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Have you seen a toddler? They're all bums and tums. But if you look at a mannequin of a toddler, it's a little shrunken adult body, like a little alien. If you're making clothes and using that as the model, it's not going to work." That's why Janice Wang, the 31-year-old entrepreneur and chief executive of Alvanon has built a business to create anatomically accurate mannequins using three-dimensional scanners. Ms Wang also diversified into consulting, after clients began asking her questions such as: "I need to target 18-30 year olds on the East Coast of the US; what should my ideal shape be? Larger in the hips or smaller on the legs?" It is this, that defines the niche she has created: her company is attempting not only to make mannequins, but to provide any service related to size issues, including questions of inventory and stock planning.

Fashion brands operating in the French market have a new tool to create better fitting clothes for their target customers with the launch of a series of body forms representing the most up-to-date sample sizes of French men and women. The fit mannequins have been produced by global size and fit expert Alvanon, and are based on data collected by the Institute Francais du Textile et de l'Habillement (IFTH) during a nationwide size survey carried out in 2006.

United Kingdom : Textile Institute 86th World Conference to take place in Hong Kong

Alvanon is a successful multi-national company with a multi-million turnover. They aim to be the industry's global size and fit expert, through use of scientifically backed strategy consulting and practical tools.

Shaping the China Retail Market

Alvanon CEO Janice Wang talks about how the retail industry can expand overseas, especifically in China.

Chinese Growing Taller, Bigger

The typical body shape in China is smaller and more homogeneous than in Europe and the U.S., but the younger generation is getting taller and bigger, according to a study by fit-mannequin company Alvanon released Monday.

Luxury Levi's Boom in China?

When Kitty Young, general manager of Levi Strauss & Co.’s Chinese operations, brought the brand to China five years ago, not only was denim a minor category in Chinese apparel retail, but the cost of a pair of 501 jeans was exponentially higher than the $5 asking price of its competitors.

Super Sizing: J.C. Penney works to Perfect Fit

JCPenney began a three-year partnership with dress form manufacturer Alvanon to revise its body forms across all classifications: men's, women's and children's. "Then we made it mandatory for all our suppliers to purchase those forms so we can maintain consistency in size from design to manufacture," says Hannaford.

Alvanon Collaborates with ASTM to Develop New Children's Industry Standards.

Alvanon, the global size and fit expert, today announced its customized children's AlvaForm mannequins will be depicted in the 2007 Annual Book of ASTM Standards, to help the industry visualize the updated, more realistic standards for infants and children's body measurements.

US: Alvanon secures rights to Intellifit's body scan data

Alvanon has secured the exclusive rights to Intellifit's body scan database in a move that should help the apparel industry to create better fitting clothing for consumers...

It's all going pear shaped - the J-Lo way

British women resemble Jennifer Lopez: such is the pleasing conclusion of a fashion study which shows that nearly two-thirds of women in the UK are pear-shaped, even though most clothing manufacturers design their clothes with an hourglass shape in mind.

New Mannequin Technology Finds Perfect Fit for Today's Woman

How many times have you tried on a pair of gorgeous jeans only to discover that they hug your body in all of the wrong places? Alvanon, a leading fit model manufacturer, is helping to resolve some of the dressing room drama by offering the fashion industry a line of customized "true body shape" forms.

Time's Up for the Hourglass - Research shows most dominant female form is the rectangle.

"We can talk all day about measurements, but actually a 32-inch waist with a larger hip [vs.] a smaller hip is going to make a very big difference to the cut of the pant," says Janice Wang, CEO of Alvanon, Wang is talking about the results of a study conducted...