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Nextil sells Portugal production facilities in 4.4 million euros deal

Madrid – Spanish textile multinational Nextil, which currently operates its main production hubs in Portugal and Guatemala, is continuing to optimise its business model with the sale of all its production facilities in northern Portugal. This transaction, executed under a sale and leaseback agreement, allows the company to continue operating at...

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What fashion revolution is made of: embrace materials of the future

For years, consumer demand for sustainable, eco-friendly fashion has increased and every season we are seeing more and more new sustainable materials incorporated into product lines. Focusing on the sustainability of the raw material is critical. According to Kering, choice of raw material accounts for 72 percent of a brand’s environmental...

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ITA 2019: The collaboration process in Industry 4.0

The Innovate Textile & Apparel Europe conference returned to Amsterdam in October, bringing delegates together from across textile market to listen and share ideas on the industry’s future. Collaboration, mass personalisation and standardisation were key themes at this year’s Innovate Textile & Apparel (ITA) conference, which ran on 15-17...

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Design students inspired by Yorkshire's textile heritage at Future Fashion Factory

Innovative ideas evolving from Yorkshire’s unique textile heritage took centre stage at Future Fashion Factory’s first annual showcase on October 16. More than 100 guests from across the fashion and textile industry congregated at Salts Mill in Saltaire to celebrate the programme’s success in its first year, and learned more about the research...

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Video: How did clothing gets so cheap?

How did clothing gets so cheap? This video explore the evolution of technological innovation that makes our manufacturing lines more efficient than ever. Source: How To Make Everything, Youtube

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Video: How did clothing gets so cheap?

How did clothing gets so cheap? This video explore the evolution of technological innovation that makes our manufacturing lines more efficient than ever. Source: How To Make Everything, Youtube

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Video: In Japan, A Textile Dyer Sticks With Tradition

Dyeing fabric the non-synthetic way, with traditional techniques date back at the Edo period. Source: Great Big Story, Youtube

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Video: Exhibition on Fashion and Fabrics in Teheran Around 1900

'Shades of Elegance – Fashion and Fabrics in Teheran Around 1900', exhibition at Museum Rietberg, Switzerland.

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Jean-François Limantour: “The EU favors Asian countries over the Maghreb”

With a resumé that includes experience as General Representative, both at the French Union of the Fashion and Apparel Industries and the European Association of the Apparel Industry, Jean-François Limantour has been an eye-witness to many geopolitical changes that have transformed the sector. During an in person interview with FashionUnited, he...