NEW YORK — June 26, 2019 — StudioSuits, a provider of fine-tailored men’s clothing, has introduced a new online suit configurator. The browser-based application allows men to completely customize their suit, providing an authentic 3D rendering in real-time. The application can be found on the StudioSuits website.

The suit configurator makes designing a custom, hand-tailored suit simple. Users can sort by fabric, color, pattern and price, displaying materials available for the creation of their suit. The configurator offers options for more than a dozen different fabrics, numerous colors and six patterns, including solids, stripes, plaid, houndstooth and more. There are more than 500 total combinations available.

After choosing fabric, color and pattern, users are able to continue customizing their suit with virtually limitless options. Tailoring options span the jacket, pants and stitching, including button styles, lining material, pocket style, monogramming, stitching accents and dozens more. Customization options are virtually limitless!

Every option selected is displayed instantly by the suit configurator, allowing discernable shoppers to see exactly what their custom suit looks like. Options can be easily added and removed for quick personalization.

“This is a really powerful tool that we’re proud to be able to offer our gentlemen shoppers,” said Harry Fashion, founder of StudioSuits. “It’s very easy to go in and design a suit using our customization options, then see what that suit looks like as a double-breasted option or with peak lapels. It’s much easier and more convenient than looking through tailoring diagrams or buying off the rack and tailoring after.”

The true convenience of StudioSuits’ suit configurator is that the final design can instantly be added to the shopper’s cart and purchased as-is, totally customized. StudioSuits will hand-tailor the suit based on the customers’ design and measurements, delivering a truly one-of-a-kind suit of the highest caliber.

To learn more about StudioSuits and its new suit configurator, or to view the company’s selection of fine, handcrafted suits, visit http://www.studiosuits.com

StudioSuits is part of a strong tradition of excellence, using only the very best fabrics and proven Italian tailoring techniques. Its parent company has been featured in Oprah magazine, InStyle, the Tampa Tribune and various other prominent publications. The company also offers an easy-to-use ordering system that allows customers to input their measurements and order quickly, and will ship items to anywhere in the world.

Posted June 26, 2019

Source: StudioSuits

PARIS — June 25, 2019 — Lectra launches Modaris® V8R2, the latest version of its patternmaking, grading and prototyping 2D/3D solution. This new version of Modaris, the most widely used modeling solution by leading brands in fashion and apparel, offers greater speed, efficiency and precision in product development. With its powerful 3D simulation and collaboration tools, patternmakers are developing patterns faster and speeding up their decision-making procedures. By reducing or eliminating physical prototyping, product development is less expensive and the time to market is as close as possible to trend detection.

To preserve and strengthen its position as a market leader of product development software, Lectra, with this upgrade of Modaris, is giving particular focus to 3D virtual prototyping. Patternmakers can now share with their partners, 360-degree videos, accessible on any device. Designers in response are able to visualize, comment, and approve the style and fit using the new 3D Style module.

New advances have made it possible to reduce the number of physical prototypes by up to 50%. Modaris V8R2 improves the quality of the solution’s 3D simulations and expands its library with new assets (fabrics, 3D top-stitching effects, realistic scenes, lighting studios, Pantone® and Natural Color System®©,…). 

The solution is now compatible with Vizoo, a high-quality scanner that brings forth a heightened realism to the appearance of fabric swatches, and with other 3D solutions such as Maya, 3DS Max, Iray to make the digital renderings of the prototypes more true-to-life and accurate.

One of the innovative developments of Modaris V8R2 is a special dart feature to help patternmakers add dimension to their garments with ease. Thanks to this new feature, modifying a dart requires half the usual time, resulting in a 50-90% increase in overall patternmaking speed.

Another highlight of this solution, and important nod to the globalized workforce of the fashion industry, is its ability to manage different units of measurement. With Modaris V8R2, Lectra has made it possible for patternmakers and external suppliers the guarantee of size compliance, regardless of the measurement systems used in the countries where production occurs.

Modaris V8R2 is already gaining traction among its pilot customers. Italian womenswear company GGZ was the first to endorse Modaris V8R2. “GGZ is a fast-fashion company and time and quality are of the essence for us. Modaris’s new dart feature helps us save up to 50% of pattern modification time. Additionally, 3D prototyping helps us ensure that pattern volumes and proportions correspond to our designers’ expectations early on, dramatically reducing our lead times,” attests Majla Gottardo, Patternmaker, GGZ.

“We are entering the information age, and we are catering to patternmakers who are dealing with consumers with different tastes, of all body shapes and sizes. Our patternmakers have hundreds of collections to deliver and no time to spare for errors. What we are aiming to do is making their everyday work environment easier for them, by providing the tools to streamline the development process and reduce the number of reworks to achieve the right fit the first-time,” states Céline Choussy, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Lectra. “All this is possible with Modaris V8R2.”

