30 April 2022, Mumbai:

Metaverse or meta-averse? Exploring the implications of virtual fashion for Sri Lankan apparel IRL.

For fashion ‘look, touch and feel’ is everything.

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So it can seem counterintuitive that the world’s largest brands could soon be creating outfits and accessories that will either partly or completely exist in a virtual space. But as much as it may seem like science-fiction, fashion brands are betting heavily on the metaverse.

Morgan Stanley projects that virtual fashion could be a US$ 50 billion opportunity by 2030, adding as much as 25% to the industry’s total earnings. For context, this is approximately 10x the value of Sri Lanka’s record-breaking export earnings from apparel exports for 2021.

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Brands like Dolce and Gabbana have already made US$ 5.7 million over the sale of just nine Non-Fungible Token (NFT) pieces, while Valentine’s Day 2022 gave rise to the first-ever Metaverse Fashion Week show on the popular online game, Second Life.

Details of just how the metaverse will actually work and its implications for regions like South Asia, and countries like Sri Lanka in which apparel account for over 40% of national exports, remain unclear.

Uncovering the value behind the hype.

Weaving parallel skill sets.

Bridging the gaps virtually and IRL.

For apparel producers to cut in on this action, they
will need to build up their own brands and designers first.

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26 April 2022, Mumbai:

INTERNATIONAL ISTANBUL YARN FAIR 2023:

In the Fair, where giant yarn companies exporting to hundreds of countries around the world participated, has great importance in your support.

It aims to reach professional yarn buyers around the world with your support.

Venue: Tüyap İstanbul Fair and Congress Center

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ATTENDANT PROFILE

Cotton Yarns, Natural Yarns, Elastane Yarns, Regenerated Yarns, Wool Yarns, Metallic Yarns, Viscose Yarns, Technical Yarns, etc

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ATTENDANT PROFILE

Cotton Yarns, Natural Yarns, Elastane Yarns, Regenerated Yarns, Wool Yarns, Metallic Yarns, Viscose Yarns, Technical Yarns, etc

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21 April 2022, Mumbai:

NILIT, a global leader in premium Nylon 6.6, is proud to introduce SENSIL® ByNature, a revolutionary new product that significantly improves apparel’s sustainability profile, life cycle analysis, and environmental impact.

By using a certified Biomass Balance (BMB) material, NILIT replaces fossil raw material with renewable feedstock.

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Utilizing this ISCCplus certified material, SENSIL® ByNature reduces GHG emissions and lessens dependence on non-renewable resources.

Apparel made with SENSIL® ByNature fabrics offers consumers a meaningful way to help reduce carbon footprint while keeping exactly the same comfort, performance, and longevity that they expect and get today from SENSIL®. “SENSIL® ByNature is a ground-breaking innovation in premium Nylon 6.6,” says Ilan Melamed, NILIT General Manager. “SENSIL® ByNature will significantly reduce carbon footprint while providing the highest quality man-made fiber for apparel.

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This is the kind of radical product development that the textile industry requires to effectively and quickly reduce its environmental impact and move to a more responsible position in the global marketplace.”

“We are very excited to work with NILIT to expand our Biomass Balance (BMB) material to the apparel sector,” says Frank Reil, Head of Marketing, New Business Development, and Sustainability Polyamides at BASF.

“NILIT shares our commitment to sustainability and together we will create new innovative products that substantially improve the textile and apparel industry and reduce environmental footprint.”

Plus, the SENSIL® portfolio of products is manufactured according to NILIT’s Total Product Sustainability criteria.

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29 April 2022, Mumbai:

PURE LONDON LAUNCHES A NEW WEBSITE & ELECTRICALLY CHARGED CAMPAIGN CREATIVE.

Pure London, the UK’s leading trade fashion buying event taking place on 17th – 19th July 2022 at the iconic Olympia London, has announced the launch of its vibrant new campaign and website as it gears up for its first trade collective of fashion brands, creative minds, and inspiring trends in over two years. 

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Sorely missed during the pandemic, Pure London will once again reunite the fashion and jewellery community with an international showcase of Spring/Summer 2023 collections in the heart of London and has created a campaign to reflect the show’s vibrancy and confidence.

Colour blocking, static electricity effects, and an electrically charged colour palette of dragon fruit pink, clear day blue, yolk yellow and absinthe green contrasts with striking black and white photographic imagery from historic Pure London catwalk shows.

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‘Think volume and disruption in the form of colour and noise. Vibrant and confident. So London. The mood is Energised. Electrified. Exciting.’ The newly designed, editorial-style website launches today.

