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DECEMBER 12, 2016 ADVERTISING FEATURE – LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL 33 MADE IN CALIFORNIA AWARD MADE IN CALIFORNIA AWARD HONOREE MIKE FARID President Nature USA Since 1997, Nature USA has been committed to manufacturing apparel, as a full package garment facility, with a reduced impact on the environment. They use eco-friendly fibers, less water, less energy and local manufacturing for an overall smaller carbon footprint. Nature USA is one of only vertical apparel manufacturing companies in California, handling its products – from growing its own cotton, to designing, manufacturing, and shipping everything from its facilities in the Los Angeles region. As a leader of this family owned business for almost twenty years, President Mike Farid has been an outspoken devotee of the “Made-in-USA” banner, and is an exemplary philanthropic member of the apparel community. While many garment manufacturing operations have moved offshore, Nature USA has stayed committed to its cause of producing eco-friendly and socially responsible products, made right here in the USA. As citizens of the planet, Nature USA believes that it is everyone’s responsibility to protect and preserve our natural resources for this generation and many more to come. And, with the support of a growing number of conscious clients, Nature USA is committed to continuing to do its part. Nature USA, with over 250 employees, is a fully integrated vertical operation; with a flexible manufacturing process creating a variety of production lines for individual projects. Services include developing yarn, fabric, first sample, duplicates, cut & sew, and full package manufacturing. Commitment to superior quality, on-time delivery and excellent customer service has enabled Nature USA to work for some of the best-known brands in the United States. MADE IN CALIFORNIA AWARD FINALIST ROBIN CHRETIEN President Robin’s Jean MADE IN CALIFORNIA AWARD FINALIST DAVID WEINSTEIN CEO & Founder CP Shades Robin Chretien, Founder and Designer of Robin’s Jean was born in Lyon, France where he grew up immersed in a creative environment. At age 14, he wore his first pair of jeans, which were vintage patchwork flared jeans that he bought in St. Tropez. It was then that his passion for denim was born. Chretien arrived in Los Angeles in 1996 where his skills combined with talent and charm, caught the eye of the best denim companies in LA. Chretien’s attention to new fabrics, innovative washes and nuanced details made him a rising star in the industry. In 2005, he created Robin’s Jean, which is symbolized by a set of wings. Today, the brand is renowned for it’s biker-chic aesthetic and innovative denim washes. Great attention is taken with each detail from hand embroidery to crystal studding and leather appliqué. The collection has quickly grown from a line of denim jeans to a range of leather jackets, t-shirts, belts, hats and footwear for men, women and children. CP Shades is a California based company that has been manufacturing garments out of its Sausalito headquarters for over 30 years. Proudly keeping the manufacturing process in America, CP Shades has mastered the art of mass-producing a hand-made product. What makes its pieces special is the uncomplicated, classic tunic top shapes in garment-dyed cotton and linen. Using natural and sustainable fabrics, CP Shades makes simple and elegant clothing available online for everyday comfort and style. Led by CEO & Founder David Weinstein, who moved to California from his native New York in 1972, an important part of CP Shades’ product development is that everything is garment washed, dyed and produced domestically -- so that the products “feel like home” to the consumer, sort of like it just came out of the washer and dryer. CP Shades continues to design, cut and sew 100% natural, sustainable clothing at its California-based facility, something of a rarity in 2016. Check out the company’s flagship store in Santa Monica.
34 LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL – ADVERTISING FEATURE DECEMBER 12, 2016 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD HONOREE HENRY CHERNER Managing Partner AIMS 360 Founded in 1984, AIMS 360 enjoys a rich history of combining apparel experience with technology. AIMS designs and develops many of today’s most complete, powerful, and state-ofthe-art software solutions for apparel manufacturers, wholesalers, and importers. The company’s comprehensive, fully integrated system dramatically improves the way companies in the fashion industry run, manage, and track their businesses. From sales, accounting, order taking and processing through production, inventory management, and distribution, AIMS’ Apparel Information Management System is a one-of-akind software platform that is designed to help organizations to streamline, automate, and accelerate all facets of mission-critical operations. Headquartered in the Fashion District in Downtown Los Angeles, AIMS was founded by a team of former industry executives who possess in-depth experience in the garment sector, as well as a passion for technology and innovation. Their knowledge and expertise has been put into practice to create a broad array of cutting-edge products and services that help fashion distributors and clothing manufacturing businesses overcome their greatest challenges, achieve their most important goals, and gain a substantial competitive edge. More than 5,000 companies have relied on AIMS to increase productivity, reduce overhead costs, improve customer satisfaction, and maximize profitability. In fact, AIMS has empowered many small and midsized producers of apparel, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home furnishings and other goods with the tools they need to become large, multi-million dollar enterprises. Additionally, Cal Poly Pomona, Los Angeles Trade Technical College, Saddleback College, FIDM and other educational institutions have integrated AIMS’ solutions into their business curriculums for students majoring in apparel-related studies. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD FINALIST RAM SAREEN CEO Tukatech Tukatech is the garment and apparel industry’s leading provider of fashion technology solutions. Founded in 1995 by garment-industry veteran Ram Sareen, Tukatech offers award-winning 2D pattern making, grading, and marker making software, automated marker making software, 3D sample making/digital development software, as well as garment plotters, and automatic spreaders and cutters for production. All systems include unlimited training, consulting, process engineering, and implementation. The capabilities of Tukatech’s technology remain unparalleled in the fashion industry, and all of its products are offered at affordable prices, with some systems available for rent. Sareen has been at the forefront of product development technology for more than 20 years, and has been the primary mover of 3D display and virtual reality availability within the PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) discipline. Since the inception of apparel industry usage, Tukatech has seen the greatest innovations and has the largest “international” reach for design and product development interaction between the companies in Los Angeles and their global suppliers. TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AWARD FINALIST IAN STIKELEATHER Founder Stikeleather Apparel Holdings Stikeleather is a contemporary menswear label that explores the border between streetwear and sportswear with its minimalist style lines, crisp aesthetic, and inventive approach to the closure. Founder Ian Stikeleather’s company is an innovative producer of cutting edge men’s clothing and fashion accessories that explores the border between street wear and sportswear with minimalistic style lines. His designs often incorporate Stikeleather’s patented magnetic closure technology, Magnex, a neodymium magnetic closure, to create seamless designs. By replacing buttons and zippers with its proprietary magnetic closure, it tears down tradition and replaces it with something sleek, functional, and durable. Through rigorous engineering and testing, the Magnex has been calibrated for over 4 lbs. of pull force, ensuring security and efficiency while remaining concealed. Stikeleather will soon be able to offer these seamless closure designs to the hundreds of thousands of loyal women who regularly buy their clothing online from White Plum, the online women’s retailer that Stikeleather purchased earlier this year.
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