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37th IAF World Fashion Convention Dhaka Mere Month Away!

The 37th IAF World Fashion Convention in Dhaka is now a mere month away. On November 14, the conference part of the convention will take place at the Radisson Blu Water Garden, the conference hotel in Dhaka. The conference program will focus on solutions to a set of imminent challenges for our industry, including supply chain collaboration and...

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Registration for The IAF’s 37th World Fashion Convention is Open Now

IAF is proud to invite the global apparel industry to its 37th World Fashion Convention that the global industry body is organizing with its Bangladeshi members, BGMEA and BKMEA. Registration for these events has now opened on the joint, dedicated convention website. The Convention will contain a full day conference and a network dinner. The...

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Cem Altan Commences as New IAF President at Successful 36th IAF World Fashion Convention in Antwerp

At the IAF Board of Directors Dinner held on Sunday November 7th in Antwerp, Han Bekke handed over the IAF Presidency to Cem Altan. Cem Altan is founder of Aycem Textiles and he is member of the Board of Directors of both the Istanbul Apparel Exporters Association (IHKIB) and of the Turkish Clothing Manufacturers Association (TCMA). In the...

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PEFC is raising awareness on responsible sourcing at the 36th IAF World Fashion Convention

PEFC, the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, is raising fashion industry awareness of the importance of sourcing materials from sustainably managed certified forests. PEFC, the world’s largest forest certification organisation, is participating in the IAF’s 36th World Fashion Convention to draw attention to the importance of...

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IAF, EURATEX and ABIT Collaborate on Content International Conferences

The International, European and Brazilian associations IAF, EURATEX and ABIT are collaborating on the content of their annual, international conferences in the fall of 2021. The International Apparel Federation (IAF) and ABIT, the national association for the Brazilian Apparel and Textile industry, have even given their conferences the same...

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PRGMEA, Co-host of the 35th IAF World Fashion Convention, hosted workshop and seminar on sustainable fashion at the National Incubation Center Lahore

PRGMEA, IAF’s Pakistan member and co-host of the 35th IAF World Fashion Convention, hosted a workshop and seminar on sustainable fashion at the National Incubation Center Lahore on August 29th. The workshop was held to create awareness about sustainable and ethical fashion among apparel designers and manufacturers and the wider fashion ecosystem...

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35th IAF World Fashion Convention in Lahore, Pakistan, brings top speakers from across the globe

The IAF World Fashion Convention is a unique fashion industry event, bringing the topics that matter and the speakers that count together with both the supply and demand side of the fashion industry. Each country and each city that host the IAF Convention, showcases another aspect of the multi-faceted apparel industry. The 35th World Fashion...

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IAF World Fashion Convention: “Don’t be afraid of technology. Embrace it as an enabler”

Maastricht -- Technology is changing the fashion landscape and the companies which do not adapt will probably disappear. That was the main message from the 34th World Fashion Convention, held this week in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Organized by the International Apparel Federation (IAF) in partnership with Dutch business network Modint, this...

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IAF WFC: Indian denim sector to become 8-billion-dollar industry

At the just concluded 32nd IAF World Fashion Convention 2016, which took place on September 27-28 at the Trident Nariman Point hotel in Mumbai, India, particular emphasis was placed on the denim market, as it underwent a revolution in the country from the '80s and '90s onwards and has not looked back since: It currently is a 4.5-billion-dollar...

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Save the date for the 32nd IAF World Fashion Convention

The International Apparel Federation, together with the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India, is hosting the 32nd IAF World Fashion Convention in Mumbai (India) on 27-28 September, 2016. The theme for this Convention is ‘Insights into New Opportunities’. The Convention will be held at the Trident Nariman Point Hotel, right on the Arabian...

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IAF to host 31st World Fashion Convention in Istanbul

The International Apparel Federation is heading to Istanbul this year to host the 31st IAF World Fashion Convention. With organizing partner TGSD, with support of IHKIB, this year’s World Fashion Convention will be hosted alongside the 8th Istanbul Fashion Conference on 14-15 October 2015, simultaneously with the Istanbul Fashion Week. President...