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Apparel import slight upward trend Q1 2023: Wazir Report

Apparel import slight upward trend Q1 2023: Wazir Report

    The reputed India-based consultants Wazir Advisors released their report on the first quarter of 2023, analyzing apparel imports and retail sales by four major economies, namely the US, the EU, the UK and Japan. The report also includes the analysis of India’s performance as an exporter of rea... Read more

Ethical fashion awareness promotes a greener environment

Ethical fashion awareness promotes a greener environment

     The Ethical fashion market has catapulted into the limelight in post-Covid times with rising awareness among consumers through social media campaigns and government initiatives of the environmental impact of fast fashion, and the growth of e-commerce is currently bringing about this change. Th... Read more

Indian textile and apparel not guaranteed good times ahead

Indian textile and apparel not guaranteed good times ahead

    The dreaded trending word that haunted the global economy in 2022, recession continues trending in 2023, claiming its latest victim, the world’s fourth largest economy, Germany. As the third largest economy, Japan’s recovery is painfully slow and the USA is continually teetering at the e... Read more

Brands recognize the growing influence of social platforms to boost online …

Brands recognize the growing influence of social platforms to boost online sales

    Social media when used wisely can give a casual and conversational extension to a retail company’s selling promotional campaigns and result in sales. Apparel companies are now using various kinds of social media to create a compelling customer journey according to age group and socioeconomic l... Read more

Environmental consciousness reshaping consumer’s preferences for fashion

Environmental consciousness reshaping consumer’s preferences for fashion

   Sustainability in the fashion sector is decades old now. It started when apparel companies began to introduce environmental practices into their businesses in the late 1980s. It's part of the movements creating more awareness on numerous environmental problems since the 1960s. The movement started g... Read more

Increased sales of yoga apparels sculpts the fitness industry

Increased sales of yoga apparels sculpts the fitness industry

  The pandemic if nothing else has proved that there is always a rainbow after the storm lifts, and that is the case with the global health and wellness industry as sales figures spiral up with customers increasingly purchasing apparels and accessories suited for their fitness regimes. Yoga as the most anci... Read more

Unreasonable demands from global exporters affect Bangladesh RMG makers

Unreasonable demands from global exporters affect Bangladesh RMG makers

    Things do get worse before they get better and the Bangladesh RMG segment is counting on that as their current profit margins sink deeper with international clothing brands demanding further discounts to place orders from their local apparel retailers. Global big and small clothing brands are now de... Read more

Japan markets encourage high-quality RMG exports from Bangladesh

Japan markets encourage high-quality RMG exports from Bangladesh

  Japan is emerging a strong market for Bangladesh readymade garments (RMG) industry with a healthy growth of over 42 per cent to cross the billion-dollar mark in the first nine months of 2022. And this trend is continuing in 2023 as well. Although the US and Europe are the largest export destination as mos... Read more

China’s luxury segment oscillates between highs and lows

China’s luxury segment oscillates between highs and lows

   China’s luxury apparel market is on a seesaw ride with its highs and lows leaving analysts puzzled with what is yet to come by the end of 2023. While some feel profit levels will be low with a post-Covid slow economy that has drastically hit spending, others opine it will soar, up and away int... Read more

Kelsun yarn made from seaweed to revolutionize the apparel industry

Kelsun yarn made from seaweed to revolutionize the apparel industry

    With a global slogan of a better environment for a better tomorrow, environmentalists have kick-started the fashion industry into combatting textile waste and changing the fashion segment into a sustainable and circular economy. The fashion segment is one of the world’s biggest polluters, with... Read more

Plagued by illegal imports and other challenges, Indonesia’s textile sector…

Plagued by illegal imports and other challenges, Indonesia’s textile sector sees a March high

   Indonesia, at the last count in 2022, was the world’s 10th largest exporter of textiles. However, the Ministry of Industry’s April stats revealed in March 2023, textile exports rose by 16.87 per cent compared to February 2023. The government-funded Export Task Force is keen to make texti... Read more

Premium jeans market on a high, projected to touch $12 bn by 2027: Study

Premium jeans market on a high, projected to touch $12 bn by 2027: Study

    Premium jeans are more a statement than the standard pair of denims. As Claire Dupuis, Senior Product Trend Forecaster at Cotton Incorporated and a denim specialist explains, the basic difference between a premium and a regular pair is the price with the lowest starting point being $100 for the form... Read more

