Weekly Update – January 31, 2025

NEW THIS WEEK

We made a lot of memories this year at Sales and Leadership Summit 2025 in Dallas, Texas! Check out this photo gallery where you can view, download, and save some of your favorites: 

 At J.Hilburn, we pride ourselves on delivering only the highest quality products to you and your Clients. Recently, our manufacturing partner, TAL, made the difficult but necessary, decision to discontinue working with the laundry house responsible for washing our Custom Denim fabrics. This decision was made because the laundry house did not meet the high standards of TAL and J.Hilburn. 

As a result, we must immediately pause sales of our Custom Denim SKUs. This decision ensures we maintain our commitment to offering your Clients only high-quality products that accurately reflect J.Hilburn’s brand promise.

Impacted SKUs:

We want to assure you that we are working closely with TAL to identify a new, reliable laundry house so that we can bring Custom Denim back to you with the quality you expect and deserve.

In the meantime, we recommend our Cozy Denim as a great alternative to offer your Clients. The Cozy Denim has a similar hand feel to our original denim, but since it is not a true denim fabric, there is no abrasion at the seams. It is a yard-dyed fabric, giving it a “Denim Look,” however, when washed there will be no fading, so the color lasts longer. And, since our cozy denim is part of our 5 pockets category, you are able to offer your Clients the hidden 6th pocket option and the new hidden zipper pockets that we offer on our 5 pockets. These are features that your Clients will likely love but can’t get on denim elsewhere.

 

Spring leave-behind postcards are officially on the Moo portal now! You have the option to personalize the cards with your name, phone number, and email address or PURL. Follow these steps to create yours:

  • Log in to the Moo.com portal
  • Click the green plus sign (+) to create a new product

  • Click “Use Company Template”

  • Click “Postcards”

  • Choose personalized or plain

DON’T MISS!

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE SPRING 2025 COLLECTION KICKOFF CALL ON FEBRUARY 3RD AT 12:00PM CST!

Join Chief Creative Officer Simon Kneen and Director of Merchandising Nicole Coury on Monday, February 3 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM CST for your first look at our Spring 2025 Collection.  Simon and Nicole will take you through the new Collection, its inspiration, and detailed explanations of the fabrics, items, and Key Looks of the new season.

Stylists attending SLS will receive their Spring 2025 swatches at the event. All other Stylists’ swatches will be shipped on 1/24/25 so that they will be received in advance of the call. HAVE YOUR SALES TOOLS AND SWATCHES ON HAND FOR THE CALL. Be ready to take notes. The call will be recorded and available as soon as possible. 

There is no better way to be prepared for the Spring selling season than to attend this meeting and gain the product knowledge that will help you to wow your Clients with personalized looks from this year’s Spring Collection.

The Spring 2024 season launches on Tuesday, February 4th.

2025 has begun, and that means Valentine’s Day is right around the corner! We want to ensure our clients look sharp for any special plans they have that day. Please refer to these dates below as guidelines for when orders should be placed in order to arrive in time for Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s Day Cut-offs

Category

Date

Suits, Outerwear, Belts

1/16/2025

Shirts, Knits, Casual Pants (excluding Denim)

1/21/2025

RTW

2/5/2025

 

Based on your feedback, we’re pleased to bring you a new bi-monthly call that features our Stylist community – TIPS FROM THE TOP! This new call will replace Tailored Talks and will occur every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 11:00 AM CST. Each call will feature a Stylist from the field who will share strategies and steps that have led to their success.

On the 1st week of the month, Tips From The Top will immediately follow the All-Stylist Call which starts at 10:30 AM CST, using the same meeting link.

Our first Tips From The Top call will happen on Tuesday, February 4 at 11:00 AM CST, immediately following the All-Stylist Call at 10:30AM CST and will feature insights from one of our top selling Stylists, Libby Tonucci.

Our printed Spring 2025 Collection Lookbooks have arrived and are now shipping! We have a limited quantity remaining available for order. The Spring Lookbooks are available in packs of five (5) for $30 ($6 per book). We’re excited to offer you this opportunity to maximize your business by putting J.Hilburn in the hands of new Clients and helping your new Stylists get off to a great start.

Can I Still Order the Lookbooks?
Yes, we have a limited quantity of extra copies on hand for purchase. These are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to get your order in quickly.  To place your order, visit the Stylist Store. A SKU has been added for purchase, (SS25Lookbook-5pack).  

Selling

We’re excited to announce that replenishments for several sportcoat linings have arrived at our factory! The following linings are now available to select in Green Room:

  • Heather Solid Blue
  • Ivory Tonal Paisley
  • Sportscar Print

However, we are still awaiting restocks of the following linings, which have been temporarily removed from Green Room until they are back in stock:

We truly appreciate your patience and understanding as we work diligently to restock these items. Thank you for your continued support!

We are so excited to see the success you are having with our new Allen Edmonds styles! We are looking forward to a strong partnership with them. In the meantime, we want to provide you with a few quick inventory updates.

The Randolph Bit Loafer in Bone will be back in stock on February 11 – we have temporarily removed this style from our site and will reactivate it again once the inventory is available.

The James Dress Loafer in Black has been temporarily deactivated – it will be back in stock mid-February.

 

 

 

 

The Randolph Penny Loafer in Pewter Suede has also been temporarily removed from the site – it will be back in stock at the end of February

  • Tuesday, February 5 – New Arrivals
  • Friday, February 7 – New Soft Tailoring

Thank you for everything you do! Have a great week!