Canada Fashion Industry Directory - Page 2

Maillot Baltex Inc. / Body I.D.

Founded in 1983, Maillot Baltex is one of North America's five largest swimwear manufacturers. The creator of the Baltex, BODY I.D. and Be Creative by BODY I.D. brands, as well as private label brands for major retailers, the family-run business sells over 7 million items a year. Maillot Baltex employs 800 people at its Montreal head office, its manufacturing facilities in Quebec and its offices in New York City and Wilmington, Ohio.

E-mail: info@baltex.com

Manitoba Fashion Institute

Represents local manufacturers, suppliers, and supporting organizations.

M.D.R. Fusing & Interlining Inc.

M.D.R. is a leading distributor of fusible interlining in Canada. They also provide the services of piece fuse, roll fuse, block fuse, slopping and slitting to the manufacturers in Canada and the USA.

Address: 20 Port Royal Est., Montreal, Quebec, H3L-1H7, Canada. Phone: 514 383-0401. Fax: 514 383-6216. Email: mdr.sales@mdrfusing.com. Contact: Remo N. Iadinardi, Vice President

Wholesale Item # 1: Woven fusible interlining. Wholesale Item # 2: Knit fusible interlining. Wholesale Item # 3: Non Woven fusible interlining. Wholesale Item # 4: Sew-ins. Wholesale Item # 5: Canvas. Wholesale Item # 6: Weft Inserts

Merrell

Since their beginning, they have maintained their passion for innovative designs and fine craftsmanship. Their core values set the standard for every boot, shoe or sandal they make. Merrell is designed for all men, women, and children who recognize "outdoor" as a progressive mindset - spanning the natural to urban landscapes.

Mexim International

They are an apparel buying and inspecting company that acts as a buyer's agent (sourcing product from Bangladesh). They deal especially with knitwear such as panties, men's briefs, t-shirts, polo shirts, A shirts, tank tops and caps for men, women and children. They are run by highly professional and veteran personnel of the field, and do not compromise on inspection, materials or quality where their buyers' interest is involved. Buyers can come up with the sketch, size specifications, target price (if possible) and other required information for a trial order.

Address: 411-109 Jameson Avenue, Toronto, M1J 3C9, Canada. Phone: 1-416-431-8478. Fax: 1-416-431-8478. Email: mexim@sympatico.ca. Contact: M Chowdhury, President

Millennium Footwear Inc

They are a leading supplier to the Canadian marketplace with growing markets in Europe. Primarily casual footwear, like skate shoes, is the largest area of development, followed by sandals, both sport and casual. All products come from the Far East. Annual pairage exceeds 2.2 million pairs.

Address: 23 Craig Street, Brantford, Canada. Phone: 519.751.2000 or 1.888.509.6658 CDN. Fax: 519.751.3328. Email: shooz@2000inc.on.ca. Contact: Paul E. LeBlanc Jr. Gender: Men's and Boy's

Wholesale Item # 1: Skate shoes. Wholesale Item # 2: boots. Wholesale Item # 3: canvas. Wholesale Item # 4: Hikers. Wholesale Item # 5: sandals

Mimi Lace

Manufactures high quality elastics at very competitive prices. They also distribute all types of laces, fancy trims and novelty fabrics throughout North America.

Address: 8480 Jeanne Mance, Montreal, H2P 2S3, Canada. Phone: 514-389-2222. Fax: 514-389-8218. Email: showroom@mimilace.com or info@mimilace.com. Contact: Paul Gross, President

Manufacturer Item # 1: woven and knitted elastics. Manufacturer Item # 2: laces. Manufacturer Item # 3: braids. Manufacturer Item # 4: fancy trims. Manufacturer Item # 5: novelty fabrics

MiniMidiMaxi

Apparel portal for Canada.

Moda de Vida Design

Moda de Vida Design is in the business of providing Pattern Management Solutions to the apparel industry. Services include pattern making, grading, marker making, plotting and technical fashion drawing, all at competitive prices. With over 15 years of patternmaking experience, the Moda de Vida team can help a company make the transition to CAD Pattern Management without a large outlay of capital for software and hardware. They can also provide hard paper patterns if required. Wendy Armbruster Bell, owner and head patternmaker, graduated with Distinction from the Fashion Design and Technology Program at Kwantlen University College in 1995, and also teaches fashion-related courses at the college level. Moda de Vida Design uses OptiTex and Freeborders software and is a member of Apparel BC and Women's Work Force.

