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Specialties
BEREK produces sweater knits, jackets, dresses, handbags, pajamas, t-shirts, shoe bags, spa wraps, velour suits, home furnishings and much more.
An outstanding team of speciality designers, headed by Jill Rogers, designs the products. the design team travels to Europe and other parts of the world for new ideas. They combine various yarns, 3D embellishments, hand embroidery, and labor intensive beadwork to keep BEREK at the forefront of the industry.
The designs tell stores though the themese they explore. Each artistic motif is expressed through the prism of an individual designer’s life experience incorporating popular trends.
History
Established in 1977.
Jack Zyman started BEREK over 25 years ago. His inspiration for «Art You Can Wear» sweaters originated during a trip to remote South American villages where he spotted colorful hand knit sweaters. This quickly became identififued as the BEREK signature product: «statement» sweaters that enable the wearer to identify themselves with a particular theme.
At this Point Jack had no way of knowing that his vision would acquire a lasting reputation as the originate of the hand knit novelty sweater. BEREK sweaters were introduced and immediatley generated a «revolution in the fashion world».
After all of these years, the name BEREK continues to be held in the highest esteem among those who know and collect «Art You Can Wear» sweaters.