This year’s VDMA TFL industry meeting took place on 14 and 15 November in Berlin. For many years, the trade association has been committed to Europeanisation and this year, too, further European members have joined the ranks. “Only together as a European industry can we form an antithesis to the current global framework conditions and […]
In his opening speech of the 35th IAF World Fashion Convention in Lahore (Pakistan), IAF President Han Bekke remarked that the event is held against the background of different disruptions in the apparel supply chain. “Apparel retail is in the grip of a radical transformation that we should not underestimate. The pace of change is […]
At a Meeting of the Elected Members to the Managing Committee of the Association held on 6th November 2019, Mr Rahul Mehta, President stepped down as President of the Association. The Members unanimously elected Mr Rakesh Biyani, Director, Future Retail Ltd, as the Next President of the Association for the remaining Tenure of this Managing […]
The 3rd meeting in Turkey of the international SLCP (Social & Labor Convergence Program) platform, which is formed with the participation of the world’s leading apparel brands and manufacturers, enabling audits conducted under social compliance processes to be managed through a joint platform was hosted by Yeşim Textile. Manufacturers adopting more environmentally friendly and sustainable […]
The article below, by IAF’s Board of Directors member and Abit’s President Fernando Valente Pimentel is the first in a series of articles on the winners of the new fashion industry that will be published in this newsletter. Each edition will feature another IAF member country association. Fernando Valente Pimentel: The combination of technology with […]
Gerber Technology: “Success In The See Now, Buy Now World Does Not Come Easy.” Chinese International Sewing Machinery & Accessories Show – CISMA, held from Sept 25 – 28 at Shanghai New International EXPO Center, for Gerber Technology provided key platform to showcase their fully integrated end-to-end ecosystem to decision makers from Asia […]
Alvanon Plus-Size Online Course + Masterclass | London & Amsterdam The plus-size market presents a huge growth opportunity for apparel brands and retailers alike, but despite the overwhelming evidence – there is no shortage of data, obesity statistics, surveys and financial metrics that identify and quantify the business potential in the plus-size arena – brands in […]
The Next Generation of Hong Kong Fashion: ITC Graduation Exhibition 2019 @ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University The current ITC Graduation Exhibition 2019 showcases 28 talented graduates’ fashion designs taken from their final year collections. These amazing pieces were also presented in the PolyU Fashion Show 2019 at the Hong Kong Convention Centre last June. […]
At the EURATEX Congress and the Istanbul Fashion Conference organized simultaneously, the future of the global fashion industry, sustainable economy and new trends were examined. 250 million-dollar sale is targeted in one thousand 500 B2B’s to be held between exporters and 50 global buyers on the second day of the conference. Turkish garment and textile […]
Along with ITMF, the IAF again acted as the principal international supporter of the Keqiao World Textile Merchandising Conference, the second edition of which was held on September 27th in Keqiao, Shaoxing, close to Shanghai in China. IAF President Han Bekke and ITMF President Kihak Sung had put their opening messages on video. IAF Secretary […]