Gloria Sandrucci, Event Director, Pure London says; “We are so happy to see our new vision for Pure London start to come to life again with the launch of the new website and creative campaign, it is confident and vibrant and indicates a new beginning for the show.

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23 April 2022, Mumbai:

The new location, more customer support

The first STOLL Days for customers and other interested parties will take place from 7 to 10 June in the new TexLab at KARL MAYER North America, in Greensboro, NC In 2020, the KARL MAYER Group acquired STOLL, and in 2021 U.S. operations of the flat knitting machine company was relocated from New York City to the KARL MAYER location in Greensboro, NC.

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Significant investments were made there in a state-of-the-art development and visitor center, to be used for demonstration of all KARL MAYER technologies, for STOLL knit product prototype development, and for training, the TexLab at KARL MAYER North America.

During the STOLL Days from 7 to 10 June 2022, customers and other business partners can get to know the STOLL team, and the fully equipped TexLab, with the latest STOLL machines, and other equipment to develop knitted products and multiple collaboration and training areas.

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For the event, STOLL prepared an exciting program to inspire the innovativeness of customers and others that are interested in the use of flat knitting technology in their products.

Highlights include various STOLL machines in action, including a few models that were not shown before, seminars and workshops to introduce new design and programming software, and many inspiring knitted products for fashion and for technical textile markets.

The presence of some yarn suppliers and other industry partners will complete the event.

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20 April 2022, Mumbai:

SEAMS Supply Chain USA Pavilion 

Buhler Quality Yarns Corp.

Launched in 1996, their US facility in Jefferson Georgia is the leading supplier of fine-count yarns in the United States.

Their commitment is to service, long-standing industry partnerships, and quality domestic products.

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Hamrick Mills, Inc.

Hamrick Mills is a leading producer of high quality, light to medium weight woven fabrics for the apparel, home furnishing, and industrial market segments.

Originated in 1900 in Gaffney, SC, the company operates two facilities with both producing a variety of P/C and Cotton fabrics.

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Clothier Design Source

Clothier Design Source est. 2006 is a semi-automated cut & sew factory in the USA and a development house that specializes in sewing knit and woven garments for hundreds of brands.

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28 April 2022, Mumbai:

ISKO partners with PAOLO GNUTTI - to design exclusive solutions for the luxury segment.

ISKO joins hands with Paolo Gnutti to break exciting new ground in the world of premium, luxury denim.

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Both will respectively bring together their expertise in advanced responsible denim technologies and refined fabrics’ elevation, resulting in special ISKOTM Luxury collections by PG, characterized by a unique high-end appeal.

“ISKO is thrilled to collaborate with Paolo Gnutti, one of the most respected personalities among the denim community,” claimed Marco Lucietti, Director of Strategic Projects, ISKO.

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“It is a wonderful moment for us to inspire the whole industry with the most revolutionary technological innovations, highly profiled to the unique needs of the luxury segment and we know that Paolo’s creative touch will bring out the very best of ISKO denim’s qualities.”

“The collaboration with ISKO is exciting on so many levels” explains Paolo Gnutti, PG founder.

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23 April 2022, Mumbai:

The next edition of Techtextil, the leading trade fair for the technical and innovative textile sector, will take place in Frankfurt from 21 to 24 June 2022.

The return of Italian textile machinery manufacturers to such an important trade fair after the last edition in 2019 will once again see them in the spotlight.

The Covid-19 pandemic has increased the demand for special-purpose textiles, especially in the medical and personal protective equipment sectors.

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So in 2021, the Italian textile machinery manufacturers registered a growth of their sales for the sector.

Exports of machinery for the production of nonwovens have increased by 76% over 2019 and 85% over 2020.

As in past editions, the Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT, the Association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, are organising an exhibition space reserved for textile machinery manufacturers.

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There are 29 companies exhibiting in the Italian pavilion. 

“Techtextil has always been fair that Italian manufacturers look to with particular interest, comments Alessandro Zucchi, President of ACIMIT.

The versatility of the Italian technological supply allows, in fact, Made in Italy machinery to be used in different application fields of technical textiles, meeting the different requests by the many visitors attending the event".

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19 April 2022, Mumbai:

Uniqlo and s.Oliver garment workers still owed $5.5 million in severance pay: workers release open letter on 7th anniversary of factory closure.

Today, former garment workers from the bankrupt Jaba Garmindo factory in Indonesia release an open letter to the chairman of Uniqlo (Fast Retailing) and the CEO of s.Oliver, calling on the brands to finally pay up.

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April 22nd marks the 7th anniversary of the Jaba Garmindo factory bankruptcy in Indonesia, and 2,000 Indonesian garment workers have been fighting for the $5.5 million legally owed to them in severance pay since 2015.

