The textile industry in the world: The most agile and versatile.
Hundreds of thousands of garments are produced daily on a global scale in record times. Each and every one of these garments is produced based on the likes and...
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...
China continues to be the factory of the world, but it updates its production model.
New changes appear on scene at the world’s biggest manufacturing hub.
If we talk about the “factory of the world”, we are undoubtedly talking about China....
Fast fashion and the production in proximity.
One of the consequences of the global textile industry phenomenon known as fast fashion –mass production of clothes, swiftly and with high rotation of collections—is the production in proximity of large fashion hubs...
Textile industry, agility and speed.
The textile industry is perhaps the most globalized and agile in the world, and its production process is one of the fastest.
Millions of garments, shoes and accessories are manufactured daily around the world in record...
Is low cost of labor the only variable that fashion companies have to be competitive?
Of course not.
There are other very important variables that companies must identify in order to work on them, so as to apply improvements that will...
Smart Fashion.
The recent breakthroughs bring together fashion, technology and the textile industry to develop new fabric characteristics with the potential to change the way consumers interact with their apparel and accessories.
A new type of fabrics has ushered in an...
Textile sourcing is global.
As we mentioned in the last three articles, we are now experiencing a situation of adjustment in the textile sector because of the hike in costs in China and its new socioeconomic context that is making...
Brief analysis of current reality of the countries that make up the region.
For more than a decade, several countries in Southeast Asia with emerging economies are pushing to become the new “Factory of the world”. With noticeably lower salaries...
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...
Big data and analytics in fashion.
I finished the previous post with these questions to which I have added the answers we will analyze in this new article.
What competitive advantage does an online sales platform have over traditional brands to...
Dear all,
Below is my last article of 2016 published on my blog Modaes.es.
In this article, I discuss the current situation of the textile sector and the most distinctive aspects of the fashion industry, in which we have dabbled with...
New business strategies of retail, new challenges for textile supply.
In the present scenario of the textile industry, global fashion brands are making sustainable manufacturing and social commitment the core of their values.
In this sense, the concept of “buy one,...
You and your provider.
The goal was clear. You had to make a purchase in China or Asia and try to avoid this situation.
But maybe you couldn’t make it and you have worked with a provider who simply wasn’t...
State of transport in textile producing countries.
Although many textile manufacturers are taking a change on Southeast Asia countries, India and Bangladesh as the new locations for their ventures, the reality is that many of these countries present limitations and...
Production Approval Process.
“In the textile industry this process addresses the way the garment looks, feels, fits and behaves once the client buys it”. This is Margie Bross’ definition in Just Style, and she adds, “It is a network of...
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...
