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Leather: The 'Big Daddy' of apparel sales.

Byline: Rock Neelly

"The leather jacket is the Big Daddy of all apparel sales," says Brian Haner, president and owner of Image Source, a Kirkland-based PPD that is nearing $10 million in sales in the Puget Sound market of northwest Washington state.

"Strangely enough," says Haner, "when we sell leather jackets, it's not because the client has suggested purchasing apparel. Not at all. It usually starts out with the client's comment, 'I want a high-end gift item' or 'I want the nicest premium item I can find.' And the leather jacket is what we suggest.

"Image Source sells a lot of leather jackets, recently a large order for Bishop (Garment Co.) for example, after ...

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