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Alvanon Announcements

October 26, 2011

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World’s foremost fit expert to chair global panel at Drapers Fashion Summit 2011 ‘The Globalisation Opportunity: Exporting Brands’

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The world’s leading apparel fit expert, Alvanon, has announced that it is to chair an international panel at the fashion sectors most prestigious conference event, the Drapers Fashion Summit 2011, being held on Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th November 2011 at One Whitehall Place in London. Ed Gribbin, president of Alvanon Inc., will lead a panel comprising Luca Carpinelli, head of retail for China’s multi-brand Novo Retail Group and Umberto Angeloni, the visionary Italian entrepreneur behind luxury menswear labels UMAN and Caruso; brands that have established themselves at the heart of luxury retailers worldwide. Together the panel will address ‘The Globalisation Opportunity; Exporting Brands’. Specifically they will reveal which industry players are successfully ‘globalising’ their brand; who is not and why. They will examine the factors that make overseas markets particularly suitable or attractive for export and highlight some common pitfalls and misconceptions associated with business models, products and brand cultures. Finally they will explain what foreign retailers and developers are looking for when importing, licensing or acquiring British brands. The Alvanon panel session will be held on Tuesday 15th November at 1.30pm. Full details on the two-day Drapers’ summit programme can be found on www.fashionsummit.co.uk.

June 7, 2011

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Alvanon helps Falmouth performance sportswear and fashion design graduates with show stopping final collections

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Final year students from University College Falmouth’s Performance Sportswear Design and Fashion Design BA honours courses put on a stunning graduate show that included 81 ‘dressed’ technical fit forms supplied by apparel fit expert, Alvanon. Falmouth’s graduate show, held at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, opened with a private viewing evening sponsored by Alvanon that attracted over 200 guests and included such influential names as Adidas, Uniqlo and I-D Magazine. The final collections were all designed using AlvaForm fit mannequins.

May 26, 2011

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Alvanon launches ultimate fit tool for capturing European body shape Will increase womenswear fit match by over 57 per cent and menswear by over 37 per cent

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The world’s leading apparel fit expert, Alvanon, has launched a new range of fashion ‘fit’ forms that will give thousands of fashion designers, brands and retailers the ultimate tool for accurately capturing the predominant European body shape. The new EU standard AlvaForm mannequins, the first of their kind in the world, will increase the percentage of women who find an ‘excellent’ or ‘adequate’ apparel fit at retail by 57.5 percent while for menswear it will increase by 37.5 per cent. This means fashion suppliers will be able to design garments that fit more of their European customers more of the time, achieving greater customer satisfaction, brand loyalty and full price sell-through with lower returns and markdowns. The new EU standard AlvaForm range is based on the analysis of three dimensional body scans of over 50,000 male and female consumers between 20 and 40 years of age in France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Russia, Spain, the UK and complemented by World Health Organisation and National Health data from 17 other European countries.

April 27th, 2011

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Alvanon to get fashion brands and retailers hands-on with latest fit technologies

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The world's leading apparel fit expert, Alvanon, will be encouraging fashion brands and retailers to get hands-on with its latest fit solutions at the ASBCI's interactive sizing and fashion technology workshop and seminar being held at The 1880 Legends Suite, Leicester Tigers, Welford Road Stadium in Leicester on Tuesday 17th May and Wednesday 18th May 2011. In addition to trying its full size 3D Intellifit body scanner, Alvanon is inviting fashion suppliers to bring in a selection of garments to 'fit' on its newly launched range of adult European standard sized AlvaForm mannequins. Furthermore Ed Gribbin, president of Alvanon Inc and widely recognised as the world's leading authority on apparel sizing and fit, will give the opening keynote presentation at the seminar running parallel to the event . Responding to a recent Which? Report '9 in 10 women annoyed by high street sizes' (Which? September 2010), Ed Gribbin will explain how brands and retailers can best tackle consumers' frustration with inconsistencies in garment sizing and fit.

April 21, 2011

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Alvanon launches global academic programme - puts professional sizing and fit tools in hands of students

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The world's leading apparel fit expert, Alvanon, has launched a global academic programme to help apparel design students establish a comprehensive knowledge and appreciation of customised fit processes, strategies and standards, enabling them to design better fitting clothes. The Alvanon Academic Programme will give design universities and colleges access to the apparel industry's most advanced sizing, fit and communication tools at significantly discounted rates. The programme will include master classes in consumer sizing research and analysis by renowned apparel fit experts and the use of customised design fit forms for pattern making, draping and fitting classes.

