Istanbul Tekstil Blog

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Trade shows in the apparel industry get a mixed reputation. They can be exhausting, expensive, and if you go without a plan you end up with a bag full of business cards and nothing actionable. The ones worth attending are worth it for a specific reason: they put you in a room with suppliers you cannot easily evaluate over email, and they give you fabric in your hands rather than images on a screen. For sourcing managers and brand buyers focused on knitwear, here are the US ev

Istanbul is not a textile city because of geography alone. Plenty of cities sit close to European markets. Istanbul developed into the centre of Turkey's circular knit industry because of a combination of factors that took decades to build: concentrated machinery investment, a deep pool of technical workers, an organic cotton supply chain running through Anatolia, and a generation of factory owners who learned their trade by exporting to demanding Western markets. That combin

ISPO Munich, the world’s largest and most prestigious trade fair for the sports industry.