Hey everyone, we're here at the Impressions Long Beach show and
we really wanted to come on and show you some of the top trends that we are seeing
in apparel here at the show so that we can set you guys up for success so our first
stop is going to be over at alternative let's head there and talk with carver
all right so we are here at the alternative booth with carver thompson and he is going
to show us what trending t-shirt styles that you can expect to see for 2022. yeah come on back so
this is the great wall that we have established inside of uh long beach this year so we have 44
different colors inside of our 1070 go-to teak we started with about 30 about two years ago
have been expanding over time the past couple years we've actually added these really great
tie dyes this is an ongoing trend inside the market as we've seen tie dyes continue to grow
we started adding them in a couple of our fleece fabrications as well as a spectrum spiral tie
dye and one of our washed teres but these have been a huge seller for us as well as heathers
have continued to see a rise these 60 40 blends continue with just the texture vintage effect that
they have on them to be one of our best sellers and we actually saw a giant increase in those
last year in comparison to our 100 cotton tee so we hope to see that continue as we've established
more colors this past year inside of some of our headers and maybe looking at them in the
future for our other garments as well we actually had the opportunity to test some of these fabrics
with the new ultra color match and they turned out phenomenally i don't have one actually it's right
over here it's a beautiful print that we did on one of them chicken house thank you so much carver
for taking the time to tell us a little bit about the trending t-shirts as we talk about t-shirts
there are also a lot of other opportunities when it comes to different garments you can heat press
um and we are going to head over to the champion booth to show you some really cool next level
styles thank you have a good one with champion the big trends that we're seeing are the garment
dyed the ice wash these patterned fabrics that are just increasing in popularity through 2021
and even into 2022 as well you see all of these patterns and dimensional printing
those trends that we saw on the rise in 21 are just rolling straight through this year so you
could stock up your selection for your customers and show them what the top
trends are as i mentioned over at the alternative booth we were able to do some testing on products
from brand ware united and this champion hoodie being one of them one of my favorite features is
that it has the champion logo embroidered on the sleeve and that it also is using a tonal
tie-dye pattern throughout the garment which is extremely popular as carver just told us now we
were able to test this with our ultra color soft which we did in a sembroidery effect
and we did a really unique location on this pocket so that we were able to add some unique value
to the overall finish of the hoodie and then we also did a really unique back print we ordered
this as a custom transfer and just heat applied it by loading it on to our hotronix air fusion
another one of the really popular styles that we're seeing is this coach's jacket in this
camo right so there are a lot of really nice features to this it is a polyester which means
that we don't need to have any special adhesive for this jacket in order to be able to customize
or personalize it for our clients it does also have the branding on the sleeve
as well which champion is very well known for and is really just a nice lightweight jacket that has
metal buttons a drawstring on the hemline and a nice collared look to really pull the piece
all together here at the impressions expo 2022 in long beach we've seen a whole bunch of these brand
new garment dyed like these comfort wash from the makers of hanes and it is very similar to
the comfort colors line and you see these trends and this kind of beach wear laid laid-back the
oversized t vibe that you've seen on tiktok and etsy just explode now is available from
a whole bunch of garment manufacturers that are absolutely super high quality and a little bit
lower cost than those comfort colors so you can maximize your profit and that's what we're all
talking about solutions to fit your business and serve your customers whether you are a
custom decorator or running your own brand and with custom screen printed transfers it makes
it so easy to print on these 100 cotton garments and just wow your customers so we got to see more
all right so now we're here at redfest i have rachel here with me who's going to show me
two of her super popular styles that everybody is loving at this show let's go ahead and dive
in yes come on we are one of the only ones in this industry that has true retail inspired outerwear
we launched our denim with a sherpa lining it's just like a rocker sherpa i absolutely
love it yeah and you can unzip the lining to for easier decoration then when you zip it back up
it looks very finished very retail ready um it's sustainably sourced cotton and recycles
poly lining our fleece first of all does not pill so wash it dry it beat it up and it's going to
maintain that great quality it's made of recycled polyester and sustainably sourced cotton through
the better cotton initiative we have side slit pockets instead of a kangaroo so you have this
huge imprint area and just the little details like the guide to match eyelets grommets and
draw cords which make it truly beautiful and retail and as you guys know when it comes to
