- Planned Manifest collaboration will serve to reimagine the decorated apparel “Industry Event Experience”
- Combined conference and Impressions Expo educational series to create a single connected leadership, production, sales and operations and training event
Renowned technology and community-building leader MADE Laboratory will be partnering with Impressions’ 2026 Expo in Dallas, Texas, to create what organizers say will be a “more connected event experience for the branded apparel industry,” combining MADE Lab’s inaugural “Manifest” professional conference series Oct. 21-22, with an enhanced Impressions Expo Dallas education schedule, set to take place October 21–23.
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“This collaboration gives businesses the opportunity to invest in their entire team by bringing together leadership, operations, production and sales education in one place, all in one trip,” said Kayla McGarry, group show director, Impressions Expo. “We’re excited to partner with MADE Laboratory to expand the educational opportunities available to our attendees.”
Professional Conference for Decorated Apparel Industry Owners, Operators and Distributors
An evolution of MADE Lab’s long-running Print Hustlers conference series, Manifest is described by the Fort Worth, Texas-based education and training center as being “built for apparel owners, operators, distributors, suppliers and growing businesses,” adding the conference will focus on “decisions, partnerships and momentum.”
Programming for Manifest, set to take place in the historic Texas Theatre in Dallas’s Bishop Arts District, will include a keynote presentation on brands and the customer experience by renowned fashion industry icon and “America’s Next Top Model” judge Nigel Barker. Among the other speakers taking part will be economist Alex Chausovsky discussing where the market is headed, benchmarks and business performance.
Educational Sessions on Screen Printing, Machine Embroidery, Heat Pressing and More
Complementing these and the other presentations scheduled to take place, Impressions Expo’s professional educational conference series will consist of a wide range of sessions focusing on the nuts-and-bolts of apparel decoration including: Screen Printing 101, Embroidery 101, STAHLS’ ever-popular Pro Days, Automation 101 and “Beyond the Tracks,” a series of shorter expert-led classes on focused business and production topics.
“By combining Manifest with Impressions Expo, we’ve created a holistic conference experience where attendees can walk the Expo floor and take advantage of hands-on education camps facilitated by MADE Laboratory, all in one trip,” said Brett Bowden, a co-founder of MADE Laboratory.
To learn more about Manifest, MADE Laboratory and its upcoming involvement as part of the 2026 Impressions Expo decorated-apparel trade show in Dallas, Texas, go madelab.io/events or texas.impressionsexpo.com. Again, to register for this year’s Dallas Impressions Expo and professional educational conference series, click here.
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