Everyday Sunday is adding men’s swimwear to its growing beachwear lifestyle brand. Created and distributed by Montreal-based Nasri International, which boasts more than 20 years of expertise in the swim and leisurewear markets, the bright, energy-infused men’s collection will debut for Spring/Summer 2017.

Drawing inspiration from the past while offering ease and comfort for the man of today, the collection evokes a variety of eras, trends and cultures. “This new collection brings a breath of fresh air to the men’s market,” says Elie Junior Nasri, co-founder and director of menswear development. “The variety of styles, the composition of fabrics, the colors—all the ingredients have been combined to give each of our new clients something to love.” The line features five silhouettes in an array of solids and prints with re-imagined retro inspiration and washed-out treatments. Styles include the “Casual,” which offers a modern take on the traditional trunk; the “Sport,” which is athletic yet sophisticated; and the “Hybrid,” a longer board short that’s versatile enough to be worn from the city to the sea. For more information, visit everydaysunday.ca.

With a new era of surfing emerging, Surf Expo is catching the wave. The watersports and beach lifestyle trade show—which takes place Sept. 8-10 in Orlando, Fla.—will host Surf Park Summit 2. Top influencers in the industry will gather at Surf Park Summit 2 on Sept. 7 at the Orange County Convention Center to discuss the opportunities and challenges related to the development of surf destinations beyond the ocean.

Founded by Surf Park Central in 2013, Surf Park Summit is the largest industry conference designed to help accelerate the growth of the surf park industry. “Surf Expo is excited to host Surf Park Summit at this summer’s show,” says Roy Turner, Surf Expo vice president and show director. “As the marketplace for global water sports, we see future development of wave and wake parks as a way to expand participation of two of our key market verticals. We welcome the technology, finance and business leaders in the wave park category as we look to support the growth of surf, beyond its traditional boundaries.” The summit will include a wave technology panel and presentations by industry executives, as well as finance and funding solutions for surf park developers. For more information, visit surfparkcentral.com/surfparksummit2.

Rich details and a playful philosophy on life characterize Isabella Rose, a new swim and casual wear collection created by The Lunada Bay Corporation. The collection will debut for Cruise ’17 at SwimShow, taking place July 16-19 during Miami Swim Week. Isabella Rose joins the already stellar line-up of brands under the Anaheim-based manufacturer’s umbrella, including ále by Alessandra, BECCA by Rebecca Virtue, BECCA ETC, BCA and Mossimo Swim.

“Isabella Rose gives our company a unique vantage point within the market,” says Susan Crank, CEO of The Lunada Bay Corporation. “Consumers are asking more of the brands they value, and Isabella Rose will deliver. Every piece within the collection resonates with a deep, beautiful sense of story, reflected in rich detailing, which is playful, adventurous and downright fun.” The collection, which is priced from $55 to $160, features 87 styles of swim and casual wear, including bikinis, one-pieces and cover-ups. The designs feature eye-catching details utilizing handmade artisan techniques and luxe trims, including macramé treatments, gold feather hardware and beautiful sea shells. For more information, visit isabellaroseswimwear.com.

COAST is joining the ever-increasing line-up of trade shows, runway shows and events on the busy Miami Swim Week schedule. The trade show, which has been produced in South Florida since 2007, will make its Swim Week debut July 18-19 at the New World Center in Miami Beach. Brands will include Bandolier, Rachel Zoe, For Love & Lemons, and Karina Grimaldi, among others.

“Each year, we strive to do better than the previous,” says Karen Bennett, CEO of COAST. “Our goal is and has always been to provide a very special B2B environment within the fashion industry. Nine years later, we couldn’t be happier to launch new elements and events to better serve our industry.” This year, COAST is debuting a designer installation concept in collaboration with Simonett Pereira of Miami’s Style Mafia. Four designers—Acid NYC, Style Mafia, LUXCHILAS and Deondra Jereé—have been selected to curate an installation that embodies the style and spirit of their brands. The event, encompassing fashion, cocktails and music, takes place July 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the New World Center’s Rooftop Garden. For more information and a full list of brands, visit coastshows.com.

EUROVET Americas, producer of CURVEXPO, will reinforce its alliance with UBM—the leading U.S.-based events and marketing services group, and producer of MAGIC Marketplace—by sharing space with the contemporary ready-to-wear exhibitors at PROJECT WOMENS at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, taking place Aug. 15-17. PROJECT WOMENS was previously known as ENKVEGAS.

This consortium of ready-to-wear, swimwear and lingerie brands in one location will facilitate buyers’ ability to discover cross-over trends and merchandise collections, while controlling inventory and purchases in a high-fashion, one-stop-shopping experience.

CURVENV will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2017. “This was the logical evolution in our collaboration with UBM and MAGIC, and I am thrilled that we made it happen,” explains CURVEXPO CEO Pierre-Nicolas Hurstel. CURVEXPO produces Mode Lingerie and Swim CURVENY New York and CURVENV Las Vegas, the premier lingerie and swimwear trade shows in North America, showcasing collections from more than 350 international exhibitors. EUROVET Americas is a subsidiary of the Paris-based EUROVET, producer of Salon International De La Lingerie Paris, Mode City, Interfillière and more. For more information, visit eurovet.fr/en/our-shows-worldwide.

Anita Goodall

Anita C. Goodall, founder and president of the Anita G brand, passed away after suffering a major stroke on May 17, 2016. She was 67. Goodall was also a five-time breast-cancer survivor who attributed her 17 years of cancer remission to God.

