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Epson "Digital Couture" to Showcase International Fashion Design with Innovative Printing Technology during New York Fashion Week

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Columbus Monthly

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Epson "Digital Couture" to Showcase International Fashion Design with

Innovative Printing Technology during New York Fashion Week

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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