Address: 1501 Marine Crescent, Coquitlam, BC, Canada, V3J 5X4. Phone: 604.202.7788. Fax: 604.931.7789. E-mail: info@modadevida.com. Contact: Wendy Armbruster Bell

Monalizas Lingerie Ltd.

They sell to many boutique type stores in the USA. They can supply a small sample order initially, accept Visa or MasterCharge, and ship via UPS.

Address: 2283 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, V6M 2A3, Canada. Phone: 604-2664598. Fax: 604-2664227. Email: sshahban@shaw.com. Contact: Moe Shahban. Gender: Women's

Wholesale Item # 1: Canadian Brand Bras. Wholesale Item # 2: Bras. Wholesale Item # 3: Panties. Wholesale Item # 4: Cotton and Spandex Leggings. Wholesale Item # 5: Hosiery. Wholesale Item # 6: Sleepwear. Wholesale Item # 7: Daywear

Nova Apparel Limited

Nova Apparel Limited is a Canadian manufacturer and distributor of industrial work wear, health care apparel, promotional garments and food industry apparel.

Address: 21 Kenview Blvd., Unit 1, Brampton, Canada, L6T 5G7. Phone: (905) 793-1500. Fax: (905) 793-9010. Email: uniforms@novaapparel.on.ca. Contact: Rocco Patafio, General Manager

Manufacturer Item # 1: Coveralls. Manufacturer Item # 2: Shop Coats. Manufacturer Item # 3: Scrub suits

Oasis Originals

They are a manufacturer and importer of unique, innovative apparel. They service corporate clients, retailers and event organizations.

Address: 812 Wall Street, Winnipeg, R3G 2T8, Canada. Phone: 204-229-9627 or 204 779-1500. Email: davepayetta@shaw.ca. Contact: Dave Payetta

Manufacturer Item # 1: jackets. Manufacturer Item # 2: active wear. Manufacturer Item # 3: sweatshirts. Manufacturer Item # 4: polar fleece. Manufacturer Item # 5: polo shirts. Manufacturer Item # 6: embroidery. Manufacturer Item # 7: leather jackets

Omnitrans Customs Brokers

As Canada's premier apparel and textile customs broker, they are uniquely qualified in all aspects related to the import, export and/or manufacture of apparel and related goods. Questions related to tariffs, TPL quota, freight (both domestic and USA), or NAFTA are welcome. They also offer a Small Parcel Distribution Program. Customs Broker.

Address: #150 - 5980 Miller Road, Richmond, B.C., V7B 1K2, Canada. Phone: (604) 787-3810. Fax: 604-279-9975. Email: c.maurer@telus.net. Contact: Clint Maurer, Senior Account Executive

Pearlite Display Products Ltd.

Manufacturer of custom store fixtures.

Address: #16-5850 Byrne Road, Burnaby, B.C., Canada, V5B-3J3. Phone: 604-434-9555. Fax: 604-434-9585. Email: jbuss@pearlite.com. Contact: Jon Buss

Manufacturer Item # 1: Design. Manufacturer Item # 2: Floor Racks. Manufacturer Item # 3: Wall Systems. Manufacturer Item # 4: Shelving Systems. Manufacturer Item # 5: Show Cases. Manufacturer Item # 6: Display Accessories. Manufacturer Item # 7: Custom Fixture Design and Manufacture

Plasticmolds.ca

They offer service as a mold maker for small, medium or large production molds, which can include logos. They make molds using a standard mold base; you only need a special aluminum plate to make production of over 1,000,000 pieces.

Address: 11815 Ethier, Montreal, H1H 3H5, Canada. Phone: (514) 325-1627. Fax: (514) 325-1627. Email: info@plastimolds.ca. Contact: Jose Laramanedi

Manufacturer Item # 1: mold maker. Manufacturer Item # 2: plastic hangers. Manufacturer Item # 3: Tie Hangers. Manufacturer Item # 4: Prototypes

Pure Blanks Organic Fashion Inc

Pure Blanks Organic Fashion Inc provides wholesale clients with a full service design/product development studio that can manufacture goods in an eco-friendly and sustainable way. They will take your designs or help develop concepts and turn them into finished garments, and act as a bridge between overseas factories and local (North American) manufacturers, offering services from concept through to manufacturing. Canada Fashion Industry - Wholesale Organic Clothing Production - Sourcing Agents.

Address: Toronto, Canada, T3G 5K1. Phone: 647-248-8326. E-mail: info@dandmo.com. Contact: Adila Cokar

Quality Elastics Ltd

With over 30 years of experience, Quality Elastics Ltd. (QEL) is a leading manufacturer of knit and woven elastic and other narrow fabrics for the apparel trade.

