August 2022

Dhaka Vintage is one-of-its-kind label in Bangladesh which creates tailored suits, jackets, bombers and tricky items which other thrift stores don’t provide. Fathia Tamanna, Founder of the label, discusses with Apparel Resources in an exclusive interview about Dhaka Vintage’s ideology of offering custom-made and unique outfits by upcycling vintage pieces and rare finds.

To keep up with the consumer’s growing demand for more personalised, engaging and frictionless ways to shop, retail industry is embracing AI and related technologies in huge way. In this feature, we highlight five key tech-led solutions set to become big in the future as they enhance the fashion retail sector.

The proposed EU legislation on sustainable fashion is loaded with ramifications for manufacturing destinations world over. As far as Bangladesh is concerned, apparel exporters from the world’s second biggest apparel and manufacturing sector believe it will only open new opportunities.

Bangladesh Prime Minister has recently thrown open the Padma Multipurpose Bridge which is going to give a facelift to Bangladesh’s overall economy while also benefiting the country’s apparel industry.

Bangladesh’s home textiles sector crossed the US $ 1 billion mark in fiscal 2020-21, registering 49 per cent Y-o-Y increase in export earnings. Several big-ticket players from across the world have started sourcing home textile products from Bangladesh, which corroborates the country’s rising popularity in the global arena.

The non-traditional and new apparel export destinations continue to bring rich dividends for Bangladesh as in its outstanding export performance in FY ’22, most of the non-traditional markets contributed.

A recent webinar by Coats – Dynamics of the Denim industry and trends – sheds light on the rapidly changing and evolving denim industry across the globe and Bangladesh’s contribution in denim manufacturing.