heat pressing hoodies we all dread that seam that goes right across the front and keeps us
limited on how big we can go in our print area so i absolutely love the innovation and what
threadfast has going on here and i heard you say no pilling no pilli amazing and to mention we also
partnered with one tree planted so we're planting a tree for every case of products sold this year
we're planting over 30 000 trees for what we sold last year and we hope to keep it growing
and growing every year oh my gosh that is so amazing and that's definitely something
that a lot of our viewers would totally resonate with yeah so absolutely love to meeting you here
thank you so much for showing me these styles next we are going to be heading to san mar thanks again
port authority horton company district man comfort colors bella canvas gildan your one-stop shop
for all custom apparel that you're going to be printing on with the best prices the best
service and the fastest turn times to get them quickly to you there's nobody else like sanmar
all right so we are here and now at the sanmar booth i have greg here with me and we were just
talking about the importance of being able to heat press on headwear now it's a very
ongoing trend it's very easy to do patches and a lot of different print finish trends
and one of the biggest common challenges that people are having is being able to heat press
on beanies but we have here a beanie that is a 60 40 60 40. it's going to have organic cotton
and a recycled poly so it meets your heat conscious customer as well as also having
a cotton poly blend without the acrylic so it's going to be less heat sensitive and perfect for
heat transfer decoration and we know that acrylic loves to melt under high heat especially on the
360 since we have bottom heat and top heat so this beanie is going to be a really big trend
for you guys that want to be able to heat press your patches on beanies without ever having to
mess with acrylic correct all right thank you so much greg for the time and introducing us to this
what did you say the brand was of this so this is going to be in our district it's the ray beanie
and it's going to be in the organic line that matches some of our t-shirts and our
sweatshirts so you get the whole collection all right awesome thanks so much thank you
and just like this product array that we see here the hoodies with no pockets the lightweight
performance wear the bella canvas crops more camo and patterned garments as well as denim
making a big comeback all right so we are here at lane seven this is one of the biggest
brands in my opinion that is really just taking fleece and t-shirts to the next level
so i have melissa here with me and she's going to tell us about their new urban collection that is
a super hot seller for 2022. thanks jenna so our urban collection of one of my favorite features
is the hood the panel is only sewn three quarters of the way so you get a whole other
imprint area great for transfers no draw cord so influencers always need to be branding up front
on tick-tock and youtube a very clean space and that's exactly who i think of when i see this set
because fleece sets are so popular and it's always being branded with influencers like
merch and things like that that's exactly what i was thinking of when i saw that and no one wants
a draw cord taken away from their brand we do the matching set with the sweatpants a true sweatpant
which is good and then a little stash pocket zipper on both sides i also love the metal
tips here on the draw string there kind of gives you all those warm vibes that we needed
yeah and oversize is another super big trend across t-shirts and fleece so i love that it's
kind of oversized and comfy and i just love all of the cool earthy tones that they have
in this collection i have not seen colors like this on in any of the booths on the show floor
so guys make sure you check out lane 7 and as you can see there is a ton of print opportunity
on both of these pieces where you can really build the most profit opportunity within both sets
we are at outdoor cup and this is going to wrap up our last stop so this is our oc 771
we introduced this about three or four years ago and it's only taken that short amount of time to
become our number one seller 72 colorways offered in extra large and also youth sizes in four colors
um we have about 11 colors in stock right at the moment we've also added as a new style this is
the same fit in a five panel i absolutely love that colorway those colors together look amazing
and then we also have added fun things like this buffalo plaid and that is a custom
shaped faux leather patch on the front of that so you guys can see they're doing some really unique
things here that's absolutely what i love about outdoor caps another style i do yeah style so
this is a ladies fit cap brand new this year it comes exactly as you see it with this frayed app
so that you can do uh what you want with it you can put a leather patch on it
or you can embellish it with embroidery so it's a really fun new style that you can make your
own so for those of you that are using heat presses to decorate your caps they've set
you guys up for success and being able to print on the front of the cap and not have that seam
do any damage to your heat transfer all right guys that wraps up the top trends that we are seeing
that are going to really set you guys up for success and be able to offer some unique styles
that will build value in your brand as a custom apparel decorator thanks so much for
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