They contracted with cooperatives of Peruvian women to make the sweaters and, in 1978, launched a catalog. Annie supervises design, marketing and production while Biddy handles finances ...

Annie Hurlbut and her mother, Biddy, started their Peruvian clothing business on a modest scale and with an eye for fashion in 1976. Thousands of mail-order catalogs later, along with the opening of a ...

Given the size of the women’s apparel sector, the rise in active buyers bodes well for the consumer apparel market overall. Buyers from women’s clothing catalogs account for about 60% of the entire ...