Top apparel products and decorated clothing take center stage in apparel industry resource<\/p>\n
TREVOSE, PA \u2013 September 10, 2013 \u2013 <\/strong>Wearables<\/em>\u00ae<\/sup> magazine puts top apparel products and decorated clothing front and center in a bold redesign unveiled this week in the award-winning publication\u2019s biggest issue of the year: the annual style and fall fashion preview.<\/p>\n Wearables<\/em>, published 10 times a year by the Advertising Specialty Institute\u00ae<\/sup> (ASI), is the $19.4 billion promotional products industry\u2019s go-to print and online resource for apparel, accessories and sales strategies. According to ASI research, 90% of readers polled cite Wearables<\/em> as their best source for apparel information.<\/p>\n Highlights of the new Wearables <\/em>magazine include:<\/p>\n \u201cWe listened to our readers, and after months of research and design, a stellar team headed by art director Hillary Haught, photographer Mark Pricskett and senior designer Glen Karpowich delivered a more sophisticated magazine just in time for a splashy debut in our biggest issue of the year,\u201d said Wearables<\/em> Editor C.J. Mittica. \u201cThe driving force behind this brash new look is to provide an even bigger showcase for the dozens of industry products we feature each issue. At the same time, I\u2019m sure long-time readers and newcomers alike will be pleased by our continued commitment to and passion for in-depth content on apparel, decoration and business \u2013 everything making an impact in the world of wearables today.\u201d<\/p>\n The fall preview issue includes a six-page high fashion shoot, a feature on trend-setting designers, round four of a year-long competition for 2013\u2019s top decorator and a how-to on creating a vintage screen-print.<\/p>\n The 2013 National Azbee Awards of Excellence recently named Wearables<\/em> a Top 10 Magazine of the Year along with honoring it for graphics and editorial content. Wearables<\/em> was also a 2013 Jesse H. Neal Award finalist for Best Single Article for \u201cPassing the Test,\u201d an investigation into whether garments from industry suppliers and retail brands lived up to their performance property claims, and for Best Subject-Related Package for \u201cMade in America,\u201d an examination of the root causes allowing domestic apparel manufacturers to thrive here at home.<\/p>\n Since 2004, ASI publications have been honored with 102 editorial and design awards. Melinda Ligos is editor in chief of all ASI magazines, and senior vice president of professional development. ASI publishes seven catalogs, five magazines and seven newsletters. ASI\u2019s magazine circulation is audited and growing, and Counselor\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>\u2019s collection of top lists are now the industry standard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Top apparel products and decorated clothing take center stage in apparel industry resource TREVOSE, PA \u2013 September 10, 2013 \u2013…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1482,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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