Simpson will serve as consultant to the company It is rare today that a person spends their entire career servicing one industry. This is something people in the industry recognize of Sam Simpson who announced his plans to retire from Gerber. “When someone spends more than 47 years in an industry, it becomes a part […]
Colombiamoda, Colombia’s Fashion Week, is considered to be the largest commercial platform in Latin America where we look to promote networking as a connector of knowledge and develop effective business transactions between the 13,600 buyers and the 620 brands that will be present. Three pillars represent this event: business, where we meet the supply and […]
In order to continue to promote the fashion industry of Macao, CPTTM and IPIM has decided to host the Macao Fashion Festival 2017 this year during the 22nd Macao International Trade & Investment Fair (MIF) which will be held at the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel (19th to 21st October 2017). By hosting the event during MIF, the […]
70% of Europeans follow the textile care instructions featured on the labels and 80% admit that they would not (or would rarely) buy clothes without any labels, While another 84% feel concerned by water and energy savings. GINETEX, the international Association for Textile Care Labeling, called upon the French market research company IPSOS, to evaluate […]
The EU28 textile and clothing industry is one of the major industries in the EU. With 1.7 million workers, it generated a total turnover of 171 billion € in 2016. European textile and clothing companies are globally leading, regarding technical textiles, sophisticated high-quality yarns and fibres, as well as high-end apparel goods. The U.K. lies […]
The need for speed to market is one of the major factors currently shaping supply chains. If used correctly, speed can infuse extra value into supply chains. If not, it can put unnecessary stress on manufacturers particularly. It is associated with fast fashion which in itself is much debated. IAF’s members straddle the supply chain, […]
Hugo Boss, PVH, Esquel, Sewbo and many more The IAF’s 33rd World Fashion Convention, to be held in Rio de Janeiro on October 16-18 2017, will feature a very strong and interesting line-up of speakers, many from the world’s major apparel retailers and brands. The theme of the Convention is ‘compliance and technology – key […]
MODINT, the Dutch Trade Association for Fashion, Interior and Textiles, will sign an MoU with Italy aimed at improving cooperation on sustainability and ethics in the garment and textile supply chain. The Memorandum of Understanding will be signed during a State visit to Milan by Their Majesties The King and Queen of The Netherlands and a […]
The registration for the IAF’s 33rd World Fashion Convention, to be held on October 16th-18th 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, is now open. Delegates who register before August 1st, will be able to register against a highly reduced price. In addition, members of IAF will benefit from a lower admission price. This year, the IAF […]
The digital revolution is here, and that’s good news for the fashion industry. Cutting-edge digital design tools will help garment manufacturers cut costs by millions of dollars, increase throughput, reduce waste, and – most importantly – stay competitive in the age of “fast fashion.” That’s the message Gerber Technology delivered at the 2017 Texprocess tradeshow […]
