_4Jenny B. Davis
Freelance writer and stylist (edit, advertising and personal)
Dallas/Fort Worth


Hanger_4Theresa Bergen
Delta Galil, Planner
Secaucus, NJ

Hanger_4 Steve Campanella
i-Create International, Inc (i-Create), President
New Jersey
USA

Hanger_4Joann Woo
Nygard International - Moderate Division / Assistant Designer
San Francisco, CA/ Winnipeg, MB


Hanger_4Keya DeLarge
Makeup Artist/ Freelance artist
Atlanta, Ga
www.talentfinder.tv/KeyaII


Hanger_4Ben Mosley
Director of Marketing, PierceandParker.com
Greenville, SC


Hanger_4Teonna
Writer - The Jolibein Blog
Washington, DC
www.jolibein.com

Hanger_4Claire (Kaplan) Cochran
FILTER Talent placement at Nike - Apparel Developer
Beaverton, Oregon. Open to relocation on the West Coast for the right opportunity.
 

--
Gary Montgomery
Founder, The Rolling Rack Fashion & Apparel Industry Networking Group
Owner, RollingRack.net, RollingRack.net Blog
gary@rollingrack.net

August 18, 2008

Guilty-free Pleasures

When fashion takes a chunk out of your wallet, you hope for some piece of mind in return. Rolling Rack member Emily Winter extols the virtues of GarmentsWithoutGuilt.com.Dsc00237

Sri Lanka Apparel - Garments Without Guilt offers that piece of mind... sort of. The group has recently garnered attention and acclaim as the top factory inspection agency in the world. Its aim... exult child labor and discrimination from Sri Lanken garment factories, and ensure that each factory employee is paid a living wage. Sri Lanken factories adjust their standards to earn a Garments Without Guilt certificate, which makes them more desirable to labor-conscious designers and retailers.

But when you're half dressed, tugging on a zipper in a tiny fitting room, one shoe on, one halfway into the next stall and you finally slip into that seasonally inappropriate shirt, there's no way to tell who made the garment and how much they were paid. If you want to know, you've got to do your research--find out what factory the brand's clothes are produced in, then check the Garments Without Guilt website to see if it's certified (and if it's not, it could be certified by another reputable source, so you'd have to google it).

Perhaps the future of labor-positive fashion will more directly reward concerned shoppers with immediate information. But for now, Garments Without Guilt is a helpful start.

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August 15, 2008

News as Fashion

CNN goes fashion forward?  Well, at least with t-shirts. Design your own using a real CNN headline.

--Gary Montgomery

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August 14, 2008

JOB ALERTS!!!!!!

Help_wanted Design Administrator

Do you have a passion for fashion? Do you enjoy a work culture that thrives on teamwork and collaboration? Are you highly motivated and detail oriented? A Women's Accessories Company is seeking to hire a hands-on, dynamic, results driven individual who strives challenge and thrives to succeed in a creative and fast-paced environment.

(This is an Administrative position NOT a Designer position) 
The Design Administrator will work closely with other departments, import traffic, sourcing,sales and customer service to insure on time deliveries, accurate execution of product, inventory management, and spreadsheet and purchase order issuance. This individual will oversea all aspects of production to ensure on-time delivery through daily communication between design/sales and overseas vendors.
Must be thick-skin, able to work independently, be alert, detail oriented,hard working, and possess strong communication/follow up skills.Knowledgeable in Excel, Outlook, and Word is a MUST. High taste level,creative, great color sense is preferred.

For more info/contact visit the Job Rack

Part-Time Merchandiser

Calling all Fashion aficionados! We are currently seeking a P/T Merchandiser to work with our line of Women's Fashion Accessories in department stores.Our products range from Printed Silks, Fashion Scarves, Wraps, Shawls,to Hair and Cold Weather Accessories. This is your chance to learn about what is hot in the market and see the designs up front for yourself.

We need in store merchandisers to go to stores in the New York & New Jersey area to put out stock for the holiday selling season in major department stores (Macy's, Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdales, etc). This is a fast pace in-retail store environment.

For more info/contact visit the Job Rack

Fashion Studio Intern

Design/Haute Couture house has opening for interns with possibility of future employment. Must have some knowledge/experience in pattern making, stitching,cutting etc.  Studio located in Pasadena.  Please call for application and any further information.

