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About Us

LAI

Lavé Apparel Industries (LAI) is a San Diego, California based company with vertical knit manufacturing operations in Tijuana, Mexico, and a Distribution Warehouse in Commerce, CA USA, that specializes in quick delivery and offers its customers a chaos-free design process to Build-Your-Own Garment (BYOG), using pre-designed silhouettes chosen from our vast fabric library.

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THE ART OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

Everything we do, we believe in challenging the status quo in Product Development. We believe in thinking and doing things differently by giving you peace of mind by removing the chaos in the design process, which results in giving you an edge over the competition by giving you your very own quickly delivered unique styles.

LAI was founded in 2005 by industry veteran, Ody Demetriadi. Ody's 30+ years of well-rounded experience in the apparel industry has driven him to create LAI as the ultimate and one-stop solution for Product Development and Purchasing Managers representing Embellishing, Branded and Promotional Product companies.

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LAI is an industry leader specializing in Private Label Knit services and Distribution and experts in Prepared-for-Dye (PFD) programs. Our collections consist of the finest fashion-forward knit tees and sweatshirts, in 50 and growing different fabrications for all genders from Men's, Juniors, Missy, Boys, Girls and Toddlers. We give our customers the resources and support needed to achieve their goals and surpass their expectations by offering our unique Build-Your-Own-Garment (BYOG) service. Our Private-Label experience is second to none and our expert tailoring ensures the right fit, whether it's a traditional or body conscious silhouette.

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Partnering with LAI, our US based customers can take full advantage of USMCA (formerly NAFTA) versus dealing with offshore operations in faraway places like Asia, where distance and tariffs offer many challenges and uncertainty in pricing and delivery.