The workers made clothes for Uniqlo and German fashion brand s.Oliver, among others. To mark the 7th anniversary of the factory closure, the workers have released an open letter (available here) calling on Tadashi Yanai, chairman and biggest shareholder of Fast Retailing (Uniqlo’s parent company), and Claus-Dietrich Lahrs, CEO of s.Oliver, and demanding the brands finally pay up.

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Severance theft is a known risk in the garment industry and brands have a responsibility, as stipulated under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to do their due diligence and mitigate against risks.

When failing to do so, they must take immediate steps to remedy rights violations.

In the case of Jaba Garmindo, both Uniqlo (under parent company Fast Retailing) and s.Oliver failed to mitigate against the risk and both are still refusing to take any meaningful steps towards remedy and justice.

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27 April 2022, Mumbai:

Following its hugely successful beta trial and launch within the UK at Spring and Autumn Fair, Curated Meetings is now opening its doors to buyers and brands from across Europe and the rest of the world, inviting them to take part in this new game-changing way of doing business at Autumn Fair on the 5th – 6th September 2022 at NEC Birmingham, England.

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The programme is now open to retailers and buyers who have purchasing responsibility and are actively sourcing across product categories including home decor, housewares, garden, toys, party, beauty, wellbeing, seasonal, accessories, jewellery, white-label, and more.

Attracting brands and buyers from across the UK, Europe, and the rest of the world, Curated Meetings facilitate efficiently, 15-minute pre-scheduled, 1:1 meetings between qualified buyers and relevant suppliers based on a mutual interest to drive new business opportunities together.

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Working closely with DIT representatives, Curated Meetings is specifically focused on attracting buyers and brands from Central & Eastern Europe, The Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Nordics, France, USA, Mexico, and India, with buyers from Four Sisters, The Snug, Hedgerows, and Henry Vokes Adare from Ireland, Manor from Switzerland, Kosmelita from Lithuania, and Pro-92 from Slovenia, already confirmed.

Elizabeth Miller, International Buyer Community Manager, Curated Meetings says; “Two highly successful Curated Meetings events have taken place at Spring and Autumn Fair in the last year, and it has without question proven its value.

As part of the next phase of our strategy, we are very excited to be extending our reach to become a truly international proposition.

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22 April 2022, Mumbai:

At the forthcoming Texprocess, Techtextil, and Heimtextil show – all taking place in Frankfurt from June 21-24 – members of TMAS, the Swedish Textile Machinery Association, will be showcasing a range of solutions aligning with the growing trend for more localised and automated textile manufacturing.

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Digitalisation and the push for more sustainable, shorter, and less expensive supply chains are currently making manufacturing in high-cost countries within Europe more attractive and there have been many other contributing factors to this over the past two years.

Secure supply At Texprocess, for example, Eton Systems will be unveiling its latest Ingenious software solution which further enhances the company’s Opta Unit Production System (UPS) introduced in 2021.

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Flexibility

Imogo meanwhile recently installed the first industrial-scale dyeing system in Sweden for many years. The

Robotics at Heimtextil

ACG Kinna Automatic specialises in automation solutions for filled products such as quilts, pillows and mattresses and its live demonstrations of robotics in action have proved a magnet for visitors to Heimtextil.

TMAS members Eton Systems, imogo and Svegea will be at stand F41, Hall 8. 4 Coloreel is jointly exhibiting with embroidery machine maker Tajima at stand H44 in Hall 8. ACG Kinna will be at stand E27 in Hall 3 as part of the Heimtextil show and Eltex will be at Techtextil in Hall 12, at stand E19.

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18 April 2022, Mumbai:

C.L.A.S.S Smart Voice: A TRANSPARENT VIEW ON THE FASHION SUPPLY CHAIN.

In order to prove its strong commitment to transparency, C.L.A.S.S. is dedicating one of its Smart Voices to the matter.

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In fact, fashion may seem all glitz and glamour, but sometimes it’s just smoke and mirrors.

In order to reach a sustainable apparel system, it is time to focus on the bigger picture, made of both manufacturing companies and creative brands working together to generate value-driven pieces with TRANSPARENT SUPPLY CHAINS.

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Tune in to listen to its CEO and founder Giusy Bettoni in conversation with:

- Maria Teresa Pisani, Economic Affairs Officer and Project Lead of UNECE - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

- Fulvia Bacchi, General Manager of UNIC, CEO of Lineapelle and ICEC

On the ways fashion can improve its commitment to transparency and openness on the behind-the-scenes of the industry.

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