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Jun 14 2019 
High end clothing production still in China despite trade war.
While low cost products such as basic t-shirts and sleep wear may be easy to move to other manufacturing hubs such as Bangladesh or Vietnam, the largest part of the collections most brands carry still seam very hard to produce in other countries. Whether it’s coats, blouses, pants or accessories, many brands and retailers chose… Continue reading
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Sep 02 2017
Where is the Chinese Yuan going?
Economic news that concerns garment exports on CNBC today. According to the news, the Chinese Yuan is at 6.6 to a USD. There seems to be an upward motion for the Chinese currency. Read the full story here on CNBC. For garment exports, an increase in the RMB currency will mean an increase in export pricing.
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Mar 18 2017 
Pantone colour forecast for Fall 2017
The Pantone company has released their forecast for the colour trends for fall/winter 2017. The Pantone company has over 20 years experience in colour forecasting and they also have reliable data on which colour swatches get sold well and to which market. Read the full report here.
Savvy Garments is fully compatible with the Pantone colour… Continue reading
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Mar 15 2017 
ISO clothing size standards updated
According to a recent publication by the International Organisation for Standardisation clothing size standards are getting a make-over. This is a very ambitious project! A size 38 in the US, France, Sweden, Japan or China will be very different in dimensions. To make it even more complicated different brands in different countries keep different standards such… Continue reading
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Mar 08 2017 
Top fashion retail trends for 2017
Fashion United has published the 6 most important fashion retail trends for 2017. Fashion United writes interesting and up to date blogs about everything happening in the fashion industry. One of the trends according to the author of the article, ia that the 80’s are still here to stay. That means slouchy trousers and oversized sweat… Continue reading
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Sep 17 2016
About Fashion Savvy
Dear fashion savvy friends, this blog is our contribution to keeping all professionals in the fashion industry a bit more up to date on everything that is happening in the world of making garments. We decided to call our blog the ‘Fashion Savvy blog’, because it is such a fascinating industry with so many dimensions.… Continue reading