Goodall worked with husband Jerry Goodall, her partner in life for over 28 years, to build the Anita G brand, which began with women’s clothing and evolved into Girl Friends and 405 South by Anita G, a children’s clothing and swimwear line. In 2002, Goodall started the Step by Step Foundation to provide shoes, clothing and necessities to impoverished children throughout the world. “Many children in developing countries grow up without ever having owned a pair of shoes,” she said. “Not wearing shoes puts these children at risk of injury, disease, immobility and, in many cases, they are kept from attending school. Our mission and heart is to help these children feel loved and to provide some basic needs like a new pair of shoes.”

“Anita was so generous,” said Jerry Goodall. “She always said she got so much more joy out of giving things away than she did from selling stuff. She had an amazing heart for people in need, and we plan to keep the Step by Step Foundation going.”

To donate or to read more about Goodall’s foundation, visit stepbystepfoundation.org.

The 11th edition of Interfilière Shanghai presented the newest trends and innovations in the worlds of lingerie, swimwear and leisurewear. Held October 12-13, 2015, at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, the trade show featured 220 exhibitors from 15 countries. Qualified buyers, including 76 percent from mainland China, visited the show to do business and discover the latest industry developments.

Going forward, fashion, sport and health are the new lingerie buzzwords, according to the “Mouv’Innovation Forum,” created in partnership with the Federation de la Maille et de la Lingerie, which presented high-tech applications and the latest innovations for textiles and accessories used for sports and medical lingerie. In addition, the 270m2 trend forum, created in collaboration with Concepts Paris, identified such Spring/Summer 2017 trends for lingerie and beachwear as flower designs, the importance of blues, white textural effects, fine denier laces and geometric mixers.

To honor exhibitors for their achievements, Interfilière Shanghai presented awards across seven categories during its second annual Interfeel’Awards presentation. The 2015 winners included Liberty Tex (Taiwan) for Embroidery; Gayou Lace (China) for Lace; Takefast Limited (Hong Kong) for Accessories; Tengfei (China) for OEM-ODM; K-Boxing Warp Knitting (China) for Fabrics; Suzhou Famous Textile (China) for Fabrics/Prints; and Muehlmeier (Germany) for the Coup de coeur Europe award. Upcoming Interfilière events take place in Paris (Jan. 23-25) and Hong Kong (March 15-16).

For more information, visit interfiliere.com

 

La Lame has been named as the exclusive representative for Asher Fabric Concepts Collection on the East Coast. Based in Los Angeles, Asher Fabric Concepts is known for creating high-quality knits for the better contemporary, swim and active wear markets. Recently, the vertically integrated company has expanded its operations, which include fabric development, knitting, dying, finishing, and digital and screen printing. Its newly expanded warehouse can better service and deliver the many high-quality fabrics for which the company is known.

Representatives at La Lame say they have already received a strong response for the Asher line, in addition to the fabric collections it already carries.

For more information, contact La Lame at 212.921.9770.

Surf Expo offered plenty of newness during its Sept. 10-12 run at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The premier boardsports, resort and beach lifestyle marketplace featured 300 new brands and attracted nearly 2,000 first-time buyers. Overall, there was a 9 percent increase in retail store attendance, with buyers hailing from 47 states and 68 countries.

“Surf Expo’s September event continues to evolve into an all-encompassing water and resort marketplace,” says Roy Turner, Surf Expo show director and senior vice president. “If a business is influenced in any way by water and the lifestyles that surround it, Surf Expo is the place to be.”

More than 2,300 exhibitors offered products in categories including Surf, Wake, Wind, SUP, Skate, Swim, Footwear, Boutique, Resort and Gift, as well as several emerging categories, including Coastal Gift, Performance, Tech and Freedive. Highlights of the show included a new curated area called The Neighborhood, which featured nearly 50 California lifestyle-driven brands; a charity-focused happy hour benefiting the SIMA Humanitarian Fund’s StokesMe campaign; and the unveiling of the East Coast Surfing Hall of Fame’s 2016 inductees, including Duke Kohanamoku, known as the father of modern surfing. The next edition of Surf Expo will be held January 14-16, 2016, in Orlando.

For more information, visit surfexpo.com

Innovative fabrics created by Italian textile producers utilizing LYCRA® fibers were a highlight of the 2015 edition of MarediModa|IntimodiModa held in Cannes, France, from Nov. 3-5, 2015. The trade show, in its 14th year, is a premier destination for the beachwear and lingerie markets, and draws a large number of international exhibitors and visitors every year.

At the show, LYCRA cutting-edge fibers—such as LYCRA Sport, LYCRA Xtra Life™ and LYCRA Beauty—were utilized in its partner companies’ leading products. Exciting new beachwear fabrics for 2017 featuring LYCRA include offerings in Brugnoli’s Unforgettable line, Eurojersey’s Tessuti Sensitive® Fabrics and the debut of Maglificio Ripa’s new fabric named J3290. One of Europe’s major stretch fabric producers, Piave Maitex presented its extensive new fabric range, including Tecnogrip Beachwear, a new line that offers highly functional anti-slip characteristics. Tessitura Taiana introduced Re-Life, a zero-impact fabric, which can be used for ultra-sophisticated garments as well as extreme sportswear. Wegal & Tricotel presented Favola, a soft and compact microfiber, which utilizes LYCRA Beauty to enhance its shaping action. Additional Italian fabrications include Carvico’s luxurious new fabrics Beverly and Chinè; and three new fabrics by Jersey Lomellina S.p.A.—a textured 3D fabric, as well as Pepita and Pepita Light, which feature shiny Lurex effects.

For more information on LYCRA, visit invista.com or lycra.com.