22 November 2021, Mumbai:

The just-concluded 36th World Fashion Convention hosted by IAF: International Apparel Federation has highlighted many vital aspects of the fashion industry.

The convention brought together many important players and held meetings to find a way forward in the overall supply chain.

From 7 to 9 November 2021, the world of apparel and textiles met in Antwerp, Belgium. From Bangladesh, Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) leaders including Faruque Hassan, Abdullah Hil Rakib, Miran Ali, and Shams Mahmud, Managing Director of Shasha Denims Ltd. attended the convention.

Faruque Hassan said, “Bangladesh’s RMG industry is striding impressively, especially in the areas of workplace safety, environmental sustainability, and workers’ wellbeing.”

BGMEA Vice President Miran Ali, the keynote speaker, said, “RMG sector has practiced responsible purchasing procedure.”

The BGMEA President also took part in the board meeting and the general assembly of IAF members.

BGMEA has been a member of the IAF since 2013.

The BGMEA President invited the participants to the next IAF Fashion Convention, which will be held in Dhaka in November 2022.

In the 36th World Fashion Convention, reinforcing collaboration and partnerships to truly work in collaboration across the vertical supply chain has been discussed greatly. Side by side, speakers stressed the risk and upside need to be shared between brands, manufacturers, and suppliers of raw materials – to tackle the challenges that the fashion industry is facing together.

Ensuring traceability is in the whole supply chain to ensure sustainability and ethical production was top of the agenda in the IAF convention.

McKinseys’ Chief Product Officer, Saskia Hedrich survey enlightened that 50% of CPOs started a major transformation since the pandemic has begun.

Hedrich said in her LinkedIn post, “Supply chain disruptions and demand volatility are here to stay and put pressure on margins. Brands and retailers are forced to fundamentally shift toward an apparel sourcing model that is consumer-centric, resilient, and sustainable. We’ve surveyed international chief purchasing officers to assess the industry’s progress on the transition.”

There is a move towards smaller collections: 53% plan to reduce the number of options by 2025 and 29% plan to increase full-price sales by 10%, she added.

Matteo Magnani, Senior Analyst Make Fashion Circular, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation shared a flabbergasting presentation brief of some crucial stats that the Ellen MacArthur Foundation has collated.

Less than 1% of the material used to produce clothing is recycled into new clothing and a whopping 73% are eventually landfilled or incinerated.

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20 November 2021, Mumbai:

BGMEA President Faruque Hassan highlighted the prospect of the UK's investment in different potential sectors including high value-added and non-cotton textiles and high-end apparel items at “Bangladesh Investment Summit 2021: Building Sustainable Growth Partnerships” in London.

Hassan attended the summit as a special guest where he invited British businessmen to make investments in Bangladesh.

Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Summit at Churchill Hall, Queen Elizabeth Center in London on November 4. Ministers, senior government officials and other dignitaries attended the inaugural ceremony.

The BGMEA President welcomed the UK investors including non-resident Bangladeshi living in the country to come up with investment in Bangladesh, a promising destination for investors offering an attractive and investment-friendly environment. Textile Today

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19 November 2021, Mumbai:

On January 11-13, the Fortezza da Basso venue in Florence will once again host simultaneously two of the most prominent Italian trade events, both world leaders in their sectors: Pitti Uomo and Pitti Bimbo.

Their organisers recently unveiled the new features for the January edition of the shows, both eagerly awaited by industry professionals who, as the CEO of Pitti Immagine Raffaello Napoleone said, “are keen to get together again to enjoy an extremely useful opportunity to share experiences as well as do business.”

Childrenswear event Pitti Bimbo will offer an extensive panorama of this highly diverse industry, with about 170 leading brands exhibiting, of which 81 (48% of the total) will be coming from outside Italy.

Among them, established and niche brands alike, providing a comprehensive international overview of children's products, from essentials to sportswear, from directional fashion to everyday wear, from footwear to accessories.

In parallel, several adult fashion labels will be presenting their childrenswear lines in their own stands at Pitti Uomo. Pitti Bimbo’s exhibition area has been extended to include multiple pavilions, and the layout is different from the June session.

