Time-Tested AccuMark® to Create a New Dimension in Fashion 3D technology promises vast efficiency gains in the design process and consumer shopping experience. Today, 3D technology is complex to implement and use. Additionally, there is a wide gap between 3D design and the actual manufactured product. The fashion industry spends billions of dollars annually on physical […]
Ms. Regina Brückner, Managing Associate of Brückner Trockentechnik, is the new chairperson of the VDMA Textile Machinery Association. The businesswoman from Leonberg was elected at the members’ meeting of the Association in Berlin. The new executive board is completed with Ms. Verena Thies, Thies Textilmaschinen, and Mr. Fritz P. Mayer, Karl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik, who were […]
Past President of the IAF Harry van Dalfsen and Board Member of the IAF and chairman of the IAF Technical Committee Mike Fralix were awarded the IAF Golden Pin by IAF President Han Bekke on October 17th during the 33rd IAF World Fashion Convention in Rio de Janeiro. The IAF Golden Pin is awarded to those […]
Held on October 17th and 18th in Ro de Janeiro, the 33rd IAF World Fashion Convention was a co-production of the IAF and IAF’s Brazilian member Abit, the national fashion and textile industry association based in Sao Paulo. In addition to excellent speakers from, among others, McKinsey, Hugo Boss, , Hering, C&A, Esquel, Lectra and […]
IAF has always had a strong interest in education. Its new tagline “IAF for a smarter, stronger and more sustainable supply chain” reflects the importance of industry development for the joint benefit of brands, retailers, manufacturers, their suppliers and the societies they operate in. Investment in the right knowledge and skills of the people in […]
IAF member Actif Africa, a unique federation with association members in over 20 African countries, organized its Origin Africa conference and fair in Mauritius on September 25th-29th. IAF’s Matthijs Crietee held a presentation on production outsourcing trends. Key message of the presentation was that for (African) manufacturers to succeed in the current demanding market, a […]
In Sialkot Pakistan, on September 27th IAF member PRGMEA, under the guidance of PRGMEA President and IAF Board Member Ijaz Khokhar and together with IAF President Han Bekke, opened both the new PRGMEA office and, inside of it, the first IAF regional office. Mr. Khokhar had organized a very large and successful event to bring […]
BCapital, is the Smart, Fashionable, and cool event of Inexmoda in Bogotá, Colombia. It’s an event where fashion is expressed in non-conventional ways, and where the end consumer is linked to creative industries of the Fashion System by three axes: Knowledge, fashion, and lifestyles. An experience that goes beyond the limits of fashion. To learn […]
The Ecosystems – the Moroccan fashion & textile industry gears up for the future The Mediterranean fashion platform for ‘fast & style’ 2 days of business and a meeting point for around 175 exhibitors and 1,500 expert visitors from Europe, Africa, and America The next MAROC IN MODE – MAROC SOURCING editions will […]
Three Uniform producers from Kosovo will exhibit at the A+A Fair in Dusseldorf during 17-20 October. The A+A Dusseldorf fair, organized biannually, is dedicated to apparel and equipment for worker health, safety, and security, including workwear and protective clothing. The fair, with more than 1,800 exhibitors from 57 countries provides information for more than 65,000 […]