With the start of summer, it’s time for apparel decorators and the screen printing, embroidery, heat pressing and digital decorating equipment and materials suppliers of the world to start thinking seriously about the 2025 Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas. Keep an eye on this page for the latest information on everything you need to know to make the most of the Southwest’s premier decorated-apparel trade show: with information on everything from registration deadlines to show specials, conference session info, networking opportunities, Shop Talk with Ink Kitchen updates, exhibitor news and debuts, and much more.
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Now Available – 50 Percent Discount for 2025 Impressions Expo Dallas
Things are starting to heat up down in Dallas, Texas, as preparations continue for this year’s Impressions Expo. And with less than two months to go until the start of the show, set to take place Oct. 1-4, organizers are marking the occasion with a 50 percent discount on expo passes and all conference sessions between now and August 31. To access CLICK HERE and when signing in use the discount code IMPRESSIONSHALF. As in years past, the 2025 event will include scores of the industry’s leading blank apparel, equipment and materials suppliers offering everything from the latest in embroidery, heat-pressing, screen-printing and digital decorating technology to cutting-edge inks and thread, and the coolest new eco-tech and design and business management software.
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In Tumultuous Times, the 2025 Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, Has What Decorators Need
You’ve got to hand to the U.S. and world economies. Despite all the headlines and recent market swings, the business community in general and apparel decorators in particular have succeeded admirably in keeping their focus on what they do best, i.e., providing their customers with the products and services they both want and need. Better still, the plus side to these kinds of “challenging times” is the fact they provide the better-run businesses of the world a chance to put yet more distance between themselves and the competition.
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The Time is Now for Impressions Expo Dallas 2025
Don’t let the current dog days of summer fool you: Impressions Expo Dallas, set to take place Oct. 2-4, is just around the corner, offering decorated apparel industry professionals of all stripes an unmatched opportunity to explore, learn and connect. Attendees will also discover cutting-edge trends and technologies reshaping the future of the industry. Explore sustainable embroidery threads, automated DTG systems and complete range of other innovations transforming workflows across all sectors. Click here for more information or to register.
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Registration now open for the 2025 Impressions Expo in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 2-4
Registration is now open for Impressions Expo Dallas, set to take place October 2-4, largest custom decorated apparel event in the South. Not only that, but admission to this year’s Dallas expo is totally FREE OF CHARGE if you get your registration in by June 11. Sign up now to check out the latest on offer from scores of leading equipment, materials and blank apparel suppliers from across the decorated-apparel industry.
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A record-setting Impressions Expo, cutting edge machine embroidery and yet more direct-to-film (DTF) tech
Alas, for those hoping for “less interesting times” following the turmoil of the past few years, the world, for better or worse, remains as “interesting” as ever. That said, the good news as far as the custom decorated-apparel business goes is that there’s just no keeping down the decorators of the world—as was evident at the first two Impressions Expos of 2025, in Long Beach, California, and Atlantic City, New Jersey. And things continue to look goof for the next Impressions Expo of 2025, set to take place in Dallas, Texas, Oct. 2-4.
Save the Date: 2025 Impressions Expo, Dallas, Texas, Oct. 2-4
Here we are fast approaching the mid-point of 2025. Suffice it to say, it’s been quite the year! The good news is the decorated-apparel industry has not only come through the roller coaster ride that has been the past few years, but looks to continue to do so despite the air of economic uncertainty surrounding the present. With that in mind, don’t miss out on the next Impressions Expo of 2025, set to take place Oct. 2-4 in Dallas, Texas.
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Navigating Economic Uncertainty: An Apparel Decorator’s Guide
Between the threat of rising inflation, uncertain economic forecasts and the increasing effects of the on-again-off-again Trump tariffs, businesses across the decorated-apparel industry find themselves in an uncomfortable position. Fortunately, the custom decorated-apparel industry has proven its resilience in the past and is in many ways perfectly positioned for whatever may come in the future.
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Impressions Expo 2024: It’s a Wrap, See you in 2025!
Another Fort Worth Impressions Expo is officially in the books, and what an expo it was, with well north of 3,000 attendees and exhibitors taking part in this year’s event. In addition to the more than 130 exhibiting companies that were on hand (staking out an impressive 14 percent more floor space than in the previous year) the 2024 expo featured crowds and an energy that had to be seen to be fully appreciated. Already looking forward to the 2025 event!
