Organic fashions may be the next merchandise trend to watch, and Under the Canopy is at the leading edge

By Reported Donna Loyle

Exclusive Products

About 80 percent of UTC’s 250 to 275 offerings are exclusive. Sourcing is about evenly split between domestic and overseas suppliers.

Exclusive products are designed in-house. Zaroff relays to her designers product ideas, and team members take care of the technical specifications for product development. Occasionally, Zaroff and her team even design the fabric, for instance, specifying an organic cotton blended with angora. The UTC team then has the material made and shipped to a separate production facility that cuts and sews the actual garments.