For more info/contact visit the Job Rack

West Coast Sales RepLildarlinslogotagline

L'il Darlins, LLC is seeking a west coast (mainly CA) sales rep to carry their hip baby, toddler, teen, and mom line of accessories. L'il Darlins products have been featured in national magazines such as Pregnancy, Baby Couture, and Earnshaws, as well as television networks CBS, FOX, and NBC. L'il Darlins also attended the Pre Golden Globes celebrity gifting suite in January and n ow have celebrity contacts.

For more info/contact visit the Job Rack

Public Relations Interns

Ruby Press is hiring part-time interns! RubyPress, a boutique public relations agency located in Berkeley, CA, isseeking a mature, professional intern who is interested in learningmultiple aspects of the industry. The position is part time, three daysper week. This is a great opportunity for an energetic, confidentindividual seeking an entry-level position in a public relations firmspecializing in fashion, beauty and lifestyle clients. This is an unpaid internship lasting six months.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Assist dynamic, highly motivated team at a boutique P.R. agency specializing in fashion, beauty and lifestyle. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

· Daily telephone/email contact with local and national press and vendors
· Maintain press contact database and client files
· Track press coverage and manage monthly press credits report
· Assist in distribution of press releases and client press kits/lookbooks
· Assist with research
· Assist with planning, production and execution of local PR events
· Managing VIP lists
· Assist with research
· Assisting with sample returns
· Updating database
· Mailings

For more info/contact visit the Job Rack

August 11, 2008

New Hangers on the Rack!

Welcome_mat_2 Welcome new Rolling Rack members!  This is your formal introduction to the entire Rolling Rack Fashion & Apparel Industry Networking Group.

Hanger_3 Adam Herman
Blue Ice, VP Operations and Production
Hollywood, FL

Hanger_3Carolina del Rivero
Carolina del Rivero Photography
Miami Beach, http://www.carolinadelrivero.com 

Hanger_3Ajay Badiga
Sports Authority, Director of Product Development & Global Sourcing
Denver, Colorado

Hanger_3 Tim Drescher
Senior VP of Apparel Recruiting
Gruen & Associates, Inc. New York, NY

Hanger_3Elinor Ittah
Warnaco - Recruiter
New York, NY

Hanger_3 Rita Polidori O'€™Brien
Earnshaw€™s Magazine; Advertising Manager
New York, NY

Hanger_3Elizabeth (Liz) Finn
Apparel Sales Executive
New York, NY

Hanger_3 Makiri Mual
Blauw Media Publishers (Fashion), Editor in Chief / CEO
Maarssen,The Netherlands

Hanger_3Maggy Francois
Swanky By MJ
Maryland/Virginia www.swankybymj.com

Hanger_3Suk Chan
Freelance Tech Designer
New York, NY

Remember...."meet, create and unite!"
--
Gary Montgomery
Founder, The Rolling Rack Fashion & Apparel Industry Networking Group
Owner, RollingRack.net, RollingRack.net Blog
gary@rollingrack.net

July retail sales report

Just-style.com's Leonie Barry blogs on Olympic gains and U.S. retail gloom.

Green_arrow_2 It’s full-steam ahead for sporting goods giant Adidas which has lifted its full-year guidance after posting an 11.7% jump in second quarter profit to EUR116m (US$179.5m). Sales were up 5% to EUR2.52bn, driven by strong demand for its Adidas and TaylorMade-Adidas Golf brands. The firm, which is an official sportswear partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, also said it is on track to achieve sales of more than EUR1bn in China by 2010 – and that China will become its second-largest revenue earner after the US by the end of this year.

Red_arrow_down However, a slow start to the back-to-school selling season – the second-biggest shopping period of the year after the December holidays – seems to be on the cards for many US retailers after tax-free sales events in a number of states, the last of the government’s tax rebate cheques, and even a spell of warm weather failed to boost July sales for many apparel stores.

A ‘mixed bag’ is perhaps the best description of last month’s sales reports – with the bad news that most consumers are still seeking out bargains or basics as they contend with rising gas and food prices, job uncertainty and the ongoing housing downturn.

To read the entire blog click here.

August 10, 2008

Spotlight: Rack member Massimo Conti for Dean Alan

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Rack member Massimo Conti wants you to know about Dean Alan's Muria Collection

"The Dean Alan brand prides itself as a leader in the women's ready to wear contemporary market place. True creative style, with a cutting edge Dean Alan pays great attention to detail  bringing with it a wide range of new and exciting product for the market place. The Dean Alan Co. is an U.S.-based ready to wear collection produced in the Dean Alan factory in India. The company also offers private label to vendors, and suppliers. The brand is currently distributed in over 300 better boutique and department stores across the United Sates, Australia, Canada and Japan. The first flag ship "Dean Alan lifestyle" store was established in Byron Bay Australia in 2000." For more info visit www.deanalan.us

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August 09, 2008

Hip Inspiration

Rack member Boris Chang Jr. recommends LOOkBOOK.nu

Lookbook


LOOKBOOK.nu
is an international social experiment in style. It touts itself as a source for fashion inspiration from real people from around the world. It was inspired by street fashion blogs like the Sartorialist as well as "What are you wearing today?" forum threads across the internet.