The 100% Bambino section - staged at the Sala Delle Nazioni, Sala Della Ronda, and Rondino - will showcase leading and long-established children’s labels, offering a wide range of wardrobe choices for all ages, from babies to teenagers: luxury and tailored items, sportswear and urban wear.

The Arena Strozzi will again host Kids Lab, the Pitti Bimbo section dedicated to avant-garde childrenswear and children's lifestyle products, showcasing young, pioneering brands distinctive for their constant search for innovation, their materials, and style.

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20 November 2021, Mumbai:

Flipkart-owned online fashion retailer Myntra on Tuesday unveiled a dedicated luxury section on its platform that will see the retailer sell 65 premium brands, including Polo Ralph Lauren, Ted Baker, Hackett London, Hugo, and Fred Perry.

Myntra has partnered with Aditya Birla Fashion Retail Ltd (ABFRL) The Collective, a multi-brand luxury lifestyle retailer to offer a wider range of high-end clothing, accessories, bags and shoes on its site.

The Collective brings with it a curated collection of brands such as Polo Ralph Lauren, Ted Baker, Hackett London, Hugo, and Fred Perry to Myntra Luxe. Mint

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19 November 2021, Mumbai:

Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas will return to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia May 17-19, 2022.

The co-located events will bring decision-makers from all of the major industries that touch technical textiles, nonwovens, sewn products, equipment, and technology together in one place to experience the latest innovations.

With a single badge, visitors gain access to the show floors of both shows, including 500+ exhibiting companies, international media outlets, and pavilions representing top contributors to the global textile industry, providing unparalleled exposure to new business opportunities and potential partnerships.

Running concurrently with the show floor, the Techtextil North America and Texprocess Americas Symposia will each feature expert-led sessions on pivotal advancements, research, and technology for the textile, nonwovens, and sewn products industries.

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18 November 2021, Mumbai:

Around 900 exhibitors from 45 countries, including the organisers of numerous joint stands, have already registered for Techtextil, the leading international trade fair for textiles and nonwovens, and Texprocess, the leading international trade fair for processing textile and flexible materials, beginning from June 21, 2022, in Frankfurt am Main.

The registration status is over 85 percent for Techtextil and over 70 percent for Texprocess based on the last events in 2019, fair organiser Messe Frankfurt said in a press release. With the delay of the fairs until 2022, both will change their cycle of events and shift permanently to even years. The new dates for the subsequent edition have also been set to April 23 to 26, 2024.

“The sector is in motion again and people have a great need to find out about the latest developments and see innovations live. Over the last one and a half years or more since the outbreak of the pandemic, companies have faced a variety of new challenges. Many of the companies have undergone a complete restructuring and, simultaneously, launched a host of innovations.

Now, they want to discuss them with an international audience of trade visitors,“ said Olaf Schmidt, vice president of textiles and textile technologies at Messe Frankfurt.

"Techtextil and Texprocess will provide a look ahead in June 2022. The distortions of the industry due to the pandemic and the commitment to sustainability are directing the focus even more toward flexible, digitally automated, and sustainable production structures. Among other things, these will also be more regional than before," said Elgar Straub, managing director, VDMA Textile Care, Fabric and Leather Technologies. "Adapted technological solutions exist and are increasingly in demand. The high registration numbers show the need for exchange."

Both trade fairs will be held as hybrid events with many supplementary digital services for exhibitors and visitors in addition to the live exhibition and programme of events.

With Sustainability@Techtextil and Sustainability@Texprocess, the two leading fairs will put the spotlight in June 2022 on the sustainability concepts of the companies and organisations taking part. Expert discussions will supplement the subject.

Moreover, a special category of the Techtextil and Texprocess Innovation Awards will honour outstanding achievements relating to sustainability in the sector, the release added.

For the first time, Techtextil and Texprocess will introduce international start-ups for technical textiles and textile processing on a special area supplementing the popular ‘Young Innovative Companies from Germany’ area supported by Germany’s federal ministry of economic affairs, which spotlights companies based in Germany that have been on the market for a maximum of 10 years.

Additionally, young people in the textile sector can benefit from the Texprocess Campus with its presentations by universities and other institutes of higher education.