Posted June 25, 2019

Source: Lectra

WASHINGTON — June 25, 2019 — The National Retail Federation welcomed legislation introduced today that would strengthen congressional authority over tariff increases like those imposed by the Trump administration during the past year.

“We agree with the need to deliver fair and balanced trade deals, but taxing Americans isn’t the answer — especially without a single vote from Congress,” NRF Senior Vice President for Government Relations David French said. “At a time when American businesses and consumers are facing unprecedented tariffs imposed unilaterally, it’s time to reexamine the appropriate balance on trade policy between Congress and the executive branch. This legislation represents an important step forward. We urge members of both parties to join this effort and protect hardworking Americans from a growing trade war that could destroy thousands of jobs and raise costs for families across the country.”

The Reclaiming Congressional Trade Authority Act was introduced by Representative Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., a member of the House Ways and Means Committee’s Trade Subcommittee. The measure would limit any new or additional tariffs imposed on national security grounds – including those under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act or the Trading with the Enemy Act – to 120 days unless approved by Congress. Section 232 was the grounds for tariffs on steel and aluminum imposed last year.

The measure would increase and formalize the role of Congress in non-national security tariffs, including those under Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act of 1974, the law under which recent tariffs on goods from China have been imposed. The administration would be required to provide Congress with goals and strategy behind proposed tariff actions, and Congress would be able to block the tariffs through a joint resolution of disapproval, subject to presidential veto.

The bill would also require the administration to provide Congress with more information on both national security and non-national security tariffs. The new measure is a companion bill to legislation introduced in March by Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va.

NRF has been a leading opponent of tariffs, saying they are a tax on imports that drive up prices of consumer merchandise purchased by American families while increasing the cost of parts and materials used by U.S. companies to manufacture domestic products, ultimately costing many U.S. workers their jobs.

Tariffs of 25 percent have already been imposed on $250 billion in goods from China, and the Trump administration is currently considering expanding the tariffs to virtually all Chinese imports by imposing the same levy on another $300 billion. NRF testified at a hearing held Friday by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, asking the administration to reevaluate its strategy for dealing with China. A new report prepared for NRF found the proposed new round of tariffs would cost Americans $4.4 billion each year for apparel, $3.7 billion for toys, $2.5 billion for footwear and $1.6 billion for household appliances.

Posted June 25, 2019

Source: The National Retail Federation (NRF)

TOLLAND, Conn. — June 25, 2019 — As a innovator for 50 years, Gerber Technology has always been dedicated to improving the way their customers work. Gerber has been a leader in productivity tools such as AccuMark® and the subscription-based YuniquePLM®. As the need for speed and agility increases, Gerber continues to listen to their customer base and is now expanding the options to purchase and adopt their tools. Through their new subscription-based bundles, Gerber will enable companies of all sizes, and across various markets, to keep up with the ever changing trends by providing affordable access to the latest versions of AccuMark®, the industry-leading pattern design, grading, marker making, production planning and 3D simulation software. Gerber’s PLM offering has been available on a subscription basis for the last 3 years, and has been hugely successful. The addition of AccuMark subscriptions underscores Gerber’s leadership in business model innovation in its industries.

“We are continuously looking for ways to help our customers win and that means providing them with the most innovative technology and new ways of engaging with us,” said Gerber’s Chief Strategy and Digital Officer Karsten Newbury. “Our subscription-based model is not only going to address the needs of our current customers, it will also empower the next generation of great innovators and disruptors to enter the market.”

Gerber’s subscription model provides the flexibility and speed that companies need to flourish in today’s on-demand world. The new business model will:

• Allow customers to pay for the AccuMark software suite through a subscription.
• Make the software more affordable, lowering the cost of entry for newcomers.
• Pair Gerber’s best-in-class software solutions together through bundling options, enabling users to more easily connect their workflows.
• Offer more flexibility through keyless licensing.
• Provide easy access to extensive online and phone support, as well as Gerber’s online community of users and experts.

Gerber’s subscription offering will begin with AccuMark 2D and two bundling options, the TechDesign bundle and the TechDesign Premium bundle. The bundles will feature AccuMark 2D and AccuMark 3D as well as YuniquePLM or the brand new Yunique Sample Manager, depending on your selection. The TechDesign bundle allows users to accelerate their product development process by reducing physical samples and facilitating collaboration. In the future, more bundles will be released.

“We depend on the suite of AccuMark products to quickly serve the uniform needs of our customers and having a subscription helps us greatly in balancing our workflow by allowing us to bring in temporary contract help when needed,” said Jeanne Ottenwell, Production Pattern Design Manager at Cintas Corporation. “It also helps bolster our bottom line because we do not have to make the long term financial commitment for a permanent key.”

Posted June 25, 2019

Source: Gerber Technology