April 5th, 2011

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WorkIT! Conference 2011, Workwear & Corporate Clothing Show

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Ed Gribbin, president of Alvanon Inc., the world's leading authority on apparel sizing and fit is to fly to the UK especially to speak at the 'WorkIT! Conference 2011: Professional clothing –the way ahead' being held at the Workwear & Corporate Clothing Show on 5th April, at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry. With over 20 years experience of the uniform industry, Ed Gribbin is widely recognised as the global expert on apparel sizing, fit and communication strategies and tools. In his seminar presentation he will share his unparalleled experience and knowledge of global body shapes and will advise corporate clothing suppliers and end-customers on how they can achieve the perfect fit while managing image without breaking the bank in terms of investment and inventory.

Feb 16th, 2011

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Alvanon sponsors 2011 AAFA Annual Executive Summit

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The world's leading apparel fit expert, Alvanon, has announced that it is to play a major sponsorship role at the American Apparel & Footwear Association's, AAFA, 2011 Annual Executive Summit being held on March 2nd to 4th at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Pennsylvania Ave, Washington DC. Alvanon has committed to sponsoring the summit's prestigious chairman's reception. In addition, Ed Gribbin the recently appointed president of Alvanon Inc, has been invited to introduce one of the event's headline speakers General Michael Hayden, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, and National Security Agency, NSA.

Jan 11th, 2011

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Alvanon shows latest children's moveable EU 'fit' forms at Pitti Bimbo Exhibition Fortezza da Basso, Florence, 20-22 January 2011 STAND K1/CENTRALE and on 'A for Apple' STAND 19/SUPERSTREET

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Alvanon UK Limited, the world’s leading apparel fit expert, has announced that it will be showing  its latest range of children’s European ‘design and fit’ mannequins, AlvaForms, at Pitti Bimbo, Fortezza da Basso, Florence from 20th to 22nd January 2011, stand number K/1 in Centrale.  In addition to its own Pitti Bimbo stand, the children’s AlvaForms will be used by new kidswear designer brand, A for Apple, to show its debut European-fit collection.  A for Apple is the first independent kidswear brand to use children’s AlvaForms to achieve apparel fit integrity across its fashion offer.  A for Apple can be found on stand number 19/Superstreet.

Jan 11th, 2011

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World's leading apparel sizing and fit guru to tackle 'two-way' fashion highway at 66th All India Textile Conference, Nimhans Convention Hall, Bangalore 28th and 29th January 2011

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The world’s leading apparel fit expert, Alvanon, has announced that Ed Gribbin, the recently appointed president of Alvanon Inc, will be presenting at the 66th All India Textile Conference at Nimhans Convention Hall in Bangalore on 28th and 29th January 2011.  Ed Gribbin’s presentation entitled ‘Building the Best Two-Way Fashion Highway’ will prepare global brands for serving  India’s rapidly expanding and increasingly sophisticated consumer base, as well as orienting Indian brands for entering western markets.   In addition to speaking at the conference, Alvanon will be sponsoring the afternoon networking session and displaying some of its latest ‘fit’ form innovations. 

Jan 11th, 2011

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New 'hipster' kidswear brand sizes up Europe with Alvanon

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The world’s leading apparel fit expert, Alvanon, has announced that Hong Kong based ‘hipster’ kidswear designer brand ‘A for Apple’ is set to debut its first European-fit collection sized and fitted using Alvanon’s strategic fit consultancy and EU fit forms and blocks.  A for Apple used Alvanon’s front end global research and analysis consultancy, AlvaInsight to define the shape of its target European newborn to five year old consumer then utilised EU-sized AlvaForm mannequins to design its clothing and finally AlvaBlock to produce correctly sized patterns for its designer garments.  The new collection will be launched at Pitti Bimbo exhibition in Florence, 20th to 22nd January 2011, Superstreet section, stand number 19 and will be shown on a selection of Alvanon’s EU-sized AlvaForm mannequins.