Address: 9800 Clark Street, Montreal, H3L 2R3, Canada. Phone: 514-381-9955 or 800-665-9950. Fax: 514-381-8751. Email: info@qel.ca. Contact: C. Miller - VP Marketing

Manufacturer Item # 1: Elastic. Manufacturer Item # 2: Waistbands. Manufacturer Item # 3: Trimmings

Quebec Clothing Contractors Association

Through a competent team, the Quebec Clothing Contractors Association (AECQ) fulfills the needs of its members and gives shape to their projects. Well aware of their needs, AECQ has devised, through the years, a complete line of services and projects to meet their expectations. An English version of the association site is also available.

Rebel Sports

They manufacture sexy sport items for imprinted promo companies, as well as a line of trendy, sexy sporty fashion tops and bottoms. If you are looking for great prices on sexy items call them - because of the dollar they are very competitive for their American customers.

Address: 211 Advance Blvd., Unit 3-4, Brampton, L6T 4S8, Canada. Phone: 905-459-8246 or 905-459-5347. Fax: 905-459-6266. Email: rebeljeans@on.aibn.com. Contact: Rene Fonseca, VP. Gender: Unisex

Manufacturer Item # 1: Baby T's. Manufacturer Item # 2: Sports tops. Manufacturer Item # 3: Knit wear. Manufacturer Item # 4: Track sets. Manufacturer Item # 5: trendy fashions. Manufacturer Item # 6: Sport dresses. Manufacturer Item # 7: Imprinted top

Regal fabrics

They are textile wholesalers based in Montreal, Canada, servicing retailers and manufacturers.

Address: 160 St. Viateur East, Suite #502, Montreal, H2T 1A8, Canada. Phone: 514-274-2500. Fax: 514-276-9812. Email: regalfabrics@aol.com. Contact: David Pollack, owner

Wholesale Item # 1: lacoste. Wholesale Item # 2: interlock. Wholesale Item # 3: ribs. Wholesale Item # 4: polar fleece. Wholesale Item # 5: coated vinyls. Wholesale Item # 6: jogging fleece

Retail Council of Canada

Robocuts Inc.

Robocuts is strategically located in the heart of Montreal's fashion district. Their management team has over 40 years of experience, and their competitive advantages include the use of technology from Gerber, Lectra, and Pad systems, allowing compatibility with any major manufacturer in the world via internet pattern transfer. Combined with the largest cutting room in Canada, they can handle any order, any season, and offer big service tailored to a company's individual production needs. Automated Cutting, Grading, Marking, Fusing.

Address: 1625 Chabanel West, Suite 729, Montreal, QC, H4N 2S7, Canada. Phone: (514) 388-8001. Toll free: 1-877-388-8001. Fax: (514) 388-7783. Email: sales@robocuts.com. Contact: Dave

Rocky Mountain Trading Co.

Canadian direct merchant specializing in outdoor apparel and corporate logo embroidery: fleece, rain suits, winter jackets, schoolbags, ski jackets, denim wear, and more - save by buying direct.

Address: 2762 Rupert Street, Vancouver, BC, V5M 3T7, Canada. Phone: 1-888-377-6259. Fax: 1-888-797-0779. Email: info@rockydirect.com. Gender: All. Store Type: Online and Catalog. Retail Category: Specialty

Roots

Roots was founded by Michael Budman and Don Green, two city kids who met at summer camp in Algonquin Park, where they first fell in love with the ideals and beauty of Canada. Their birthplace may have been in Algonquin Park, but they unite the best of cabin and city globally. They have over 120 stores across North America, more than 150 internationally, and they offer online shipping to over 70 countries.

Roy Metal Products

Roy Metal Products is the most flexible custom metal store fixture manufacturer in North America.

Address: 52 Morigeau Blvd., Saint-Francois, G0R 2G0, Canada. Phone: 418-2592711. Fax: 418-2592931. Email: jevto@roymetalinc.com. Contact: Jevto Dedijer

Ryerson University, School of Fashion

The School of Fashion at Ryerson University is an innovative leader in fashion education, recognized by industry and the public for setting the highest standards in both educational programming and professional practice, producing creative problem solvers and leaders for all aspects of the fashion industry in North America as well as international markets. This degree program offers two options: Fashion Design and Fashion Communication. Fashion School.

