Textile Conference, St. John’s University at New York City Fair Trade Coalition Table

Produced by: Dr. Andrea Licari

July 16, 2018

Dr. Andrea Licari accompanied Fashion Studies Students to Texworld Trade Show where students were able to see the latest in fashion trend fabrics and hear lectures on Sustainability within the textile industry. The Texworld Trade Show saw 750+ companies and had about 7000 attendees to their three day event. Some product groups included: "Cotton, Denim, Embroidery and Lace, Functional Fabrics, Knits, Linen, Prints and many more. Read more from the Fact Sheet Here.

TEXWORLD International Trade Show took place at the Javits Center, in New York City. TEXWORLD USA is: "a dynamic industry event and business platform bringing together the best global textile, trims and accessory suppliers in the heart of New York City. Over its 10 year history, Texworld USA has provided designers, fabric buyers, merchandisers and sourcing professionals with the unique opportunity to meet directly with a wide range of manufacturers from Asia, the Middle East, North and South America and from many other regions around the globe."

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