Organic cotton and fashion.
According to the survey carried out by Nielsen, which we discussed in the previous article, “25% of the consumers in the United Kingdom are willing to opt for the ‘green option’, even though it’s more...
Sustainable textile manufacturing.
Achieving a sustainable, responsible textile industry is the path to create value in origin, therefore creating value in the product and the brand.
At the end of 1980, western textile industries started to produce their collections in China. Then...
The globalized textile company.
The fashion industry has adapted to global changes and responds to consumers’ wishes incredibly fast. The industry has achieved this by shifting and making the processes, flows and requirements among brands, consumers and suppliers more efficient.
Essentially,...
When we talk about textile sourcing, many questions arise regarding this concept because, while it isn’t widely known, what it represents to the global textile industry is mainstream knowledge.
Three “permanent” goals of textile sourcing.
In textile sourcing, or the supply...
A few days ago I was reading an interesting article in Peru Retail about “wearables” and I decided to share with you information on this topic that I find fascinating.
Technical and intelligent fabrics.
One of the goals of the textile...
Organization chart of a textile company
Structure and organization of a fashion brand or company.
Companies are partially defined and determined by their structure. Through that structure we are able to see its management flow, its organization, its corporate culture, its...
Fast fashion, a fashion trend.
When we mention the concept of fast fashion, the outsiders to this industry immediately associate it with the so-called “fast food”. However, that easy association would make us fall into a reductionism that would prevent...
Fashion supply, its present and future.
Although we can claim that the main global trend in textile sourcing during the last few years has been the search for a substitute for China, we know today that this unique and perfect...
Fashion and technological fabrics.
Just as we discussed in the first article of this series, one of the goals of the textile industry is to make us see fabrics as a second skin, and for it to provide us with...
Sports clothing is the pioneer of new fabrics.
Sports clothing and materials, whether for professional athletes or the general public, is the most innovative sector within the clothing industry. That is why it has created the largest quantity of new...
Traditional fabrics vs. technological fabrics.
Traditional fabrics are becoming a thing of the past and they are giving way to new technological fabrics, even within the fashion sector.
But still, part of the industry and its professionals continue to be stuck...
Textile production by area.
Textile industry in India is organized mostly in the form of “clusters”. A large part of them have been formed naturally, and the current trend is to plan for them in terms of logistics, to reduce...
India goes for leadership in textile manufacturing.
In a context where China is becoming more expensive, giving way for other competitors like Vietnam, Cambodia or Myanmar, among others, to enter the market of textile production with plenty of possibilities, what...
Vietnam wants to be a world benchmark in textile sourcing.
In view of the rise of production costs in China, countries in South East Asia want to take advantage of the situation to drive the development of the manufacturing sector...
Information management for the decision making process.
In the previous article, we analyzed three of the similarities that globally successful textile companies share. In this occasion, we will analyze the rest of them.
Versatile and dynamic design department.
New models arrive at...
Similarities among successful fashion brands.
What similarities do we currently find among textile companies or fashion brands with international success? What are they doing right and in a similar manner so as to achieve their current success?
The following organizational, operational...
Natural Textile Fibers
In the last few months, I have received several questions through the blog regarding natural textile fibers. Evidently, from the perspective of fashion consumers...
