Industry Insights
Menufacturing – Get ready to enhance your brand
Menufacturing is a complete vertical operation specializing in design, product development, embellishments, apparel production, merchandising, and distribution.
History of Fashion: 1920’s – 1940’s
Take a journey through the 1920s-1940s, exploring the evolution of fashion and its influence on the world around us.
Eagle Fabrics Textile Tour
Eagle Fabrics is a wholesale fabric company that prides itself in fulfilling the knitting, dyeing, finishing, and printing needs of the apparel manufacturer.
6 Fashion Manufacturing Trends to Watch
Hop on board – the fashion train is speeding up and these 6 manufacturing trends are shaping the future of fashion production.
FASHION INDUSTRY FACTORY TOUR: VERTICAL AUTHORITY
Vertical Authority is a skilled production factory that is willing and eager to take on exciting and challenging projects.
The History of High Heels
Move over Paris runways, leggy glamour and glittery fashion statements: all that we now associate with high heels. Give way to humble beginnings of wearing high heels.
TMD Out & About: Design Knit – Part 1
Design Knit is a family owned knitting mill specializing in designing and manufacturing knit fabrics for contemporary, athleisure, sportswear and loungewear markets.
TMD Out & About: Label & Label Inc.
Located in Los Angeles’ fashion district, Label & Label is a family owned, multi-generational business that focuses on all your label needs, including care labels, size tabs, hangtags and much more.
17 Luxury Fabrics You Need to Know
A luxury fabric is a fabric of the highest quality, usually less available and are used by first-rate designers to create elegant essentials for every wardrobe. They mostly come from natural fibers and or the latest and most innovative materials.
TMD Out & About: Classy Dye
Classy Dyeing & Finishing is an exceptional dye and wash house located in Los Angeles, CA. Classy Dye has been providing dyeing and finishing services since 1997.
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Our Founder’s Story
The Modern Directory was formed between business partners, Jarret Levin and Theresa Metzler, to solve the problems they had within their own jobs.
Meet the Founders Part 1: Jarret Levin
Introducing Jarret Levin, Co-Founder of The Modern Directory, a superstar designer, product development genius, and an all-around unicorn when it comes to fashion.
Meet the Founders Part 2: Theresa Metzler
Introducing Theresa Metzler, Co-Founder of The Modern Directory, a spectacular sourcer, prolific production expert and a maven at all things custom. She makes the impossible possible.
5 Ways to Market Your Fashion Business
With clever marketing strategies, you can stand out from the crowd and connect with your target audience.
Fall/Winter 2022 Fashion Trends
Refreshingly unique, utterly chic, and drenched in vivid colors that excite and delight; the top Fall/Winter 2022 trends are certainly far from quiet.