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When Beth Degnan took a job at the AT&T Employees Federal Credit Union two years ago, she new little about that type of financial institution. 'I didn't understand what it [...]

NEW YORK -- Despite a fall selling period that has not broken any records, intimate apparel executives are displaying their customary optimism and projecting substantial gains for 1985. Sales increases [...]

must be walked through, felt on the skin, whether tuft or filament, stitch or tear, a sudden freshness like anise on the tongue, cannot be heard though the slightest motions [...]

With everyone offering tools for downsizing or enterprise computing, how does a hub company stand out? One way is to call your strategy something different, like 'facilities networks. ' That […]

NEW YORK -- In contrast to the difficult close of last year when retailers were straining for gains, the warmwear and early fall market here had an upbeat tone. Retailers [...]

GREENWOOD'S DOUBLE UPDATE when Greenwood Mills, a 98-year-old, privately owned textile firm specializing in apparel and home furnishings fabrics and gray goods, decided to give its New York corporate marketing [...]

Clean and graphic Jack Murphy 'Liesurewear is going to continue to be even stronger for us this spring,' says Jack Murphy, president of the sleepwear, robe and loungewar company that [...]

NEW YORK -- Spring 1986 stands out as a season of contrasts in intimate apparel fabrics, full of exotic color and prints while also registering refinement in tint and texture. [...]

NEW YORK -- With a flair for bold, eye-catching prints and easy silhouettes, Ruth Norman Loungewear is finding a niche for itself in the better loungewear market. The company, not [...]

NEW YORK -- Intimate apparel resources are emphasizing printed fabrics for the August market. According to many executives and designer, the trend, which extends from loungewear to daywear, is an [...]

NEW YORK -- A year after Calvin Klein's daring introduction of androgynous cotton knit briefs, bikinis, undershirts and woven boxer shorts, the look has settled in as virtually a basic [...]

Foundations manufacturers are looking at the market as good enough to full-price their merchandise. Marketeers are looking for newness with the retail climate improving. Lily of France, Loveable, Bali, Vanity Fair, and Bestform are all reporting good turnover and are looking at fabric innovations.

LINGERIE'S NEW FASHION MAKERS For some designers, the entry into intimate apparel comes almost by chance. With no experience or training behind them, they are drawn to it by the [...]

DIOR'S INTIMATE COUPLES NEW YORK--Licensing arrangements bring together a variety of people and companies. Here, a look at three couples that each run their own intimate apparel businesses, yet, in [...]

NEW YORK -- Taking their cues from the cosmetics industry, foundations manufacturers are increasingly embracing the idea of shop-like environments to romance their merchandise. In addition to Wacoal, which last [...]

Innerwear buoyed by hot market Despite early terepidation that the late fall and holiday market might be tough, intimate apparel executives say it has been one of the strongest in [...]

NEW YORK -- The licensing deal formed recently between Fernando Sanchez and Vanity Fair may seem an unlikely union, but the individuals involved are confident it will be a successful [...]

After a flat fall and spring market, intimate apparel manufacturers were heartened by last week's fall market. Retailers showed interest in better-price merchandise, fashion items and offerings with early delivery dates. Business in robes remained cautious. Vanity Fair is offering 100% co-op ads for its items in Monece, a DuPont name for fabrics cospun of Antron III nylon and Dacron polyester., NEW YORK -- After some edginess over the uncertainty of spring business at retail, intimate apparel manufacturers say they were happily comforted by last week's fall market. although orders won't [...]

Manufacturers are exhibiting more than just warmwear to retailers in order to generate more excitement around the fall intimate apparel market. Satin loungewear and sleepwear, cotton loungewear, and velour and terry robes were especially well-received., NEW YORK -- The early fall intimate apparel market is looking like a strong one. Retailers say they are satisfied with manufacturers' efforts to show more than just basic warmwear [...]

NEW YORK -- Lustrous, softly textured fabrics make a rich impression on fall's intimate apparel silhouettes. Man-tailored fabrics assume the leading role. Substantial velours in dark-hued burgundy, rust, indigo and [...]

Despite a slow start, spring and summer loungewear sales are growing. The slow start has made retailers reluctant to mark down items and some remain cautious about the fall season.

Manufacturers are designing attractive packaging for lingerie and accessories, hoping to encourage impulse buying. They see a potentially large market for gift items in the foundation industry.

The chemise is gaining in popularity, and selling better than the teddy because of it's variety of uses. It can be worn as daywear and also as sleepwear, as well as it's use under shorter skirts.