Address: 350 Victoria Street, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada. Phone: 416-979-5333. Fax: 416-979-5227. Email: fshninfo@ryerson.ca

SAAN Stores Ltd.

SAAN has more than 230 retail outlets in more than 200 communities across Canada and is constantly evolving to serve the changing needs of Canadian families. While carrying many familiar national brands, SAAN offers superior value through the many in-house private labels that meet or surpass the quality of national brands, but at a much more reasonable cost to the consumer. SAAN also owns Red Apple Clearance Centres, founded in December 1989 in Western Canada with four stores, offering discount pricing on quality family clothing, clothing basics, housewares, snacks and limited grocery items. A store locator is available.

Address: 2800 Matheson Drive, Mississauga, ON, L4W 4X5. Phone: (905) 219-8700

Sajo

Sajo is an international retail custom store fixtures provider and rollout management firm. Clients include Pottery Barn, J Crew, Tiffany and Co., Aldo Shoes, Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, Kenneth Cole, Timberland, Guess Jeans, Gap, Talbots and many more.

Address: 1350 Graham Blvd., Montreal, H3P 3C8, Canada. Phone: 514.858.3155 or 514.968.1269. Fax: 514.389.8622. Email: rocco@sajoinc.com. Contact: Rocco Raco

Silk Melody

Silk Melody is owned and operated by LYMA Products Inc., a Canadian corporation registered under the number 612046-6. They are the exclusive Canadian distributor of Cathaya digitally-printed products. Their aim is to bring genuine silk collections with exclusive quality and European design to customers who value unique silk products. The product line includes silk evening dresses, silk formal dresses, silk pants, silk skirts, silk shirts, sweaters, silk scarves, silk shoes, silk handbags and silk dress combinations.

Skotts Original Washable Suede / Selection Leather

SKOTTS Original Washable Suede has been manufacturing fashionable women's garments in North America for the past 15 years. It is the original in washable suede garments. All garments, be they jackets, pants, skirts and vests, are machine washable, come in various spring, summer and fall colors and in different sizes. All items are new and individually packed. Selection Leather is an extremely fashionable men and ladies leather garment manufacturer; they specialize in the latest fashion trends as well as leathers, and are liquidating various styles and colors at a huge saving. Leather Clothing Manufacturer, Jacket Manufacturer, Pant Manufacturer, Skirt Manufacturer, Vest Manufacturer.

Address: 65 Port Royal W., Montreal, QC, H3L 2A7. Tel: 514-381-4112. Fax: 514-904-1578. 1-800-828-4112. E-mail: omar@selectionleather.com. Contact: Omar Kment

SLT Textiles

They are manufacturers with their own factories in Morocco and Asia. Their company employs more than 2000 employees and they are mainly specialized in jeanswear. They are recognized for their professionalism and supply their European clients (major department stores) with a daily production capacity of 20,000 pieces. They can quote within 48 hours upon receipt of a sample and specs. Every season, after delivering to their clients, they sell at the lowest prices all of their leftover units.

Address: 555 Chabanel Street W., #1204, Montreal, Quebec, H2N 2H8, Canada. Phone: 514-802-0415 or 514-486-7731. Fax: 514-486-7731. Email: slt_textile@yahoo.com. Contact: Saad Laraki, Sales Manager. Gender: Men's and Women's

Manufacturer Item # 1: jeans. Manufacturer Item # 2: knitwear. Manufacturer Item # 3: fleece. Manufacturer Item # 4: private label

Squirt Clothing

He has a great line of clothing with fabulous colors and logos - the name is really catchy and at good prices.

Address: 446 Alston Rd., London, N6C 3B9, Canada. Phone: 519.851.1944. Email: squirtdogg@bigfoot.com. Contact: Shawn, owner

Manufacturer Item # 1: t shirt. Manufacturer Item # 2: long sleeve t shirts. Manufacturer Item # 3: hooded sweatshirts. Manufacturer Item # 4: hats. Manufacturer Item # 5: girly tees. Manufacturer Item # 6: socks

Tama Designs Inc.

Tama Designs Inc. produces higher end career sportswear. They are very meticulous with their quality and timely delivery.

