IAF and Abit are proud to organize toghether the IAF’s 33rd World Fashion Convention to be held on October 17th and 18th, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Please mark these dates in your calendar! The theme of this edition is Compliance and Technology – Key Drivers for Industry and Retail The Convention has the function […]
The IAF has decided to hold a second General Assembly, in addition to the one traditionally held at the IAF Convention, to allow more members to attend. We will present the IAF activities in 2017 and opportunities for you to participate in these events. But we will also offer you interesting speakers. Dan Rees, managing […]
GINETEX chooses Consejo Intertextil Español (CIE) to represent and ensure the promotion of the international 5-symbol trademark for Textile Care Labeling in Spain. “We are delighted and proud to count Consejo Intertextil Español (CIE) among our National Members today. Already particularly active within GINETEX in Spain since 1989, CIE will represent the interests of our […]
Article written by Bambina Wise, published in Women’s Wear Daily on November 28th 2016 Now on its seventh year, the event, which takes place in a different African country every year, aims to position Africa as a viable sourcing alternative to China, Vietnam and India. Origin Africa, a longstanding trade platform for the textile, apparel […]
Matthijs Crietee, Secretary General of the IAF, participated in a panel discussion at Origin Africa about the effect of political uncertainty on the apparel industry. He highlighted the importance for business of predictability of trade policy. Especially in times of political uncertainty caused by Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US President, it […]
Globalization still dominates apparel production and it is highly unlikely that reshoring or backshoring will bring back many jobs that were lost via offshoring. IAF President Han Bekke said this at the SPESA Executive Conference in San Antonio (Texas-USA) where many apparel machinery suppliers were meeting. There is still too much pressure for cheaper prices, […]
Head of WGSN Insight Lorna Hall welcomes Duncan Baizley, previously Managing Editor of WIRED UK, as Senior Commissioning Editor on the Insight team NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2016 — Today, WGSN, the global trend authority, released WGSN Insight, a dedicated resource for trends across consumer insights, retail strategy, marketing and innovation. With the launch, WGSN has […]
Dr. Li Li Associate Professor The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Email: li.lilly@polyu.edu.hk As a result of rapid technological developments, we are now surrounded by advanced technology in our everyday lives. The combination of electronics and textiles has gained the attention and interest of many researchers and has become one of the major directions of development […]
Debuting at IFAI Expo, Fully Automated Solution Boosts Upholstery Pattern-Matching Precision TOLLAND, CONN., USA, OCT, 20, 2016 – AutoMatch, a revolutionary layout and cutting solution that helps furniture manufacturers preserve visual continuity in their finished products, debuted at the 2016 Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Expo, October 18-21 in Charlotte, N.C. The fully automated system […]
