LibGuides: Directories: Apparel Industry Services, Resources and Suppliers

Apparel Manufacturers and Suppliers - Online Resources

FF FibretoFashion
Source global apparel, textile, and home furnishings suppliers. Requires free sign in.
AAPN Member Sourcing Directory
AAPN is the international network of sourcing managers, producers and suppliers of apparel to the market in America.
Made in NY: Fashion
Celebrating and strengthening New York City’s world-class fashion design and manufacturing community. Links to a multitude of helpful local resources.
Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc. (CFDA)
Use the RESOURCES & TOOLS tab to find contractors, sample makers, and design services
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"The Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc, (CFDA) is a not-for-profit trade association that leads industry-wide initiatives and whose membership consists of more than 400 of America’s foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry, and accessory designers."
Fashiondex.com
Apparel suppliers, contractors, services, fabric & trim resources.

Apparel Industry Sourcebook
Call Number: TT496 .U6 F4
The comprehensive directory for apparel manufacturers, designers, merchandisers, trim buyers, fabric buyers and production departments in the men's, women's, children's and accessory markets. A complete and up-to-date guide listing nationwide suppliers of all types of fabrics, trims, notions, forecast services, swatch design studios, CAD services and more for the apparel industry.
Directory of Brand Name Apparel Manufacturers
Includes a listing brand-name labels and manufacturers in the women's, men's, children's and accessory markets.

Fashion Designer's Sustainable Sourcebook
A guide to slow fashion suppliers and manufacturers

Plunkett's Apparel, Shoes and Textiles Industry Almanac 2019 (e-Book) by Jack W. Plunkett (Editor)
ISBN: 9781628318159
Covers trends within the apparel and textiles industry. Details the latest developments in global trade agreements, third party logistics and retail chain stores, along with important news from China and other emerging nations.

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(RN) Registered Identification Number Database
A registered identification number — or RN — is a number issued by the FTC, upon request, to a business residing in the U.S. and engaged in the manufacture, importing, distribution, or sale of textile, wool, or fur products.
(CA) Canadian Identification Number Database
Only Canadian manufacturers, processors or finishers of a textile fibre product or Canadians engaged in the business of importing or selling any textile fibre product are allowed to register for a CA Identification Number