India: Textile industry in Tamil Nadu faces loss as government requests mor…

India: Textile industry in Tamil Nadu faces loss as government requests more time for quality control compliance

     The Tamil Nadu government has requested the Centre to allow more time for the textile industry to comply with quality control orders (QCOs) for the importation of viscose and polyester fibres. The government has suggested that the implementation of QCOs should be delayed until the Bureau of I... Read more

Customized graphic T-shirts will be top seller this summer: Study

Customized graphic T-shirts will be top seller this summer: Study

    The time is always ripe for upgrading wardrobes every season if the wallet permits as the saying goes: fashion is like eating and you shouldn’t stick to the same menu. Urban dressing has now become all about creating your unique visual style which is a reflection of attitude and personality an... Read more

Driven by steady demand, Nylon 6 market expected to touch $26 million by 20…

Driven by steady demand, Nylon 6 market expected to touch $26 million by 2032: Study

    The synthetic polymer market led by nylon fibres which are far stronger and elastic than polyester fibres and can create smooth and lightweight fabric with high tensile strength, is doing rather well in the global markets. The Nylon-6 polyamide fibre which is semi-crystalline and commonly known as p... Read more

Imminent face-off between Shein and US authorities

Imminent face-off between Shein and US authorities

    Is the most successful fashion app Shein going the TikTok way? The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) just filed in a report about Chinese fashion app Shein and Temu in relation to data risk, which the Chinese view as retaliatory tactics by the federal government of the US tar... Read more

EU’s forthcoming GSP regulation may undo Bangladesh’s success story

EU’s forthcoming GSP regulation may undo Bangladesh’s success story

  The forthcoming European Union Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme does no favor Bangladesh, points out EuroCommerce, the European body representing retail and wholesale sectors. It says the safeguard measures proposed in the forthcoming GSP would severely affect Bangladesh. Currently, Banglade... Read more

Luxury continues ruling while world tackles an economic slowdown

Luxury continues ruling while world tackles an economic slowdown

  At the conclusion of 2022, the top five luxury brand values indicate that even though most of the world is in a fix with never-ending inflation, luxury just carries on as if all is well with the world. The top five luxury brands closed 2022 with brand values of: Louis Vuitton $124,273 million, Hermè... Read more

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European Parliament Tackles Fashion Industry's Harmful Effects

The European Parliament has taken a significant step in addressing the unregulated and detrim... Read more

Uganda Textiles Union broadens to include informal workers

The Uganda Textiles, Garments, Leather, and Allied Workers Union (UTGLAWU) is actively mobili... Read more

inside fashion vol.23 no.2

A Cat Eye View Cat Eye <br />China Insight
CHINA INSIGHTS

Contributed by Mr. Zhao Hong & Ms. Xing Rong

Amid unprecedented Non Woven growth, China revises mask quality standards

Amid unprecedented Non Woven growth, China revises mask quality standards

With the daily output of masks touches over 20 million, China introduces new standards for... Read more

China: Silk city Shengze is pilot zone for the world-class textile cluster

China: Silk city Shengze is pilot zone for the world-class textile cluster

  Shengze, home to the largest silk wholesale market known for silk and man-made s... Read more

Bangladesh's Garment Exports Diversify Amidst Decline

Amidst negative growth in garment shipments to major destinations caused by inflationary pres... Read more

EURATEX Decries EP Report's Sustainability-Competitiveness Imbalance

EURATEX, the European Apparel and Textile Confederation, has expressed concerns about the Eur... Read more

Calvin Klein's Landmark Entry in New Zealand

   Calvin Klein, the renowned fashion brand, has made its debut in New Zealand by ... Read more

Tom Glaser Headlines World Fashion Convention

   The International Apparel Federation (IAF) and the Sewn Products Equipment &... Read more

Brazilian Textile Firms Thrive at Emitex Trade Fair in Argentina

   The annual Emitex trade fair, held from April 25th to 27th, brought together ov... Read more

Target Faces $10B Valuation Drop Amid Pride Clothing Backlash

   In the past 10 days, retail giant Target has experienced a $10 billion loss in ... Read more

Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Struggle Amid Western Economic Slowdown

   Sri Lanka's apparel exporters are facing a challenging period as they witness a... Read more

H&M Shutters Beijing Flagship Store Amid Changing Fashion Trends

   Swedish fashion giant H&M recently announced its decision to close its flag... Read more