SOURCING – WINNERS AND LOSERS
October 1st, 2010
WINNERS
TURKEY
This was the year when Turkey really came into its own. With a well-established and successful clothing and textile industry, supping Europe, Russia and the Middle East, its industry this year laid claim to becoming a fashion centre. August's Istanbul Fashion Week caught a lot of global attention with 21 catwalk shows, an audience of 40,000, and more than 500 overseas guests. And its organisers' goal of helping Turkey launch its own international brands was taken seriously. Ambitions are high: exports up to $20bn in the medium term and up to ...
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