Leading European trade fair for garment sourcing - Apparel Sourcing, concluded recently. Its exhibitor list puts accessory sourcing at the forefront with the established shawls & scarves and accessories areas. Held at Le Bourget from September 14 - 17, 2015, Apparel Sourcing was attended by 400 exhibitors, who crowned it the garment and accessory industries' leading trade fair for manufacturing.

Part of the Texworld Paris constellation of trade fairs, Apparel Sourcing benefited from general glowing reports by French visitors, whose numbers had leapt 12 per cent by the 3rd day, making France the leader among the top five sources of visitors from European nations. Strong growth in the number of professionals from Tunisia representing a rise of 38 per cent, Morocco with 18 per cent, Portugal with 17 per cent and Romania with 51 per cent and other major manufacturing countries confirmed the potential and advantages of Apparel Sourcing for production which meets the demands of fashion labels in full.

It is a platform for skills in the production of ready-to-wear clothing and accessories for men, women and children of 14 countries, most of them in Asia: China, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, but also including Korea, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden and France. In September 2015, two new national pavilions from Bangladesh and Vietnam, underlined the variety of solutions available. Bangladesh's offer, already represented in a piecemeal fashion, has expanded into a squad of almost 13 exhibitors, well acquainted with European requirements through their attendance at previous French trade fairs.

In the case of Vietnam, the 11 exhibitors sponsored by the Vietnam Textile & Apparel Association concentrated on a casual/sportswear and accessory range, and were delighted with the commercial contacts they made.

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