Fashion Service Network
About FSN
In response to the fashion industry’s overwhelming need for innovation and multi-disciplinary approaches, in 2002 twenty of New York’s leading service providers formed the Fashion Service Network, a group of select, experienced and seasoned professionals delivering solutions and opportunities to the industry.
It is the goal of the Fashion Service Network to assist fashion companies seeking to expand, strengthen, and energize their business.
To accomplish this, the Fashion Service Network reaches beyond traditional resources and provides an all-encompassing service source for the fashion industry. The group contains leaders in all professional service areas.
The FSN meets regularly, exchanges information, communicates ideas, and discusses needs and opportunities. Interaction of FSN members has resulted in many business opportunities for their respective clients.
FSN is truly a visionary resource that explores and implements new strategies and business practices for the fashion industry.
“It is the goal of the Fashion Service Network to assist fashion companies seeking to expand, strengthen, and energize their business.”
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Ezra Hedaya
Executive Vice President
Hedaya Capital Group
Ezra serves as Executive Vice President of The Hedaya Capital Group. In this role, he is responsible for leading and overseeing Hedaya Capital’s portfolio, business development, human resources, marketing, and legal departments. With more than 15 years’ experience, Ezra is skilled at negotiating and structuring new financing facilities for clients in a broad range of...
Karen Giberson
President & CEO
Accessories Council
A genuine style insider, Karen has years of experience in merchandising, marketing and public relations. As President of the Accessories Council, a non-profit national advocacy group, she represents nearly 300 dynamic companies in the fashion footwear, accessory and jewelry industry.
Beyond current members, Karen works with hundreds of brands, retailers and industry support executives. Interacting...
Michael Wildes
Managing Partner
Wildes & Weinberg, P.C.
Michael is an adjunct professor at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law and a former federal prosecutor. His father Leon Wildes is best-known for his successful representation of John Lennon in his deportation proceedings, Michael Wildes clients include First Lady Melania Trump, artists Sarah Brightman, Lionel Richie, Boy George, soccer icon Pele, master Chef Jean-Georges....
Joanne Arbuckle
Member Emeritus
Joanne served as a deputy to the president for Industry Partnerships and Collaborative Programs at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) until her retirement from the college in January 2022. As the liaison between the president, the college, and outside organizations, she develops and expanded partnerships and collaborations nationally and globally for the college. She worked closely with...
Mark Friedman
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
The Retail Tracker
Mark Friedman has more than 30 years of experience in the consumer and retail industry as an Entrepreneur, Manager, Research Analyst, and Strategic Advisor. During his two decades as a Senior Research Analyst at Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs he was ranked on the Institutional Investor annual survey of best analysts in...
Howard D. Bader
Commercial Litigator & Insolvency Specialist
Scarinci Hollenbeck, Attorneys at Law
With experience in numerous and diverse industries, Howard has represented companies and their management in an extensive variety of litigations and bankruptcies throughout the country in various federal and state courts. Mr. Bader is also a recognized expert in international licensing and corporate law, working both with nationally recognized brands...