(Vancouver, BC, Canada) — Popular women’s sportswear designer Linda Hipp announces that her company, LIJA, has been voted the Best Ladies Apparel Brand by readers of The Hackers Paradise in the website’s “Golfer’s Choice Awards.”
The biannual rankings look at apparel, accessories and equipment in 15 categories. To qualify, products had to be released in 2009 and tested by The Hackers Paradise. A panel of writers chose four to six finalists in each category, with winners determined by a readers’ poll. LIJA earned the Best Ladies Apparel Brand honor by receiving more than 26 percent of nearly 3,000 votes.
Building on its reputation for bridging the gap between on- and off-course style, the company’s Fall 2009 collections include golf, tennis and active apparel to provide the modern woman with clothing for all her leisure pursuits. Arriving next month in stores and online, the latest designs feature the line’s signature feminine silhouettes and chic accents. Inspired by art and literature from the 1920s-1950s, individual pieces are named for famous artists, design aesthetics, shoe styles and other period themes.
“These artistic collections exude international flair from the Belle Epoque to Art Deco eras epitomizing LIJA in a wide range of unique designs,” says Hipp. “As the Fall 2009 styles begin to ship, it’s wonderful praise to be recognized by the active and dedicated players who frequent The Hackers Paradise.”
A fusion of sport, leisure and fashion, the line’s array of layering pieces showcases sophisticated prints and unique detailing in knits, soft shell and midlayer looks. New fabrications like “Mira,” a technical bottom fabric, provide comfort, style and strong performance features.
LIJA is a staple in finer golf and non-golf retailers across North America, including world-renowned resorts and clubs like Riviera, Kiawah Island, The Greenbrier and Whistling Straits. The company’s clothing is worn by scores of women golf professionals worldwide, including LPGA Tour star Leta Lindley, the 2008 LIJA Tour Style Leaders Grand Prize winner.
For more information, call 888.263.1191 or visit www.lijastyle.com.
About LIJA
LIJA is a market leader in fashion-forward styles featuring feminine and comfortable silhouettes inspired by the fusion of sport, leisure and fashion. The brand’s distinctive excellence is driven by LIJA’s passion, commitment and dedication to creating innovative designs.
Having received significant recognition within and outside the golf industry, LIJA has achieved double digit sales growth every year. Further, LIJA recently began selling into the UK, Ireland, South Africa and United Arab Emirates markets.
Recent recognition for the company includes:
* 2009 The Hackers Paradise Golfer’s Choice Award — Best Ladies Apparel
* 2008 Executive of the Year — Score Golf Magazine
* 2008 PROFIT W100 Rankings of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs
* 2008 PGA Magazine — Resort Top Seller
* 2008 PROFIT 100 Rankings of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies
* 2007 “Business of the Year” — Richmond Chamber of Commerce
* 2007 PGA Magazine — Resort Top Seller
* 2007 PGA Magazine — Private Course Top Seller
* 2007 Best of Show Honors at PGA Show — Golfing Magazine
* 2007 PROFIT 100 Rankings of Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies
* 2006 PROFIT W100 Ranking of Canada’s Top Women Entrepreneurs
* 2006 Business in Vancouver “BC’s 50 Fastest-Growing Companies”
* 2005 Canadian Golf Company of the Year — Score Golf magazine
Individually, Hipp has been named 2008 “Canadian Executive of the Year” by Score Golf, honored as a grant recipient of the Matinee Fashion Foundation Award, which recognizes and funds select Canadian designers, and voted a “40 Under 40” winner by Business in Vancouver.
An avid and highly-skilled golfer, Hipp struggled to find on-course apparel that meshed with her off-course fashion sensibility. Recognizing a market opportunity — and the chance to combine her passions for fashion, golf and business — Hyp Golf was launched in July 1997. The company re-branded as LIJA in late 2004. Chiefly influenced by both European trends and West Coast style, Hipp has garnered a widespread reputation as one of North America’s hottest sportswear designers.
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