Visiting The Fashion Of Ancient Civilizations - Secretary Gao Yong Visited Turkey And Greece (Greece)

Organized by the China Textile Industry Federation and the Greek fashion industry association and the Greek Clothing Industry Association, the first Sino Greek textile and clothing forum was held in Athens, Greece in November 11th. Nearly thirty Greek textile and garment industry leaders and leading entrepreneurs attended the forum and counterpart meetings.

The visit of the delegation of the China Textile Alliance to Greece was coincided with the second meeting of the leaders of China and Greece in Athens in six days. The exchange visits between the leaders of the two countries undoubtedly added a festive atmosphere to the exchanges between China and Greece in the textile and garment industry. Minister of development and investment, Greece  After meeting with the leaders of the two countries, Adonis Georgiadis made a special trip to the forum and delivered a speech to help expand the cooperation and exchanges between the two countries' textile industry. In the forum, Xi Fang introduced the current situation of Greek textile industry, the promotion of Sino Greek fashion culture, and the research and development project of the Greek textile industry.

Director of the Greek Fashion Industry Association Theofilos Aslanidis Introduction: the development of Greece's textile and garment industry began. Twenty century Forty Age Ninety The age reached its heyday and became one of the most important industries in Greece. Twenty-two Ten thousand people, accounting for the total employment population of the country. 20% To become a textile and apparel center in Southeast Europe. along with Two thousand and nineteen The development of the textile industry in the country also suffered heavy losses in the year of Greece's debt crisis.

In recent years, with the stability of the Greek political situation, the economy has gradually stepped out of the shadow of the recession and benefited from the high quality of cotton raw materials in Greece, the good integration of cotton textile industry and the sharing of large European markets. 2015-2018 Greece's textile and apparel industry regained its momentum in 2008. Two thousand and eighteen Exports of textile, clothing, cotton, silk, wool and other subdivision industries were higher than those of Two thousand and fifteen Annual average 20% The above growth. Two thousand and eighteen Greece textile and garment manufacturers Two thousand and five hundred Total household employment (including cotton growers) Sixteen Ten thousand people, output value Thirty Billion euros, exports Fifteen The retail sales of textiles and clothing in the local market are Forty-two Billion euros.

The Greek fashion industry association organizes the Athens fashion show every year, and organizes member enterprises to participate in the famous foreign textile and garment exhibitions and bilateral and multilateral industry exchange activities to help the Greek textile and garment enterprises to develop the international market and enhance their competitiveness. At the same time, the continuous development of Greek multi product products has added momentum to the development of the textile industry in the country.

Gao Yong, secretary and Secretary General of the China Textile Industry Federation, delivered a speech at the Forum: China and Greece are two ancient civilizations of the East and the West. Their exchanges have a long history and have made great contributions to the development of human civilization. In recent years, high-level visits between the two countries have been frequent, and the comprehensive strategic partnership has been developing in depth, and the friendship between the two countries is becoming increasingly close. China and Greece have their own advantages in textile and garment industry. China is currently a big producer of textile and garment industry in the world, with the highest productivity in the world, and Greece has strong advantages in raw materials, design and fashion. In the future, the textile and garment industry of the two countries will strengthen their complementary advantages and create a common destiny of the industry so as to achieve win-win development.

During the visit, the delegation visited two well-known local brand enterprises: Children's wear brand enterprises. FRAGOS and fashion ladies' brand ZEUS+DION. FRANCO was founded in 1987, focusing on children's clothing for more than 30 years. Currently, it has 5 different styles of children's clothing brands including MARASIL, mandarino, Spint, Pierre Cardin and Kitten, and has established 47 retail stores in 10 countries. It has launched 2000 models and 1 million garments each year. It mainly produces cooperation with suppliers from China, India, Turkey, Greece and Portugal. Brand pays attention to design and cost performance, and provides high quality and competitive products for target customers. The brand also hopes to enter the big market of China and achieve broader development space. Xu Weimin, chairman of the Jiangsu Dong Du Textile Group Co., Ltd., communicated with the company's top executives on the supply chain and brand cooperation.

ZEUS+DION It is a high-end fashion women's brand of silk and linen. The company has been established for seven years. Eighty Man is the family business of the Greek Vice Premier's wife. Most of its products are hand-made, and the brand is dedicated to inheriting Greek silk and fashion culture. The general manager of the brand presented a group of exquisite new garments to the delegation, with exquisite workmanship and fashion sense. At present, the brand is not only sold in the Greek market, but also exported to Japan and the United States.