NEW YORK, Feb 3, 2004/ FW/ --- Cotton Incorporated will be a sponsor of the Olympus Fashion Weeks and Mercedes-Benz Shows LA for both the spring and fall shows in 2004.

Says Ira Livingston, Cotton Incorporated senior vice president, consumer marketing, “As a company representing cotton, we believe in supporting designers. Cotton Incorporated is committed to be a sponsor of the top four ready-to-wear fashion venues in 2004 – Olympus Spring and Fall Fashion Weeks in New York City, and Mercedes-Benz Spring and Fall Fashion Weeks in Los Angeles.

“In addition, these venues give Cotton Incorporated the opportunity to discuss our unparalleled fashion services, which are available to manufacturers, mills, designers and retailers at no cost,” adds Livingston. “Our fashion marketing team consists of experts in the women’s, juniors, men’s, children’s and home markets, as well as a lifestyle specialist, all of whom travel the world to bring vital information to the industry on what’s new and what’s next in trend forecasting.”

During Olympus Fashion Week, February 6-13, in Bryant Park in New York City, information about Cotton Incorporated, and the variety of fashion services the company offers, will be available at the Information Booth in the Main Tent, including THE COTTONWORKS® Fabric Library, a one-of-a-kind worldwide fabric resource consisting of 125 categories with more than 20,000 fabric samples.

Also, during Olympus Fashion Week, Cotton Incorporated’s trend forecasters will attend the shows and file a fabric and textile trend report on its two international websites, www.cottoninc.com and www.thefabricofourlives.com as well as on Worth Global Style Network’s website, www.wgsn.com, as a wrap-up to Fashion Week.

Cotton Incorporated will supply the official cotton knit winter hat for the staff at the upcoming Olympus Fashion Week.

Cotton Incorporated, funded by U.S. growers of upland cotton and importers of cotton and cotton products, is the research and marketing company representing upland cotton.