Turkish apparel industry debates safeguard duties

The plan to introduce Turkey provisional safeguard duties on certain woven fabric, and imports accessory is designed to help local textile producers. But the movement is also challenged by the domestic apparel manufacturers and brands such as Joe Ayling discovered in Istanbul last week Clothing Conference, where industry leaders about the dangers of protectionism.

Last month's decision by the Turkish government to introduce temporary safeguard duties on certain imports of textiles and clothing will make it more expensive for apparel manufacturers, retailers and brands to import goods Turkey from countries with which it has no free trade agreement.

ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA From the fabric factory to the style factory – Milan

La Triennale di Milano presents exhibition celebrates the textile industry in honor of the centenary of Ermenegildo Zegna, retracing the steps of this luxury Italian company known worldwide.

The factory opened in the second half of the 19th century as a textile laboratory Thank Angelo Zegna a watchmaker.

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1. Johnson says the sales turn off customers who must play a waiting game to get deals. So, instead Penney will offer everyday pricing and much fewer sales. The retailer also is shaking up its stores, adding areas in the middle of each location that will
2. Like the popular Apple Genius Bars that Johnson created so customers can get hands-on technical support, Town Square areas will offer services although the company has been tight-lipped about which ones. The rest of the store will be divided into 100
3. Although cashmere is the cash cow at Ermenegildo Zegna, like other Italian brands with exceptional fabric skills, the melding of materials has become an art form. Fendi men's wear, displayed Sunday in a dramatic presentation as a runway-long line of
4. Zegna set out across the world to not only emulate his English counterparts, but also surpass them. By the beginning of the 1960s, Zegna had won recognition for his high-quality and innovative fabrics. After Zegna's death in 1966, his sons took over
5. In the country, the suit - fabrics ranging from corduroy to velvet - may be worn with a quilted and cropped bomber jacket or an oversized down-filled car coat. Perhaps inspired buy the English hunt, Bailey incorporates into some garments images of