Meet Some of Our Core Strategic Partners
North America
San Ildefonso / Novalan
Tulancingo, Mexico
Novalan and San Ildefonso are recognized worldwide by the quality of their products, service and prestige. With 170+ years in the Mexican and International wool and textile industry and over one million square feet of production capability they are one of the biggest wool mills and producers of wool fabric in America.
Established in 1847, San Ildefonso is one of the 10 most antique companies in Mexico and the oldest textile factory in America.
Novalan was founded in 1983 with a direction in sustainability and in its origins it focused on the production of 100% woolen spun fabrics from reprocessed and recycled materials.
In recent years the company has successfully expanded into new products such as fine summer fabrics, blends with cashmere and silk, technical fabrics, and more.
Europe
Harris Tweed Hebrides
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The long, barren archipelago on the far northwest tip of Europe is home to every weaver, dyer, blender, carder, spinner, warper, finisher and inspector of Harris Tweed cloth.
Harris Tweed cloth is the only fabric in the world governed by its own Act of Parliament and the only fabric produced in commercial quantities by truly traditional methods.
Harris Tweed offers designs from plain twills, traditional herringbones to more complex plaids as well as fresh, unconventional, contemporary patterns of great depth and complexity. Tactile, soft, breathable, warm, colourful, sustainable and adaptable : Harris Tweed retains its heritage of practicality and longevity whilst extolling all the qualities and virtues of a truly luxury fabric.
Söktaş
Söke, Turkey
Founded in 1971 and listed on the Turkish Stock Exchange in 1995, SÖKTAŞ specializes in cotton and cotton blends with wool, silk, and linen shirting fabrics. They control the entire production chain from design to yarn spinning, twisting, dyeing, weaving and finishing. Development of original yarns and new blends is a priority, enabling them to offer customers world firsts in fabrics. They’ve recently co-developed with the Cotton Research Institute a new super premium cotton yarn from a hybrid seed grown on their own land. It produces a strong, fine, silky cotton fibre to rival most of the Egyptian Giza varieties.
Fast Turn-Around on even super-premium lines is made possible through an unmatched selection of in-stock fabrics. Almost all qualities offer a range of Intelligent Finishes, including their unique BioShield treatment which is anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, anti-viral, and water repellent.
Abril Co.
Istanbul, Turkey
ABRIL Co. is a fabric Design – Development – Marketing company, which was established in April 2017. Armed with several sustainability certifications, their strength is in in prints both on knits and wovens, flat and jacquard knitted qualites, and jacquard and armure woven qualities developed to meet the “Fast Fashion” requirements of their clients with speed, creativity and vision, utilizing multiple production facilities where they are able to knit, print and dye at once.
Brisbane Moss
Todmorden, United Kingdom
Since 1858 Brisbane Moss, now part of the Chapman Group, has been supplying the world with traditional fabrics. Their quality has been exemplified by their Queens Award received for Export in 2004 and 2012 with presentations both at their factory and with Queen Elizabeth at Buckingham Palace.
Now a fully vertical operation they provide a unique and fully stock supported collection of Corduroy, Moleskin, Flat Cottons, Velvet and Linen fabrics with and without Stretch that has inspired luxurious timeless classic to high-end designer fashion
Leomaster
Cantagallo (Prato), Italy
Leomaster has been weaving fine fibers and yarns on the bank of the Bisenzio for generations. Created in 1991, it has its roots in the skills of yarn-dyed fabrics with traditional surfaces and aspects with a strong and current accent. Virgin wool, cashmere, alpaca, cotton, silk, and linen flow in the loom to give life to the fabrics born from the passion and quality of the team at Leomaster.
Trabaldo Togna
Pray (Biella), Italy
Since 1840 Trabaldo Togna has produced with great passion fine fabrics in pure wool, pure cashmere, and wool blended with other precious fibers for both men’s and women’s fashion destined to luxury labels worldwide.
Thanks to ongoing investments in research and innovation, the product is ever evolving, performing, light, comfortable and enduring. These creations are of the highest quality, made of the finest Australian wool, precious Mongolian cashmere and wool mixed with other precious fibers.
The production, entirely made in Biella, takes place at the mill located in Pray, rich in history and outstanding craftsmanship. Moreover, the elevated quality of the water in this region allows them to reach high levels of excellence from washing to finishing. It is also thanks to this profound relationship with the environment that we are able to present you with fabrics that are outstanding creations.
Marlane
Biella, Italy
Marlane represents one of the excellences of the Biella district, an area characterized by a high concentration of high-quality fabric producers. From sheep to fine fabric to meet the requirements of the most demanding menswear fashion companies, Marlane offers increasingly sophisticated, high-quality, 100% Made-in-Italy products with high performance and comfort characteristics.
Part of the Marzotto Group, Marlane is one of the largest fabric companies in Italy. Specializing in fast service to its customers by keeping the price and Italian fabric quality balance at the highest level, they have always created the style of contemporary men by combining high quality fabrics with an affordable price.
Carlo Barbera
Biella, Italy
Carlo Barbera's 19th century lanifico in Biella, Italy has been creating the most prestigious fabrics known for their quality, authenticity and luxury for the world's premier fashion houses since 1949. By combining the finest raw materials with painstaking craftsmanship, innovative colors and designs, unique vintage looms and proprietary finishing recipes, Carlos Barbera has earned its preeminent reputation. In 2010, the mill joined the Kiton Family, with a guiding philosophy of being "the best of the best, plus one".
Asia
Danmao
Danyang, Jiangsu Province, China
Founded in 1981, Danmao is currently one of the top 10 most competitive enterprises in the Chinese Textile Industry, won the National Textile Industry Quality Award, and their social responsibility management system earned the Golden Bee CSR Report-Growing Enterprise Award. Danmao has a capacity of over 8.8 million meters annually and are continually re-investing in importing new equipment and expanding their production capacity. Because of their commitment to continuous expansion, they have one of the strongest R&D departments that puts them on the cutting edge of advances in technology and sustainability in the textile industry. Danmao specializes in wool and wool blends, but also has a knitting facility to compliment.
Limore
Shoaxing, Zhejiang Province, China
Founded in 2015, LiMore is growing quickly with a capacity of over 3.5 million meters per year. Their production is focused on Polyester/Viscose and Polyester/Viscose blends for suits and sportcoats, trousers, casual wear, and technical applications. While there are many synthetic suit suppliers in the Chinese market, LiMore separates themselves by staffing European designers who work closely with their development team in China in order to emphasize quality and innovation. They produce new and creative designs twice a year and 1-2 months earlier than most for optimal customer timing.
Harbin Conco
Harbin, China
Launched in 1997, Harbin Conco is a completely vertical linen manufacturer and one of the largest linen weavers and sewing mills in the largest linen weaving area in China. With product ranging from casual to formalwear, from men’s to women’s, Harbin Conco offers a huge range of different techniques: print, indigo print, embroidery, jaquard, and delave as well as different finishes: airo, easy care, cool down, chinze, pigment, foil, vintage, coated, and water repellent.
It’s name derives from "COoperation aNd COordination", exemplifying the mills commitment to excellent quality, customer satisfaction, and fair prices.