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With Lectra Fashion PLM V3R3, teams are connected to the product development ecosystem from the beginning of the product conceptualization stage. Users can create and share information visually, from style to technical data without leaving their native environment, through a common platform and a unique file. Creative and technical designers can add product specification information directly from Adobe Illustrator, reducing the time usually spent on file management and minimizing the risk of working on an old version of a file.

Bringing creative designers, technical designers, and product developers into Lectra Fashion PLM favors teamwork, while both respecting each contributor’s work preferences and helping them perform tasks with tools they already know well. “We have taken great care to keep the user experience as aligned to Adobe Illustrator as possible and to fit Lectra Fashion PLM seamlessly into this environment,” explains Anastasia Charbin.

In addition, there are other significant new improvements in this latest release of Lectra Fashion PLM such as a deeper integration of Lectra’s 3D virtual product sampling. 3D samples increase design options while reducing the number of physical prototypes needed therefore cutting cost and time to market, which results in better looking and better fitting styles.

Design and product development teams can now, by visualizing the style virtually in 3D, work collaboratively within a common workspace. They can review several design options, check fit for multiple sizes and work efficiently on modifications by adding annotations to 3D snapshots. They can also use live messaging.

This collaborative platform also enables extended teams to have direct access to this shared information, and get the same level of information, in real-time.

Shared information is also a powerful tool for management teams. Decision-makers can approve styles from realistic simulations without having to wait for a first physical prototype, which facilitates earlier decision-making and helps to design right-the-first-time products.

Along with better collaboration, embedded knowledge allows teams to focus on creating innovative products and solving problems rather than on spending time searching for details or verifying the reliability of information.

With Lectra Fashion PLM V3R3, industry norms, standards and best practices have been added such as new color libraries, testing templates and care labels, thus boosting productivity and freeing users to pursue more complex, value-added tasks.

By including more compliance templates and lab test listings in its standard libraries, Lectra demonstrates its ongoing commitment to streamline the product development process by, for example, addressing day-to-day regulatory challenges.



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About Lectra

Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries, wind power and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries with 1,350 employees and $256 million in 2012 revenues. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.

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      1991§After the company’s serious financial crisis of 1990, André Harari and Daniel Harari recapitalize the company and take over its management. Strategic redeployment plan: extensive R&D program, overhaul of the company’s entire product range, new market sectors, new business model.

      1987§Initial public offering.

      1985§Lectra becomes world leader in CAD solutions for the apparel industry and enters the CAM market.

      1976§First computer-aided design (CAD) systems sold. André Harari meets Lectra’s two founders and raises the first funds. His investment firm gradually becomes Lectra’s second biggest shareholder.

      1973§Company founded.
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Lectra Fashion PLM also convinced the R&D Director Fu Gang. "We believe Lectra Fashion PLM can help us improve R&D collaboration and better control our process, increasing speed while also bringing high quality products to market," he adds.



Lectra Fashion PLM enhances collection planning and enables early decision making



ELLASSAY designs and develops 80% of products in-house and manufactures their entire range themselves. Lectra Fashion PLM will help ELLASSAY improve collaboration between its design, development and production teams. With Lectra's Fashion Platform, each department will be able to work with the same information in real-time. Xia Guoxin is directly in charge of planning, design and development so having a consolidated view is particularly important, especially for early decision-making.



Lectra Fashion PLM will also help the company better control workflow and collection planning. As the company goes global, producing more styles while mastering margins is a critical issue. By allowing ELLASSAY to manage the entire fashion development process with a comprehensive solution, Lectra Fashion PLM will help the company optimize costs. "60% of our fabric is imported from European countries. To remain competitive we need to better anticipate any issues within our development process. I am confident that Lectra Fashion PLM will support our global strategy while also ensuring cost control," continues Fu Gang.



"We really believe Lectra is the best partner to help us preserve our brand DNA while continuing to innovate and stay a step ahead of our competitors," adds Xia Guoxin.



In the future, ELLASSAY plans to extend the footprint of their Lectra Fashion PLM project by deeply integrating design, product development and production to reinforce their international business development.



About ELLASSAY



Founded in 1996, ELLASSAY is a leading Chinese fashion brand, owned by Shenzhen ELLASSAY Fashion. With design as the cornerstone of the brand's fashion and elegance, they have rolled out nearly 400 stores throughout China, mainly in major cities. ELLASSAY targets for a higher-income 25-40 year old urban woman, who is independent, self-confident and stylish; a woman who embodies an elegant balance of traditional and modern style.