Rolling Rack Member Job Alerts!

Help_wanted Designer, Men’s Woven's – Calvin Klein Jeans

Calvin Klein Jeans, a division of Warnaco Inc., has an exciting opportunity for a talented Men’s Designer to join our team. Since the introduction of the original Calvin Klein jean in 1978, Calvin Klein Jeans has been positioned as an authentic designer jeans brand known for innovative fit and unique details and denim treatments. Clean, effortless styling with an element of edginess is the essence of the brand. Calvin Klein Jeans has always been a driving force in the fashion industry and is famous for its memorable advertising and innovative denim designs.

Currently we need a talented Men’s Designer with 3 to 5 years experience in the contemporary denim market.  As a designer, you will be expected to work closely with other members of the design team to develop seasonal lines and as such must demonstrate a high taste level combined with a great sense of color and style. The successful candidate must demonstrate strong knowledge of construction and fabrication, along with a demonstrated ability to produce flat sketches and technical packages using Adobe Illustrator. Experience with Web PDM and the ability to generate graphics and trims are a big plus. 

To read more or to apply for this position please visit the Rolling Rack Job Rack

Account Executive Men's - Calvin Klein Jeans!

We currently have an opening for a talented Account Executive Men’s. Creating and executing seasonal business proposals to retailers communicating company goals. Establish strong retail relationships with buying teams and management. Managing, training and developing assistant to promotability. Manage and report internal financial shipping estimates, order files, profitability results and retailer's open to buy. Propose and negotiate in store shops and manage the execution and implementation. Responsible for all aspects of market week by securing appointments with the buyer and management. Present seasonal product lines to retail accounts with proposed assortments and classification requirements to align with company merchandising and design vision and sales objectives.Secure orders and insure proper flow of information is reflected including delivery dates, style information, and order styles adjustments. Manage all aspects of co-op request and approvals adhering to company policy of execution to include CKI, marketing, finance and planning. Manage information flow to coordinators on a monthly basis including current and future business strategies which impact the door needs. Travel to accounts store locations (branching) to insure execution of product is correct on floor and also manage any location or visual issues. Communicate all retailers’ feedback to VP of Sales on CKJ product, competitive product and any relevant fashion trends voiced by retailers to successfully fulfill the stores needs.

To read more or to apply for this position please visit the Rolling Rack Job Rack

PRODUCTION MANAGER FOR LUXURY KNITWEAR BRAND
                                     

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
-MANAGING AND MAINTAINING TECHNICAL GARMENT DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION, COSTING AND DELIVERY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SEASONAL CALENDER.
-HANDLES PRODUCT FROM PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PHASE THROUGH PRODUCTION STAGE.
-COMMUNICATE WITH DOMESTIC AND OVERSEAS FACTORIES TO MONITOR PROCESS OF TIME LINES, PRE-PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION.

To read more or to apply for this position please visit the Rolling Rack Job Rack

Multimedia Designer

Fossil is looking for a Multimedia Designer that has experience in designing motion graphics, editing, and HD video lighting, shooting, and directing.

To read more or to apply for this position please visit the Rolling Rack Job Rack

Apparel Sales Reps

We are currently seeking both inside and outside sales reps. BMS is a leading PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) provider to the apparel industry.

To read more or to apply for this position please visit the Rolling Rack Job Rack

August 06, 2008

New Hangers on the Rack!

Welcome_mat_2 Welcome new Rolling Rack members!

Adam Rowell
Image Factory West/Photographer/Creative
Director/CEO
San Diego, Los Angeles and the World

 Silvia Sajnani
Target Corporation - Fabric/Wash and finish specialist
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jimmy Ching
Dress Barn/Maurices inc - Import Specialist
Suffern, NY

Krista Purnell
The Lingerie Post, Writer
New York, NY

Surjaya Cruz
Makeup Art & Soul
www.surjaya.com

Remember...."meet, create and unite!"
--
Gary Montgomery
Founder, The Rolling Rack Fashion & Apparel Industry Networking Group
Owner, RollingRack.net, RollingRack.net Blog
gary@rollingrack.net

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