Address: 23 Jenet Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M6H 1R5, Canada. Phone: 416 504-7326 or 416 504-7327. Fax: 416 504-7321. Email: tama@aei.ca. Contact: Ann-May Cheng - President. Gender: Men's and Women's

Manufacturer Item # 1: Jackets. Manufacturer Item # 2: Pants. Manufacturer Item # 3: Skirts. Manufacturer Item # 4: Dresses. Manufacturer Item # 5: Tops. Manufacturer Item # 6: Shorts. Manufacturer Item # 7: Gowns

Tarseam

Tarseam (Pattern Making) is a Canadian company created in 2004, specializing in pattern making and grading. Tarseam belongs to the Design Wizard Group, the first inventor of parametric pattern drafting, which means dynamically drawing a pattern based on the unique data parameters provided by you or by modifying the default parameters. Tarseam was born from Design Wizard, as part of a need both to modernize and to rationalize production, increasing productivity while standardizing and improving production standards. The Tarseam department is made up of a select multidisciplinary team of designers, pattern makers and engineers.

Textiles Human Resources Council

You can receive training for the manufacturing of yarn, the weaving process, the knitting process, dyeing, finishing etc. Textile Industry Training.

Phone: 613 230 7217. E-mail: info@thrc-crhit.org

Thompson Ahern & Co. Ltd.

Established in 1875, they are one of Canada's most experienced customs brokers, freight forwarders and third party logistics providers. They provide import/export permits, licences and marking regulations advisory services, and are experienced in quota and other governmental restraints and restrictions. International freight, Canada-USA-Mexico land transportation, warehousing and distribution, and customs consulting. Member of the EDI Council of Canada, Canadian Society of Customs Brokers, IATA, Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association and Canadian Courier Association.

Address: 6299 Airport Road, Suite 302, Toronto, L4V 1N3. Contact: Paul Coombs. Phone: 905-677-3471 Ext. 256. Cell: 416-706-8800. E-mail: pcoombs@taco.ca

Toronto Fashion Incubator

Officially known as the Toronto Centre for the Promotion of Fashion Design, the Toronto Fashion Incubator (TFI) is an innovative, non-profit, small business centre designed to support and nurture new fashion entrepreneurs. The TFI began in 1986 as an initiative of the Fashion Industry Liaison Committee (FILC), a volunteer industry organization supported by the City of Toronto's Economic Development division. It was proposed that a fashion incubator could stimulate business growth and ensure the continuing vitality of the fashion industry in Toronto.

Toucan Punchworks

They produce digitized designs for the commercial embroidery market. They have many years experience in a high production environment, but do not compromise on quality.

Address: 158 Melissa Crescent, Mount Forest, N0B 1B0, Canada. Phone: 519-846-9211. Email: dave@toucanpunch.com. Contact: Dave Birtwistle

WINFASH

WINFASH is a highly developed software for the sewn products industry made up of several modules interactive with one another to bring you industry specific software, addressing all of the issues usually encountered by the style/color/size phenomenon. WINFASH runs under Windows, has its origins in Montreal in the Chabanel district, and is affordable, easy to use and easy to install.

Phone: 866-946-3274 or 514-345-8866 (Montreal). Email: harry@sierratec.biz. Contact: Harry Marks

Weekly Couture

An online Canadian weekly publication: a free weekly newsletter and website, an insider's guide to everything hot and new from fashion and lifestyle to events and sales - style, fashion and event updates from Toronto, and worldwide, each and every week. New editions of Weekly Couture are sent out each week and delivered straight to your inbox; it is completely free to subscribe.

World Product Distributors

Clothing wholesaler at discounted prices.

Address: 6978 Grande River Line, Pain Court, N0P 1Z0, Canada. Phone: 800-545-2124 or 519-436-6262. Fax: 775-429-6685. Email: g_cyrenne@yahoo.com. Contact: George Cyrenne, Account Executive

Wholesale Item # 1: Jeans. Wholesale Item # 2: Sweatshirts. Wholesale Item # 3: Blazers. Wholesale Item # 4: Sports Apparel. Wholesale Item # 5: Brand Name Clothing. Wholesale Item # 6: T-shirts. Wholesale Item # 7: baby outfits

Yifeng Enterprise

They are the agent of Wuxi Norma Fashion Co Ltd (China), a well-known manufacturer for many famous labels sold in the US and Canada. Their factory is located in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China.

Address: 14872 20A Ave., Surrey, V4A 8L3, Canada. Phone: 604-722-9167. Fax: 604-538-4166. Email: luyifeng@hotmail.com. Contact: Ivan Lu, Manager. Gender: Women's

Manufacturer (Agent) Item # 1: dresses. Manufacturer (Agent) Item # 2: Jackets. Manufacturer (Agent) Item # 3: slacks. Manufacturer (Agent) Item # 4: pants. Manufacturer (Agent) Item # 5: skirts