ELLASSAY continues to focus on women's wear. Jean-Paul Knott, former director of product development at Yves Saint Laurent was appointed brand design consultant in 2004 bringing a personal and international wealth of fashion design knowledge. In 2009 the brand was boosted by a 150 million Yuan investment, resulting from a strategic alliance established with The Carlyle Group, a private global equity firm. With the objective of becoming "a worldwide leading Chinese fashion brand", ELLASSAY strives to expand its influence on both the international and domestic markets. Combining the best of both worlds, ELLASSAY brings international fashion to China and Chinese fashion to the world.

For more information, please visit www.ellassay.com/en/main.htm



About Lectra

Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries, wind power, and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries with 1,350 employees and $256 million in 2012 revenues. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.

For more information, please visit www.lectra.com

Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.: Nathalie Fournier-Christol

E-mail: n.fournier-christol@lectra.com

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"Based in France, Lectra has built up a major worldwide presence and has a privileged relationship with major brands and manufacturers worldwide," stated Edouard Macquin. "I am proud to have contributed to Lectra's development over the past 27 years. My priority today is to complete the construction of a sales and marketing team capable of driving Lectra's growth and accompanying our customers as they address their future challenges."



Edouard Macquin, 48, holds an MBA from São Paulo Business School and speaks French, English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. He joined Lectra in 1987 in R&D and later assumed various positions in services and then marketing, in France, Italy, the United States, and Brazil. In 2000, he was appointed Director of Lectra Brazil, where he reinforced Lectra's leadership position.

About Lectra

Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries, wind power, and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries with 1,350 employees and $256 million in 2012 revenues. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.

For more information, please visit www.lectra.com

Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.: Nathalie Fournier-Christol

E-mail: n.fournier-christol@lectra.com

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Market globalization, competition from emerging countries, fast-fashion, and growth of retail and communication channels are requiring the fashion and luxury sectors to address major issues mainly related to innovation. The Chair's main objective is to explore the specificities of the fashion and luxury sectors and their approach to technologies linked to design and supply change management. There will also be a focus on the challenges of digital development and on the emergence of value-added strategies for innovation and original business models in developing countries, particularly China.



The Chair will promote technology as a catalyst for innovation among students and alumni. This will be one of the themes studied by ESCP students every year and the subject of research dissertations and professional theses.



"ESCP Europe, i7, the Institute for Innovation and Competitiveness, and Lectra share a common vision of the key role that innovation plays in the economy, and it seems only natural for us to create this Chair. The purpose of a business school, such as ESCP Europe, which trains tomorrow's leaders of European and global companies, is to investigate the economic sphere's empowerment and to offer tools in order to respond rapidly to the dynamics of a polycentric globalization," said Edouard Husson.



The Chair's scientific board members are Valérie Moatti, professor at ESCP Europe and expert on supply chain management and growth strategies, and Céline Abecassis-Moedas, visiting ESCP professor and professor at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, where she teaches strategy and innovation management.



"Innovation is part of Lectra's DNA. It expresses itself through our technological breakthroughs to serve new business models. For 40 years, we have supported changes in the fashion industry and contributed to our customers' development. Our commitment to future professionals and innovation has led us to create the Fashion and Technology Chair with ESCP Europe. We want thus contribute to encourage new technological advances in teaching and research for the fashion industry in France as well as around the world," said Daniel Harari.



Steering and management committees will oversee governance and will be composed of Lectra and ESCP Europe representatives. Together, they will define and approve the academic program, including research guidance, and advise the scientific board on the Chair's actions.





"FASHION AND TECHNOLOGY" ROUND TABLE

A round table entitled "Fashion and Technology: a paradoxical driver of innovation?" organized by Lectra and ESCP Europe for the Chair's launch took place on February 6 at the campus of ESCP Europe Paris, bringing together several emblematic leaders and personalities from the fashion sector, including John Palacin, advisor to the minister of Industrial Renewal; Didier Grumbach, chairman of the Fédération Française de la Couture, du Prêt-à-Porter des Couturiers et des Créateurs de mode; Christian Blanckaert, chairman of Petit Bateau; and Jacques Bungert, chairman of Courrèges

About ESCP Europe - The World's First Business School (est.1819)

Established in 1819, ESCP Europe is the World's First Business School and has educated generations of leaders and entrepreneurs. With its five urban campuses in Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, and Torino, ESCP Europe has a true European Identity which enables the provision of a unique style of cross-cultural business education and a global perspective on international management issues. Triple-crown accredited (EQUIS, AMBA, AACSB), ESCP Europe welcomes 4,000 students and 5,000 executives from 90 different nations every year. The School's alumni network counts 40,000 members in 150 countries and from 200 nationalities.

