Talon International - Fashion Company Profile
Talon International is the Woodland Hills, California supplier behind the Talon zipper - the brand that dates to 1893 - selling custom zippers, complete trim programs and TekFit stretch technology to the apparel industry worldwide.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Operating - supplier of zippers, apparel trim and stretch technology to brands and retailers worldwide
- Type
- Public - Talon International, Inc., traded over the counter (OTCQB: TALN); incorporated in Delaware in 1997 as Tag-It Pacific and renamed in 2007
- Headquarters
- Woodland Hills, California, United States (greater Los Angeles)
- Founded
- The Talon zipper brand dates to 1893 - 'the world's original zipper'; the present corporation dates to 1997
Company Profile
Talon is a business-to-business supplier: its customers are the brands and factories named in its record, not shoppers, so this page carries no marketplace shop box. Its three lines remain the ones its profile describes - Talon brand zippers, managed trim solutions (labels, tags, fasteners, packaging) and TekFit stretch for waistbands and collars - run from Woodland Hills with offices and facilities across the U.S., the U.K. and Asia.
The customer list in the filing is a roll of the apparel industry: Abercrombie & Fitch, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kohl's, J.C. Penney, Fat Face, Victoria's Secret, Wal-Mart, Tom Tailor, Levi Strauss & Co. and Juicy Couture among them. From its headquarters in the greater Los Angeles area, the company runs offices and facilities throughout the United States and in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, India, Indonesia and Bangladesh - a sourcing footprint that mirrors the garment trade itself. Its trim catalogue runs from zippers, labels, heat transfers and patches to tapes and cords, paper trims and hang tags, plus creative services.
The Original Zipper, Run as a Trim Business
The Talon name carries the zipper's own history: the brand dates to 1893, and the company built on it pioneered much of what is now standard in zipper design. The modern corporation is younger - incorporated in Delaware in 1997 as Tag-It Pacific, taken public in January 1998, and renamed Talon International, Inc. on July 20, 2007. Its shares trade over the counter under the symbol TALN, making it one of the smallest public companies in this directory.
The TekFit side of the business is the growth story the filings tell: patented stretch technology that builds mechanical stretch into waistbands, collars and pocketing, sold to brands including Dockers, PVH and Uniqlo. Between the heritage zipper line, the full-service trim programs - in which Talon effectively acts as a brand's outsourced trim department - and TekFit, the company occupies a niche few shoppers ever see and almost every garment uses.
Common Questions
What does Talon International make?
Custom zippers under the Talon brand, complete apparel trim (labels, tags, patches, fasteners, packaging) and TekFit stretch technology for waistbands and collars, sold to apparel manufacturers, brands and retailers worldwide.
Why does Talon call itself the world's original zipper?
The Talon brand dates to 1893, from the earliest years of the slide fastener, and the company pioneered many standard zipper innovations. The present corporation was incorporated in 1997 (as Tag-It Pacific) and renamed Talon International in 2007.
Is Talon International a public company?
Yes, a small one: its shares trade over the counter under the symbol TALN. It is headquartered in Woodland Hills, in the greater Los Angeles area, with offices and facilities across Asia, the U.K. and the U.S.
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