Hartford, CT – America’s Best Cleaners™, the prestigious dry cleaning accreditation organization, held a conference of its Certified Couture Care Specialists along with representatives of the fashion and garment industries. Attended by certified affiliate Angel Suarez of Rey's Cleaners, Miami, FL, awarded as one of America’s Best Cleaners 2006, speakers from different fields of the clothing industry engaged accredited high-end cleaners from across the nation in the various aspects of manufacturing, retail, and fashion acumen, while discussing the many overlapping facets of couture and couture care.
Speakers included:
* Scotti Gaylord – Adrian Jules Custom Men’s Clothing, Director of Sales and Marketing o Named by Town & Country Magazine as ‘One of America’s Top Tailors’
* Marianne Rice – St. John Knits, Department Manager o St. John is world-renown as an American luxury brand of women’s apparel
* John Jones – MR Magazine, Fashion Editor o MR Magazine is the largest men’s retail trade publication in the US
All three speakers represent organizations which have begun to work closely with America’s Best Cleaners in providing ultimate quality control and client service for purchasers of high-end garments.
For certified local cleaner Rey's Cleaners, such continual education has been instrumental in elevating their already award-winning status. “It’s a great honor to be acknowledged by America’s Best Cleaners, but it’s incredible to meet with people from the fashion industry to give us insights we never before could have considered,” said Suarez. “This is unprecedented.” Rey's Cleaners recently received its Couture Care certification at a ceremony in Scottdale, Arizona in early 2007.
America’s Best Cleaners™ is an elite and independent certification organization which has a single focus – to identify the best garment care specialists in the world. The certification team is comprised of top experts in the dry cleaning industry, in conjunction with the world-renown Hohenstein Institutes of Germany, considered the foremost garment laboratory in the world.
America’s Best Cleaners™ is at the forefront of technological breakthroughs, and provides educational seminars stressing the importance of state-of-the-art, energy-efficient technology, and environmentally responsible cleaning methods such as organic cleaning fluids, liquid CO2, and ‘wet’ cleaning.
America’s Best Cleaners is recognized by and works intimately with top fashion houses, manufacturers, and retailers with unprecedented access to future trends and materials.
There are Certified Couture Care Specialists in most major metropolitan areas in the United States, and around the world. Visit www.americasbestcleaners.com for a current list of certified affiliates.
For more information, contact:
Michael D’Elicio
Director Marketing/PR
(561) 312-5456
michaeldelicio@americasbestcleaners.com