Jan 11th, 2011

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Fashion fit guru appointed president of Alvanon Inc

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The world’s leading apparel sizing and fit expert, Alvanon, has announced the appointment of Ed Gribbin to president of Alvanon Inc.  Ed Gribbin, who has worked for Alvanon as president of its global strategic consultancy division for three years, is widely recognised throughout the apparel supply chain as the world’s leading authority on sizing and fit.   His promotion to president of Alvanon Inc follows his outstanding   contribution to developing the group’s global profile and for instigating successful customised fit strategies with an international portfolio of major apparel brands and retailers.   Ed Gribbin will operate from the group’s head office in New York and regional offices in the UK, Hong Kong and Germany. He takes up his appointment with immediate effect. 

November 4th, 2010

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Alvanon to show latest European children's 'fit' forms At Textile Institute Centenary Conference 2010 'Textiles: a global vision'

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New York City and Paris - October 20, 2008 - Alvanon, the global size and fit expert, today announced a collaboration with the Institute Francais du Textile et de l'Habillement (IFTH) to create standard French sizes for the apparel industry. The study, conducted by IFTH in 2006, which included more than 11,500 scans of French citizens in 37 different sites in France, provides powerful insight into how to improve fit for the French body for apparel brands both in France and those seeking to gain a competitive advantage in the market.

June 19, 2009

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ALVANON PARTNERS WITH NEW LUXURY CONCEPT, UMAN, TO FIND THE IDEAL MAN

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NEW YORK - 19th June, 2009 - Alvanon, the global size and fit expert in the fashion industry, today announced that it has completed its first engagement with Uman, the new, Italian, luxury men's concept being launched this week in Milan. The vision of Umberto Angeloni, former CEO of Italian menswear legend Brioni, Uman seeks to capture the essence and spirit of the modern, global, self-made man. Mr. Angeloni approached Alvanon, owners of the largest database of consumer body measurements in the world, and the acknowledged industry expert on all matters related to sizing and fit, to bring the vision of Uman to life.

October 20, 2008

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ALVANON AND IFTH COLLABORATE TO RELEASE MOST EXTENSIVE SERIES OF FRENCH BODY MEASUREMENTS FOR THE APPAREL INDUSTRY

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New York City and Paris - October 20, 2008 - Alvanon, the global size and fit expert, today announced a collaboration with the Institute Francais du Textile et de l'Habillement (IFTH) to create standard French sizes for the apparel industry. The study, conducted by IFTH in 2006, which included more than 11,500 scans of French citizens in 37 different sites in France, provides powerful insight into how to improve fit for the French body for apparel brands both in France and those seeking to gain a competitive advantage in the market.

August 12, 2008

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ALVANON RELEASES MOST EXTENSIVE CHINESE BODY MEASUREMENT STUDY

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NEW YORK - August 12, 2008 - Alvanon, the global size and fit expert, today announced it has compiled the most extensive collection of body scan research in China. Over 28,000 people were scanned in four key regions of the country at various urban retail shopping centers. The scanners captured 45 measurements per person, resulting in the largest body measurement study ever performed in China.

June 17, 2008

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Fueling Growth Strategy, Alvanon Expands Senior Management Team to Drive Company's Continued Global Expansion

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alvanon, the global size and fit experts in the retail fashion industry, today announced the global expansion of its senior management team, another step forward as the company expands and continues its growth. Alvanon has promoted two of its leading executives, Ed Gribbin and Edward Lemack, to lead the company's expanding consulting services and international development.

May 22, 2006

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Alvanon Secures Exclusive Rights to Intellifit Body Scan Database

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Over 120,000 Body Scans Provide Alvanon with Enhanced Research to Correct Industry-Wide Misconception about Fit; Global Consulting Division Offers Brands and Manufacturers Advanced Tools and Strategies to Maximize Sales...

March 21, 2006

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Body Shape Expert Joins Alvanon' Consulting Division

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Alvanon, the global leader in technology solutions for apparel product development, sourcing and quality, today announced it has created a new consulting division and appointed apparel fit and sizing expert, Ed Gribbin, to lead the division...

November 17, 2005

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Alvanon, North Carolina State University reveals how industry can tackle problems of poor fit by addressing more than an hourglass figure

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An analysis of landmark research into the body shape of women today reveals why so many have trouble finding apparel that fits and how the larger you are the more difficult it becomes...