The Impressions Product Guide

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	October 20, 2009 • Vol. 6, No. 19


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Green Streak Continues
The "greening" of industries across the world is not a passing trend. Decorated apparel suppliers, embroiderers and screen printers alike are doing their homework to properly educate and deliver green products and an eco-friendly philosophy to customers. Check out the latest organic and sustainable products shown here.

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Short-Sleeve One-Piece (style 4001ORG) by American Apparel is made of 100% organic cotton and designed for easy on and off. Unisex sizes 3-6m, 6-12m, 12-18m and 18-24m are available in cinder, dijon, pomegranate, galaxy, ultraviolet and natural.

This bamboo/cotton loop robe from Towel Specialties is made of 70% bamboo/30% cotton. The unisex style is 48 inches long and comes in natural color only.

Ladies’ fitted tee (style FT 130) by SOS From Texas is 100% organic cotton. Designed with a tapered cut and side seams to provide body-hugging fit. Double needle stitching throughout. Sizes S-2XL are available in natural, black, peace green, laffy taffy yellow, and cotton candy pink

Men’s long-sleeve T-shirt (style RA5054OR) from Royal Apparel is made from 30 singles, 100% organic cotton. It features a set-on sleeves and rib, self jersey shoulder-to-shoulder neck tape. Sizes S-2XL available in nine colors.

Red House Ladies Pique Polo (style RH32) from Sanmar is made from 100% organic cotton. It features a flat knit collar with shorter three-button placket, grosgrain trim on the inside neck and open hem sleeves. Available in XS-XXL and Plus 1X-2X

Otto'sStructured Low Profile Pro Style Cap from 100% organic superior cotton. It features a twill sandwich visor and contrasting eyelets. Comes with an adjustable hook and loop closure. Available in in six color combinations.

The Organic Tee (style 3020) from Doheny is made of 100% organic combed ring-spun cotton. It is available in black, brown, leaf, midnight, natural, ocean blue, red and white. Sizes S-2XL.

The organic rib tank (style 4020) from Bella is made of combed ring-spun 5.8 oz., super soft 2x1 rib knit cotton. Available in black, chocolate, leaf, natural, ocean blue, red, soft pink and white.

S&S Activewear presents Anvil’s 55% organic cotton/45% recycled polyester, 8-oz sweatshirt. It features full-zip front with hidden metal pull, double-layer hood with drawstring and split front pouch pocket.

SOYBU Vintage Full-Zip Hooded Sweatshirts (men’s style 0534 and womens style 0508) from Heritage Sportswear, Inc are made of 15-oz.., 55% cotton/30% bamboo/ 15% polyester and feature moisture wicking, anti-microbial properties and UV protection.

The ‘Maseru’ men’s v-neck (style EL7M8003) from Edun Live is made from 100% ECO-CERT certified organic combed ring-spun African cotton (5.1 oz). It is dyed with GOTS-certified ecological dyes. Slim-fit, v-neck and clean finish gives a stylized look.

This Aurum organic infant one-piece body suit (style 2323) is made of It features a lap-shoulder neck, short sleeves, traditional three-snap crotch, tearaway label in the neck and rib-knit trim on cuffs and leg holes.

This women’s long-sleeve bamboo tee (style W3004) from Alo is made of 67% bamboo/29% cotton/4% Lycra spandex jersey. StretchFlex technology provides comfort, freedom of movement, lasting recovery and great fit.


Check out our coverage of this cool category! Link to fun and informative stories below.
Growing Green: How to Market Organics Effective marketing unlocks the profit in eco-friendly products and processes; here's how.	Green Shop Tour The president of this major U.S.-based contract printer shares his common-sense approach to eco-conscious business and production processes.

Catalogs are perhaps the single most important tool you have as a decorator. Click on the links below to see how Impressions has developed true-to-form virtual versions of these industry vendors' catalogs:

American Apparel

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Augusta Sportswear

Blue Generation

Continental Clothing

Flexfit

Gildan

Holloway Sportswear

Pepco Poms

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Roland is a worldwide leader in developing profitable solutions for decorating apparel, from jerseys, caps and bags to jeans and T-shirts. The GX-24 desktop cutter cuts everything from twill and flock to heat transfer material. The VersaCAMM prints and cuts Heat Transfer Material for full-color transfer logos and artwork in custom shapes. Add rhinestone bling with our EGX-30A or EGX-350 engravers.

Next Level Apparel delivers the latest fashions with superb quality and heavenly soft fabrics at sharp price points. Our outstanding color pallet, up-to-date styles and fit continue to define us as one of the leading suppliers of fashion blanks in the U.S. market.
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