Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Walton

Boston is so laced with jerseys that you can be dressed head to toe in team apparel and no one will look twice.

Eric Gordon

The apparel industry has for years failed in its old role as a fashion leader, so they've run up the white flag. They're saying, 'Well, at least we're the leader of the old stuff. Won't you come back and see us again?

Renaldo Nehemiah

The athletes coming out today are marking $350,000 to $650,000 plus a year, just from their apparel deals.

Most consumers know what sizes they wear. They no longer need to have the tactile experience that once made consumers cautious about buying apparel online.

We have not seen a new phenomenon hit the licensed apparel market like this before.

I will urge India if our apparel quota could be increased. I will also seek Indian investment in our local textile, clothing and knit sectors.

We'll emphasize better classic apparel while highlighting our strong appliance, electronics and home improvement merchandise,

We are pleased that sales in core businesses such as lawn and garden, tools and apparel have shown signs of strengthening, especially considering the difficult economic environment,

Nike's business is healthy in every area except one, ... We are enjoying strong results in all of our international regions, and in U.S. apparel and equipment; however, our U.S. footwear business continues to pose challenges.

Based on what we've heard and seen so far, the fashion apparel stores and department stores are going to be hit with lower profits.

Thomas Fuller

God makes, and apparel shapes; but it's money that finishes the man.

Whatever strengths fashion apparel did show came from deep markdowns.

Jim Davis

We think apparel is where we have the greatest opportunity now. It is an embarrassingly small part of our business, and we feel we have a lot of potential there.

Daymond John

I already have enough apparel businesses that are either doing well or not really doing anything at all, and I'm looking to broaden my portfolio.

Dwyane Wade

I am excited to extend my partnership with one of the premier shoe and apparel companies in the world. Converse represents tradition, a passion for sports and has a vision to revolutionize the industry.

Ken Block

What we're seeing now is more saturation in the market. When we started making skate apparel 15 years ago, this was a small market.

Tadashi Yanai

In general, the apparel industry isn't about continual process improvement or making the perfect piece of denim; it's about chasing trends.

Birdman

As a longtime fashion enthusiast and the architect of the YMCMB lifestyle, it makes perfect sense to partner with the esteemed Bravado and move into fashion and launch my apparel brands.

Birdman

I am excited to bring elements of my lifestyle to the masses with the Rich Gang, and with Lil Wayne to be able to share the feel of our labels with the YMCMB Apparel brand.

Birdman

I had to give Justin Bieber a lot of shirts - he's a friend of the team, and we got a lot of love for Justin Bieber. I like the apparel business. That's another $100 million per year, easy.

This spring, our stores are truly the destination for official MLB merchandise, with an expanded assortment of trading cards, apparel and sporting equipment that help parents and kids 'gear up' for the 2006 season or take to the field themselves.

Rosa Salazar

I wear American Apparel jeans every day of my life.

John Kim

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Sidney Morse. Sidney and his family created a building that has withstood the test of time as a landmark of the apparel industry. On behalf of everyone at the California Market Center, we offer Sidney's family our most heartfelt condolences.

Today's report was a case of familiar culprits -- apparel prices continue to put downward pressure on inflation, and housing and medical care continue to put upward pressure on inflation.

Our preference is to seek a longer-term solution that will permit the orderly development of textile and apparel trade. But the United States will have no hesitation in walking away from a bad deal.

It is an easier last-minute gift. For people that are trying to avoid the long lines or as the apparel selection starts to thin out, I think you will see more people turning to gift cards today.

Language is the apparel in which your thoughts parade before the public. Never clothe them in vulgar or shoddy attire.

I think because of the easy comparisons, apparel has an opportunity to stand out through the rest of the quarter compared to some of the other categories.

Our 1998 performance is particularly rewarding given the highly competitive retail environment and the incremental costs associated with our transformation initiatives, ... These initiatives strengthen Liz Claiborne's leadership position in the apparel industry and position us for continued growth into the millennium.

Richard Hastings

Our recent visits to some stores indicate better controls over displays, clutter, and shelf appearance, necessary steps to stabilize store aesthetics in support of their apparel initiatives.

But despite all the deterrents, consumers are still buying. Wal-Mart's sales were up for the month. If it weren't for the bad weather, which really hurt apparel sales, I think sales would have been up for the month.

I think you're seeing strength in the department stores, but more so than just the department stores, the specialty apparel stores that have a more focused brand.

Kathy Ireland

We expanded the brand to include a whole line of apparel and accessories, but we quickly learned that it was not good to have one channel of distribution.