on May 21st, 2007Apparel and Textile Associations and Organizations D-I
Digital Printing & Imaging Association (DPI) members are at the forefront of companies that embrace the promise of new technology and play an important part in creating an ongoing imaging revolution. From digital printers to screen printers to photo labs;textile printers to reprographic shops, the benefit of DPI membership is the same. They are associated with Screen Printing & Graphic Imaging Association International (SGIA)
URL: http://www.dpia.org/
Embroidery Trade Association [ETA] (
The mission of Embroidery Trade Association is to strengthen the commercial embroidery business through member education, representation, networking, research and consumer outreach.
URL: http://www.embroiderytrade.org/
European Apparel and Textile Organization (Euratex) : Acts on behalf of the textile and clothing industry with the EU institutions on matters of common interest.
URL: http://www.euratex.org/
European Association of Textile Polyolefins : EATP is the European Association established to promote and develop the interests of manufacturers of Textile Polyolefins.
URL: http://www.eatp.org/index.asp
Fashion Group International: The Fashion Group International is a global, non-profit, professional organization with 5000 members in the fashion industry including apparel, accessories, beauty and home. FGI provides insights on major trends in person, online and in print; access to business professionals and a gateway to the influence fashion plays in the marketplace.
URL: http://www.fgi.org/
Fashion Association, The (TFA) : Founded in 1955, THE FASHION ASSOCIATION is the not-for-profit public relations arm of the apparel industry, representing hundreds of manufacturers, retailers, designers and textile producers in both men’s and women’s apparel. TFA, a membership organization, provides fashion and business news stories to newspapers, magazines, TV and radio networks nationally and around the world.
URL: http://www.thefashion.org/
Fashion Business Association: To interact with professionals in the clothing and textile field to investigate career opportunities to develop network linkages after graduation and to develop leadership and communication skills.
URL: www.fashionbizinc.org
Fashion Center, The : The Fashion Center Business Improvement District, a not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1993 to promote New York City’s apparel industry and to improve the quality of life and economic vitality of Manhattan’s garment district. Efforts are made in the areas of marketing and promotions, economic development, street services and improvements, and community service.
URL: http://www.fashioncenter.com/
Fashion Design Council (FDCI) -
URL: http://www.fdci.org/
Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) : FFANY’s membership includes 800 of the most famous brand names in the footwear industry.
URL: http://www.ffany.org/
Fashion Group International (FGI) : Non-profit professional organization for fashion and related fields. Also open to fashion students.
URL: http://www.fgi.org/
Federation of Danish Textile & Clothing : Danish textile and clothing companies are among the most export oriented companies in the country. The industry’s total export is almost 70% of the turnover, which has been fairly growing during the 90ies. The FDTC has made it very easy for potential customers to find Danish suppliers.
URL: http://www.textile.dk/
The Fiber Society (USA) : Advancement of scientific knowledge pertaining to fibers, fiber products, and fibrous materials. The Society was founded in 1941 and is incorporated as a nonprofit professional and scientific association. The general management and supervision of the Society is delegated to the Governing Council, which is elected by and from the membership.
URL: http://fs.tx.ncsu.edu/index.html
Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America: FDRA is a vertically integrated association of firms engaged in footwear distribution including:Retailers (national and regional chain shoe stores and footwear departments),import buying agents and brand licensees, wholesale footwear companies with U.S. and global brands,affiliate members ranging from leather suppliers to transportation firms.
URL: http://www.fdra.org/
GAAHK : Graphic Arts Association of Hong Kong was registered as a Non-Profit Organisation in accordance to
URL: http://www.gaahk.org.hk/eng/index.php
Garment Contractors Association of Southern California : Represents professional garment contracting businesses of
URL: http://www.garmentcontractors.org/
Handweavers Guild of America : Dedicated to promoting textile arts and preserving textile heritage.
URL: http://www.weavespindye.org/
Home Sewing Association : Since the 1920s, the Home Sewing Association (HSA) has represented the many facets of the home sewing industry. The Association brings together fabric, pattern, notions, fiber, craft, home decorating, publishing and sewing machine companies with manufacturers, retailers, educators, wholesalers and buying offices. In 1996, the Association merged with the International Sewing Machine Association (ISMA), an organization comprised of independent sewing machine dealers and distributors.
URL: http://www.sewing.org/
Illinois Retail Merchants Association : State retail organization that represents more than 23,000 stores of all sizes and merchandise lines. Members include the nations largest chains as well as independent stores in towns across
URL: http://www.irma.org/
INDA: INDA is the trade association representing the nonwoven fabrics industry since 1968.
URL: http://www.inda.org/
International Alpaca Association (IAA) : based in
URL: http://www.aia.org.pe/
International Apparel Federation (IAF) : Provides the leadership to bring together important apparel industry associations, trade groups and companies to further.
URL: http://www.iafnet.org/
International Association of Clothing Designers and Executives (IACDE) : Address:
URL: http://www.iacde.com/
International Fabricare Institute : The association of Drycleaners, Wetcleaners and Launderers.
URL: http://www.ifi.org/
International Fabrics Association International (IFAI): The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is a not-for-profit trade association with more than 2,000 member firms that represent the international technical fabrics marketplace. IFAI is the industry’s largest, most comprehensive trade association, and provides a variety of products, services and programs.
URL: http://www.ifai.com/
International Federation of Customs Brokers (IFCBA) : The International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations is building an infrastructure to raise international trade communication to new levels. This web service will embrace the new media to provide a bridge among member countries for information exchange, collaboration and interactivity.
URL: http://www.ifcba.org/
International Formalwear Association : Founded in 1973, the International Formalwear Association (formerly the American Formalwear Association) is the only alliance of all factors of the formalwear industry with formalwear specialists, wholesalers, and manufacturers from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Puerto Rico, England and Sweden, joined together to promote the use and acceptance of formalwear.
URL: http://www.formalwear.org/
International Mass Retail Association : The International Mass Retail Association represents the mass retail industry–consumers’ first choice for price, value and convenience. Its membership includes the fastest growing retailers in the world–discount department stores, home centers, category dominant specialty discounters, catalogue showrooms, dollar stores, warehouse clubs, deep discount drugstores and off-price stores–and the suppliers who supply them with merchandise and services.
URL: http://www.imra.org/
International Quilt Association (
URL: http://www.quilts.org/
International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee (CIRFS) : based in
URL: http://www.cirfs.org/
International Textile and Apparel Association (ITAA) : ITAA aims to advance excellence in scholarship and education in the textiles, apparel, and merchandising.
URL: http://www.itaaonline.org/
International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) : is an international association for the world’s textile industries. They are dedicated to keeping its members continuously informed via surveys, studies and publications. They also educate members through the organization of annual conferences, participating in the evolution of the industry’s basic raw materials and their application, through specialised committees, with the overall objective of creating growth and prosperity in all aspects of the industry.
URL: http://www.itmf.org/
Italian Association of Textile Producers (ACIMIT) [Italian Textile Machinery]: ACIMIT (Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers) is a private national body that gathers Italian textile machinery companies producing more than 80% of the entire Italian textile machinery production, and some associated members (consortia, technical schools, technical magazines, research centres).
URL: http://www.acimit.it/
IWA-Wool Bureau (NY) “The world of Wool” Association : Over 60 years experience in the wool industry and expertise in textile innovation, technical research and development allows us to offer a range of benefits and opportunities to companies at all stages of the textile pipeline and beyond.
URL: http://www.woolmark.com/
