LONG BEACH, Calif.,
Dec. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Epson,
a global leader in printing technology, is teaming up with select
fashion designers from across the Americas to bring a unique
experience to the runway in New York
City during Fashion Week in February. Marrying fashion and
technology, the Epson "Digital Couture" event will feature 11
designers' collections created using Epson's state-of-the-art dye
sublimation printing and will demonstrate the design freedom and
capabilities of the technology for the fashion industry.
"We are excited for today's fashion designers to bring their
creative visions to fabric in new and versatile ways with advanced
digital technologies during New York Fashion Week," said
Agustin Chacon, VP, subsidiary sales
and operations, Epson America, Inc.
"Epson's dye sublimation printing technology provides another level
of creativity and functionality for young fashion entrepreneurs and
well established fashion brands looking to produce their art in a
more efficient and affordable manner."
Epson printing technologies enable endless design possibilities
across the fashion industry. The end result is original prints of
the highest quality unique to each designer on fabrics that can
define their signature style. The Epson "Digital Couture" event
will showcase the capabilities through the featured collections
from select designers who are early adopters of digital sublimation
printing, including:
- Ay Not Dead from Argentina
- Pilar Briceno from Colombia
- Dual from Costa Rica
- ESOSA from New York City
- Leonor Silva representing the
Caribbean (Venezuela to Miami)
- Ma. Elisa Guillen from
Ecuador
- Maggie Barry from Los Angeles
- Marco Antonio Farias from
Chile
- Mariana Morrell from
Brazil
- Moah Saldana from Peru
- Pineda Covalin from Mexico
The Epson® SureColor® F-Series dye
sublimation printing technology provides fashion and textile
designers an accessible means to bring their ideas and inspiration
to life with unsurpassable quality. The high-speed, affordable
SureColor F-Series printers produce sharp, vivid images with rich
colors, intense blacks, and smooth gradations onto fabric –
enabling designers to create and print original designs with
greater control and flexibility.
Fashion designers and professionals interested in learning more
about Epson's digital printing technologies can visit
www.proimaging.epson.com.
About Epson
Epson is a global innovation leader
dedicated to exceeding expectations with solutions for markets as
diverse as the office, home, commerce, and industry. Epson's lineup
ranges from inkjet printers, printing systems and 3LCD projectors
to industrial robots, smart glasses and sensing systems and is
based on original compact, energy-saving, and high-precision
technologies.
Led by the Japan-based Seiko
Epson Corporation, the Epson Group comprises more than 72,000
employees in 94 companies around the world, and is proud of its
ongoing contributions to the global environment and the communities
in which it operates. Epson America,
Inc. based in Long Beach, Calif.
is Epson's regional headquarters for the U.S., Canada, and Latin
America. To learn more about Epson, please visit:
www.epson.com.
You may also connect with Epson
America on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/Epson), Twitter
(http://twitter.com/EpsonAmerica) and YouTube
(http://www.youtube.com/EpsonAmerica).
Note: EPSON and SureColor are registered trademarks and EPSON
Exceed Your Vision is a registered logomark of Seiko Epson
Corporation. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson
disclaims any and all rights in these marks.
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