In 2022, Techtextil and Texprocess will be held for the first time in the western section of the Frankfurt fair and exhibition center with halls 8, 9, 11, and 12. With regard to the applicable hygiene regulations, Messe Frankfurt will maintain close contact with the relevant authorities in order to ensure the best possible protection of exhibitors and visitors at all times.

With the Techtextil and Texprocess Forums, visitors to both fairs can look forward to highly topical and multi-faceted insights into a wide variety of subjects throughout the two events.

The Techtextil and Texprocess Innovation Awards will also be given for outstanding new developments in the fields of technical textiles, nonwovens, and functional apparel textiles, as well as technologies and methods for processing textiles and flexible materials. Fibre2Fashion

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20 November 2021, Mumbai:

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has stressed the need for organising more promotional campaigns and roadshows to introduce 'Made in Bangladesh' across the globe and brand the country.

"Bangladesh has immense potential to explore new and emerging markets. The BGMEA organised several scoping and trade missions in potential markets and is still working relentlessly in the area of apparel diplomacy," BGMEA President Faruque Hassan said Wednesday.

He was addressing the webinar "Opportunities and Potential of Bangladesh RMG industry in pursuit of Sustained Growth."

The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) organised the event on the occasion of "Sourcing Bangladesh-2021, Virtual Edition."

Faruque emphasised giving more attention to non-cotton products as their demand is on the rise in the global market. "We are now focusing on non-cotton-based textile and apparel to realign our product mix with global sourcing trends and this can be a potential area of investment in the upcoming days."

"Virtual marketplace could also be a big source of growth while we need to move from original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to original design manufacturer (ODM)," he added.

"For entering that new arena of business, it is important to work on several areas such as reforming foreign exchange policies, export and import policies, and tax policy; extending fiscal incentives to those who will develop their own collection and be involved in innovation."

"Also, we need more investments in the backward linkage textile sector, particularly in the woven. The textile sector is a largely unexplored area and has a high potential for investment," the BGMEA president said.

AHM Ahsan, the vice-chairman of the EPB, chaired the webinar while Fazlul Haq, president of the Bangladesh Employers Federation, MS Siddiqui, co-convenor of Bangladesh Columnist Forum, and Md Khorshed Alam, chairman of the standing committee on the development of local spinning and weaving mills of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association, attended the discussion as panelists.

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19 November 2021, Mumbai:

ISPO Munich has been permanently shifted to the beginning of the winter sports season. OutDoor by ISPO will take place at the end of May or the beginning of June. The ISPO team has done this hand in hand with the industry – together with exhibitors, retailers, and associations – decided.

Together with leading sports and outdoor brands, retailers, and industry associations, Messe München has made two groundbreaking decisions: From now on, ISPO Munich will be held permanently at the start of the winter season at the end of November, thus leaving the previous January date. OutDoor by ISPO will permanently move forward from the end of June to the end of May/beginning of June.

For 2022, this means that ISPO Munich 2022 will now take place from November 28 to 30, 2022 (Monday to Wednesday). 

The new date for OutDoor by ISPO 2022 is June 12 to 14, 2022 (Sunday to Tuesday).

The permanent shift in dates is a strategic decision due to the far-reaching market changes of recent years. Industry and trade are facing major upheavals in the global supply chain, which has changed order cycles. ISPO Munich, which has been scheduled in January or February, is therefore too late for many industry participants. The permanently brought forward date for OutDoor by ISPO also fits much better into the new order cycles.

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18 November 2021, Mumbai:

President of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) Faruque Hassan recently said it is crucial for the country’s apparel industry to upgrade technology to remain competitive in the global market.

"Use of modern technologies, tools, and software are predominant when it comes to enhancing productivity and quality," he said.

He was addressing a webinar titled ‘AI & Robotics: Global Implication of Artificial Intelligence" in Dhaka. The webinar was organised as part of the World Congress on Information Technology, held between November 11 and 14 in the capital.

Hassan said technological innovations are imperative to make businesses sustainable as well, according to a BGMEA press release.

He said automation and technology up-gradation would not adversely affect employment as all the processes required to make a garment cannot be replaced by machines.

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