- “Chinese New face” influences the world fashion industry
- Apr 14,2023
- —China’s visual designer Haotian Dong More and more Chinese designers are involved in International Fashion Week to show the charm of “Chinese design” At the same time, other Chinese design new forces internationally are another way, are overseas study and local fashion Chinese design. HaotianDong is one of the representatives. Haotian Dong has won the 2023 IDA Design Award and the 2023 Indigo Design Award. Two significant design awards. “Cl...
- US researchers identify challenges for adaptive clothing customers
- Apr 14,2023
- US’ University of Missouri researchers have identified two main challenges for adaptive clothing consumers. The study involved mining online reviews to understand the perspectives of adaptive clothing customers. Customers said product offerings were inadequate and didn’t meet their specific needs. Access to the few products that do exist was limited. “When designing clothing for people with special needs, it’s important to consider functionali...
- Chinese apparel exports up in 2022 as unit price rises 9%, volume down
- Apr 14,2023
- China’s apparel exports rose 7.05 per cent to $167.876 billion during 2022 despite economic slowdown and restrictions from the US. However, this increase in value was due to a rise in per unit price in the segment, which increased by 9.27 per cent to $4.24 in 2022 compared to $3.88 in 2021. Therefore, the increase in value does not reflect an increase in volume of apparel exports. Apparel exports from China increased in 2022 from $156.764 billi...
- Fashion brands adapting to merchandising shifts can gain
- Apr 14,2023
- Fashion companies that adapt to shifts in the industry’s merchandising model can create a competitive advantage, according to McKinsey, which recently said in an insight note that given the current economic environment and unprecedented uncertainty, the need to get merchandising right is even more urgent than usual. For that reason, many companies are seeking out new approaches to turn more efficient, and many are adding cutting-edge digital t...
- ITMA 2023: Exploring new routes to efficiency with Thermex and Econtrol®
- Apr 14,2023
- At ITMA 2023 in Milan from June 8-14, experts from Monforts will be on hand to ouline the latest significant advances that have been made in sustainable continuous dyeing for woven fabrics and yarns with its industry-leading Thermex system configured for the Econtrol® process. Over 900 Monforts Thermex hotflue dyeing systems are now operational in the main textile producing countries like Bangladesh, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Paki...
- FISH launches fabric intelligent search
- Apr 04,2023
- The Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics-Spring Editon was grandly held at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai from March 28th to 30th. Two heavyweight products of FISH (Fabric Intelligence Search Hub), FISE (Fabric Intelligence Search Engine) and PLSS (Product Library Selecting System), made their simultaneous debut at the Digital Fashion Innovation Space and corporate booths. The booth layout and intelligent products, inc...
- Vietnam's trade with 11 Asian markets will grow to $465 billion by 2030
- Mar 22,2023
- According to an industry study released by UPS, by 2030, the trade volume between Vietnam and 11 major Asian markets may greatly increase from the current $326 billion to $465 billion. According to the report, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan Province, Thailand and Vietnam are called the top 12 markets in Asia, accounting for 88% of intra-Asian trade. Retail, indust...
- BTMA welcomes digital dyeing and finishing pioneer Alchemie
- Mar 22,2023
- Alchemie Technology is the latest fast-rising company to join the British Textile Machinery Association (BTMA), as all of the organisation’s members gear up to showcase an array of new innovations at ITMA 2023 in Milan from June 8-14 this year. Cambridge-headquartered Alchemie is the inventor of two ground breaking technologies – EndeavourTM and NovaraTM. The Endeavour digital dyeing system produces no wastewater and reduces wate...