The
Womenswear Specialist
Interesting.
In my word-processing program, womenswear is flagged as a misspelling.
Suggested change? "Women swear".
To make sure your women don't swear, some ideas for your
shop.
Style Info:
Confused about haute couture, better, moderate, bridge
designations in women's fashion? A
quick explanation.
Fashion-411 bills itself as
Your Resource For The Fashion Industry, Fashion Trends, Destination & Designer
Shopping
Stylish living? Trends, fads and
ideas on Fashion Net and cutting edge designers and their ideas
on Atelier Designers
Online Fashion
Magazines include:
Hint Mag is way too cool
for anyone over, umm, 59?
A bit more mainstream, with links to more mags, is ivillage
If you have high-speed I-net service, Iconique
is great fun.
InStyle
has so much, you may never leave. Unless the %^# ads get to you.
(Don't you love TGtbT being ad-free?)
Want more? For a global list of fashion e-mags, see world-newspapers.com.
Ask Auntie
Kate:
Q:
A very good consignor just brought in a turquoise lambskin
skirt. The care tags and size are on it. But the label is just a
thick green leaf sewn on the tag. Anyone know the designer?
--Stephanie
A: All clothing
originally has a tag (not saying it hasn't been removed!) that
includes the RN (for American companies) or CA (Canadian) number
which identifies the manufacturer. These numbers are usually on
the small, simply printed black-and-white garment care
tag.
Look up that number at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/rn/index.html
(there's a link to the Canadian numbers)
Once you have that info, you can Google to find their web site,
on-line sites which MENTION that name, even check out eBay
etc.... all of which will give you a fair estimate of the worth/
value/ desirability of any garment manufacturer.
Want to
capture
the teen market?
Fashion
File and Teen Vogue
If your translation of a "beater"
is that thing that goes in the Mixmaster...
All
"About"
what they're wearing
Suggestion from a fellow resaler: SOB
for wholesale teen-oriented clothing
Jeans, jeans, more
jeans:
Check out styles, brands, and prices at Saks
or Nordstrom's
and Macy's
or Target.
And if you still haven't had your fill of jeans, read on at Zafu.
You can even find your perfect fit there.
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Wholesale Shoppin' FOOL!
Suggestions from Sharers on Wholesale Shopping Areas:
New
York: Terrific map
of "The Fashion Center"
Wikipedia on the NYC
Garment District
New
York’s Fashion District has a searchable database. It’s
designed for manufacturers, but there’s plenty of info here to make
your buying trip more rewarding.
Oh, and to read on the plane? The
History of the Garment District.
Designer got you confuzzled? Here’s a directory,
linked to their site.
Los
Angeles: Fashion
District
More
on LA shopping
California
Market Center
The
Shows, various locations:
GLM
Shows
Apparel News
Accessories
The Show
Chicago
Merchandise
Mart
Fame Shows
Learn
what's in, before you buy:
Accessories
Magazine
Moda
Manhattan
Plus
Size Info:
Plus Sizes are a sorely under-served market. I don't know
why. Some sites to research the new-merchandise area:
Alight
has less-expensive items, good for seeing "what's in."
B
& Lu has a young skew
SizeAppeal
Need wider clip
hangers? National
Hanger has 14" and 16" versions.
If you're in Canada, Eddie's
has the 14" size.
Learn about your merchandise:
Clothing! Even includes a history of underpants...
ABOUT: Style Great for
gathering "chat topics" to use with customers
Lands'
End has loads of info Fabrics: What is
Tencel, anyway? What size are those foreign shoes you just got in?
What size hat would your husband wear in Japan? Check here
for US, UK, European and Japanese sizes.
Know your furs
Make your shop worthy of word-of-mouth:
Displaying
jewelry. Ideas for crafters, but lots of resources for
retailers too. And
here's the adhesive
earring card hangers you need, if you print your own
cards.
Your
business card can say volumes about your shop
Fun with fashion:
Fashion Crime Bingo:
Just the thing to play at the mall...
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Holmes, TGtbT.com. All rights reserved and enforced. 
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Resources
Those little colored
markers that go on the hanger neck (great for indicating
petites, talls...)
Colored
dots to use for shoe sizes
Finders
Key Purse is a funny name for an old idea,
revived...and ripe for selling in your shop!
Want to learn about designer, and
non, handbags... the real ones? This
site will send you off in the right direction.
If you'd like to really upscale your
shop, these hygienic
liners will do it.
Open-eye
tagging needles, which you use to attach pre-strung tags to soft
goods, are almost impossible to find nowadays. But on page 29 of this
catalog, way down in the lower right, you'll find them.
More
within TGtbT:
Want to add some
SIZZLE
to your shop... but need resale- budget- friendly ideas?
Kate's got the answers for you.
Our Links Page is chock-a-block with
useful sites and updated regularly
  Shop
Sizzle
"Selling the sizzle" makes your merchandise more tempting.
Simple, quick, and useful for shops of all types and budgets. 10
topics: Showcases: Make them magnetic! Dressing Rooms: More
than just a place to change The Simplest Windows: Done in a
flash, flashily! Customer Welcome Areas: Entry, sitting areas,
play areas Mannequins, 2ways and 4ways: Stop traffic in
its tracks Accessories: Build profits with presentation Swing
Shops: Tempting them with what they want to buy Shelving,
counters, tables and more: Displays that sell These Four Walls:
Turning them into sales tools Holiday decor: Making your
shop special
Get Shop
Sizzle NOW & watch your business grow.
SHOW It to SELL It
Add perceived value to
your goods with the proper display and merchandising. Make 50%, 60%,
even more on every item! 10 Cardinal Rules of Window Displays, answers
to problem windows, big windows, little windows, even the window you might
forget you have. Examples from real stores, in full color.
Get
SHOW It to SELL It NOW & watch your sales grow.
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