Through a combination of innovative pedagogy, cross-campus programmes with integrated curricula, and a research-active faculty, ESCP Europe is an essential contributor to the development of a European, cross-national management culture. The aspiration of ESCP Europe is the credo of Europe: to remain faithful to its humanistic values while at the same time anticipating the new ways of the world.

ESCP Europe is founding partner of heSam Université, a cluster of well-known institutions for research and higher education structured around the Sorbonne University





About Lectra

Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries, wind power, and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries with 1,350 employees and $256 million in 2012 revenues. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.

For more information, please visit www.lectra.com

Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.: Nathalie Fournier-Christol

E-mail: n.fournier-christol@lectra.com

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The FMI, a program created by Theory founder Andrew Rosen, the CFDA and the New York City Economic Development Corporation, recently announced the inaugural grant recipients-including New York Embroidery Studio, High Production, Werkstatt, Create-a-Marker, In Style USA, Vogue Too, and Martin Greenfield Clothiers.



Lectra's support will allow the FMI to assist Martin Greenfield Clothiers, a Brooklyn-based manufacturer of hand-tailored men's clothing and long time Lectra customer, in modernizing their product development and pre-production approach. "The FMI Matching Grant underlines our own investments in employee training and process equipment, helping to increase the productivity and efficiency of Martin Greenfield Clothiers," explains Tod Greenfield, VP of Manufacturing. "The valuable jobs, wages, and other economic activity that will be generated by this program are very beneficial to our company, our industry, and New York City."





About the Council of Fashion Designers of America



The Council of Fashion Designers of America is a not-for-profit trade association whose membership consists of more than 400 of America's foremost womenswear, menswear, jewelry and accessory designers.





About Lectra

Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries, wind power, and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries with 1,350 employees and $256 million in 2012 revenues. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.

For more information, please visit www.lectra.com

Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.: Nathalie Fournier-Christol

E-mail: n.fournier-christol@lectra.com

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The fast fashion brand decided to integrate Lectra Fashion PLM to speed development while better connecting teams involved in the collection process, from design to final product. "Embedding our technical data into Lectra Fashion PLM will help us share information about styles or technical specifications better and faster," says Adriano Aere. Because Imperial is based on a mass market business model, building collaboration between creative and technical teams is imperative. Lectra Fashion PLM will ease day-to-day work and streamline the development process.



Imperial's plan is to go one step further and share pre-production and production data by opening its Lectra Fashion PLM to material or service suppliers via a web platform.



Lectra's on-going support and fashion expertise, in addition to the long-term relationship between the two partners, made the difference. "Over the past 18 years, we have built a trusted partnership with Lectra. We believe that Lectra, as a strategic partner, will continue to support our global strategy with the PLM solution they are developing for the fashion industry," explains Adriano Aere.





About Imperial

Imperial is an Italian company founded in 1978. First specialized in menswear and womenswear, the ready-to-wear brand has expanded its activities to include retail in 2012. Imperial S.p.A increased its turnover with €119 million in 2012 revenue.

For more information, please visit www.imperialfashion.com



About Lectra

Lectra is the world leader in integrated technology solutions that automate, streamline and accelerate product design, development and manufacturing processes for industries using soft materials. Lectra develops the most advanced specialized software and cutting systems and provides associated services to a broad array of markets including fashion (apparel, accessories, footwear), automotive (car seats and interiors, airbags), furniture, as well as a wide variety of other market sectors, such as aeronautical and marine industries, wind power, and personal protective equipment. Lectra serves 23,000 customers in more than 100 countries with 1,400 employees and $270 million in 2013 revenues. The company is listed on NYSE Euronext.

For more information, please visit www.lectra.com

Contact - Lectra Headquarters / Press Dept.: Nathalie Fournier-Christol

E-mail: n.fournier-christol@lectra.com

Tel.: +33 (0)1 53 64 42 37 - Fax: +33 (0)1 53 64 43 40



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