Swimwear maker dumping Nautica for Ralph Lauren. (Retail).CALL it the expanding bathing suit wars. Apparel Ventures Inc., a Gardena-based swimwear manufacturer that makes swimsuits for Anne Klein Anne Klein (August 3, 1923 - March 19, 1974) was an American fashion designer whose label was continued by designer Donna Karan after Anne Klein's death. Anne Klein was born as Hannah Golofski in New York City on August 3, 1923. , Ocean Pacific and Tommy Bahamas, has received a contract to make women's, juniors and girls' swimsuits for Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifschitz on October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive. Life Ralph J. Lauren was born in the New York City borough of The Bronx to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants Fraydl (Kotlar) and Frank Lifshitz, a house . Until now, Ralph Lauren's swimsuit line was made by Authentic Fitness Corp., another Los Angeles swimsuit manufacturer that is the exclusive North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. licensee for Speedo An earlier scalable font technology from Bitstream Inc., Cambridge, MA (www.bitstream.com). Speedo fonts used the .SPD extension. See FaceLift. . The Ralph Lauren deal, which takes effect July 1, is expected to net Apparel Ventures $25 million in annual revenues, said Lynne Koplin, the company's president. But in order to have the capacity to make the Ralph Lauren line, Apparel Ventures had to cut loose another client, Nautica Enterprises Inc., whose swimwear line was bringing in about $21 million a year for Apparel Ventures. "It was a tough thing to decide," said Koplin. "But if you look toward the future, Ralph Lauren is marching toward Europe and growing impressively on the national retail level." Meanwhile, Roger Williams, president of Authentic Fitness, owned by financially troubled Warnaco Group Inc., was in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of last week talking to Nautica about manufacturing their swimsuit line. Staff reporter Deborah Belgum can be reached at (323) 549-5225 ext. 228, or at dbelgum@labusinessjournal.com. |
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