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NEW YORK -- Murjani International, Ltd., is looking to get a piece of the men's wear influenced underwear business with a nine-piece collection called Gloria Vanderbilt Everywhere. And despite the [...]

NEW YORK -- Daywear manufacturers are experiencing sharply increased petticoat business as a range of lengths, particularly longer ones, draw retailers' attetion and their fall commitments. Manufacturers point to a [...]

Glenn E. Pitts has joined Munsingwear's Vassarette intimate apparel div., and he indicates that his primary goal is to increase sales. Pitts admits that the bad financial state of Munsingwear makes it more difficult to sell, because people are reluctant to deal with a firm that may go bankrupt.

NEW YORK -- Paul Carter has been named president of Gilead, a sleepwear and loungewear firm, succeeding Aaron Jaffe, who has resigned. Carter most recently was executive vice president of [...]

NEW YORK -- Munsing-wear, Inc., has agreed to purchase the stock of Form-O-Uth for cash and notes. The terms were not disclosed on the deal, which is expected to be [...]

Calvin Klein's Hoffman charged up about fall 'The intimate apparel market has been suffering for the past year and a half. The industry needs some excitement. It happened when Calvin [...]

NEW YORK -- While imports are a growing threat to domestic intimate apparel manufacturing, executives feel that, at least so far, their market segment has been affected less than others [...]

NEW YORK -- Harry Hall has resigned as president of the Kayser Intimate Apparel division of Kayser-Roth Corp., it was learned Wednesday. Hall had held the position since March 1984. [...]

Hechler buys Lovable majority The Lovable Co., a foundations manufacturer, which has been owned by the families of Arthur Garson, Dan Garson and Joy Garson Howard, has undergone a financial [...]

NEW YORK -- Harvey B. Hoffman has left Wacoal America and has joined the Calvin Klein underwear and sleepwear division of Kayser-Roth as president, a new post. Louis Maier, apparel [...]

NEW YORK -- It's not exactly an overwhelming surge, but manufacturers of intimate apparel say there has been an upswing in interest in nylon tricot following its sharp decline last [...]

NEW YORK -- When Josie Natori opened her business in her East Side apartment seven years ago, she had no experience in intimate apparel -- nor in any apparel business, [...]

NEW YORK -- Despite an upbeat market in March, intimate apparel manufacturers say fall orders have been slow materializing and recent spring retail business has been a bit sluggish. The [...]

NEW YORK -- Despite the turbulence in the intimate apparel market last year, the Olga Co., which was acquired June 4 by Warnaco Inc., had its second-best year in revenue [...]

NEW YORK--Foundations manufacturers insist the outlook for the fall season remains rosy, despite lackluster spring retail checkouts that are causing their spring businesses to fall short of plan. And while [...]

NEW YORK -- Intimate apparel manufacturers expect a strong market next week despite some sluggishness at retail during March and April. While business may not have been up to stores' [...]

NEW YORK -- 'Although there is a name on the label, it is not in a designer price category,' insists designer Monka Tilley, who has just completed her first collection [...]

NEW YORK -- After seven months of test marketing in the U.S., Dim, the French hosiery and lingerie manufacturer, is ready ot launch its two intimate apparel lines on a [...]

NEW YORK -- The March intimate apparel market was as strong as expected for loungewear and lingerie, but the market also drew a surprising number of retailers interested in foundations. [...]

The price increases of Du Pont's Lycra spandex fibers and nylon will result in price increases of intimate apparel. Most foundation garment and sleepwear manufacturers had anticipated these increases and see them as a result of an improved economy., NEW YORK -- The price hikes in Du Pont's nylon and Lycra spandex fibers will be reflected in modest increases in intimate apparel pricing, although not in one fell swoop, [...]

NEW YORK -- While the sizzle in cotton and cotton blend knit daywear sales is being fueled by the androgynous look, manufacturers of a broad range of other circular knit [...]

NEW YORK -- Following strong sales in February, intimate apparel departments are off to a healthy start in March, a check with retailers shows. For the young spring season so [...]

NEW YORK -- Robe and sleepwear manufacturers are projecting firm business during the market week of March 19. They point to early spring retail selling that is on plan or [...]

The merger that occurred 2.5 months ago is good for both Flexnit and Bali. The companies complement each other: Flexnit manufactures bottoms while Bali makes only bras.

Retailers are optimistic about fall business of intimate apparel. They like the shorter lengths special lace details.

Value, femininity are aligned with top looks As orders inspired by the March intimate apparel market finally take shape, teddies, stretch lace, shoulder pads and racing back bras are emerging [...]