After 29 uninterrupted editions, Colombiatex de las Américas opens its business agenda for the textile sector The 30th edition of Colombiatex de las Américas, with the theme of “Open Your Eyes”, will take place at Plaza Mayor Medellín during January 23-25, 2018. More than 550 national and international exhibitors, and close to 15,800 buyers are […]
ISEM Fashion Business School launches the first Spanish startup accelerator for six international fashtech companies The companies Interested in applying to this unique program have until 17 November to get registered in Atelier by ISEM, the first Spanish accelerator for startups developing disruptive technology that transform the value chain of the fashion companies. The program, […]
Digitalization is underway and at the annual ideation fashion technology conference Gerber Technology announced major advancements among their software product lines to help make it easier for their customers to adopt technology and achieve optimization through improvements in their digital workflow. The announcements include several new advancements to the AccuMark family of products and a […]
Replica costumes to be used for release of the new film The Greatest Showman In every aspect of the fashion world, digitalization is driving the demand to bring new styles to market faster. This is also true for the world of film and costume creation. Costume replicas are costly and, in the past, they were […]
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 […]
