W12 Career Kit: Trade Associations and Publications

Career
Fashion buyers

Trade Association
Americas Apparel Producers’ Network (AAPN) https://www.aapnetwork.net/

AAPN’s “believes that doing business in the USA and the Americas is easier, faster, safer, and just plain
better”. Based on the belief, the engage in “Sharing stories from successful leaders who together have built the
world class, 21st Century textile/apparel supply chain in the Western Hemisphere”.

Membership:
-Cloud Member - $240/year
-Individual Member - $480/year
- Introductory Corporate Membership - $950/year
-Corporate Membership - $1900/year

Publication
Business of Fashion (BoF), https://www.businessoffashion.com/memberships/packages

From the website: “Our mission is simple: build fashion’s global membership community to open, inform and
connect the industry… Serving members in more than 125 countries, BoF combines independent, agenda-
setting journalism with practical business advice, online learning, career-building tools and immersive events
and experiences, powering positive change in fashion and the wider world.”
Subscription:
-Quarterly Membership - $37/month
-Trial Membership - $294/year
-Team & Partner Membership - $17.78 or more/month