Attendees to the 30th IAF World Fashion Convention in
Medellin, Colombia
will have the opportunity to see and hear fit and sizing guru
Ed Gribbin explain why radical
change must be embraced in order to grow in today’s challenging world fashion
environment.
Gribbin is
president of Alvanon Inc. (The Apparel Fit Expert), and speaks worldwide on the
art and science of fit. His presentation, “Re-thinking, Re-designing,
Re-inventing,” will take place
Tuesday, September 30th 3:00-4:00 p.m. at the
Hotel Dann
Carlton Medellin. His presentation topic is in support of IAF’s overall 2014
convention theme, “Understanding the challenges of the fashion
business.”
IAF
attendees involved in product
development, merchandising and sourcing processes should find Gribbin’s talk of
exceptional value.
“Our processes are woefully out of date,” says Gribbin,
who points to Apple as a model for revamping the fashion industry’s work
methodology. “There is much to be learned from a company like Apple, which
continues to design and build products that people universally desire and are
never marked down or closed out like most fashion.”
Re-thinking,
Re-designing, Re-inventing
will address how Apple
embraced the fashion industry for inspiration and why the fashion industry
should be inspired by Apple, and motivated to radically change how it creates
product.
About
IAF
The
IAF is the world’s leading federation for apparel manufacturers, their
associations, apparel retailers
and brands and the supporting industry. IAF’s membership now includes apparel associations
from nearly 60 countries representing over 200,000
companies. IAF
aims to develop business contacts which foster dialogue and knowledge exchange
between individuals
active in the global fashion value chain. The annual convention is one of the
means to
create
this worldwide network.
About
Alvanon
Founded in 2001, the Alvanon Group of
companies is the global leader in providing full service, integrated fit
solutions for the apparel industry. In addition to its head office in New York
, R&D center in Hong Kong, manufacturing facilities in Donguan and Shenzen
in China and regional offices in London and Germany , it also operates through a
network of professional apparel sizing and fit specialists worldwide. Alvanon
has compiled the world’s largest database of 400,000 body scans and provides
customized fit strategies and product development tools to the world’s leading
fashion brands, retailers, lingerie, swimwear, sportswear, mail order and
corporate clothing suppliers.
Learn more about Alvanon here on the Apparel Search fashion blog: