The global industry covering the trade and manufacturing chain involved in producing garments and apparel, spanning textile production in cotton, wool and synthetic fibers, embroidery and embellishment, fashion design, retail and the secondhand clothing market, and transformed historically by technologies such as the sewing machine and power loom. The worldwide market for textile and apparel exports reached roughly 772 billion dollars in 2013, with China the leading exporter at 161 billion dollars in 2016, followed by Bangladesh, Vietnam and India. Production is heavily concentrated in developing countries with lower labor costs, including China, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Pakistan and increasingly Ethiopia, while retail distribution spans both traditional stores and a growing e-commerce channel, with the United States apparel market alone projected to reach 385 billion dollars by 2025.
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Which businesses count as part of the apparel industry?
It spans fibre producers through fashion and retail to second-hand trade and recycling.
The apparel industry, also called the clothing or garment industry, covers the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur and synthetic fibre), embellishment using embroidery, the fashion industry, apparel retailers, and trade in second-hand clothes and textile recycling.
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Source Adolf Dassler (Wikipedia)
Source Christian Dior (Wikipedia)
Source Coco Chanel (Wikipedia)
Source Hubert de Givenchy (Wikipedia)
Source Hugo Boss (businessman) (Wikipedia)
Source Laura Ashley (Wikipedia)
Source Hugo Boss AG History (FundingUniverse)
Source Pierre Bergé (Wikipedia)
Source Vivienne Westwood (Wikipedia)
Source Werner Baldessarini (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry
Source Wikipedia: Burberry
Source Wikipedia, Chanel
Source U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC EDGAR filer record: Cintas Corporation
Source Hugo Boss AG History (FundingUniverse)
Source Kniže & Comp. (Wikipedia)
Source Lojas Renner (Wikipedia)
Source Moncler (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Next plc
Source Wikipedia, Prada
Source Puig (company) (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: PVH Corp.
Source Wikipedia: Salvatore Ferragamo (company)
Source Wikipedia: Shein
Source Shenzhou International (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia, Swarovski
Source Wikipedia, ThredUp
Source Wikipedia, Ultimo (brand)
Source Wikipedia: Zalando
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1. Wikipedia, Apparel Industry
Wikipedialead section, paragraph 1Quote, lead section, paragraph 1
This includes the textile industry (producers of cotton, wool, fur, and synthetic fibre), embellishment using embroidery, the fashion industry, apparel retailers, and trade in second-hand clothes and textile recycling.
Wikipedia: Burberry
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Burberry Group plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Burberry Group plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: PVH Corp.
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: PVH Corp., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: PVH Corp., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: Salvatore Ferragamo (company)
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A., Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: Zalando
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Zalando SE, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Zalando SE, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: Next plc
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Next plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Next plc, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia: Shein
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Shein, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)Quote, Companies In Industry: Shein, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11828862, matched to the live industry entity "Apparel Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
Wikipedia, Ultimo (brand)
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Ultimo (brand), Lead section, operates-inQuote, Companies In Industry: Ultimo (brand), Lead section, operates-in
Ultimo was a Scottish designer lingerie brand, majority owned by Sri Lanka-based lingerie group MAS Holdings.
Christian Dior (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Christian Dior, Lead [associated-with 2]Quote, Associated With: Christian Dior, Lead [associated-with 2]
French fashion designer and founder of one of the world's top fashion houses
Coco Chanel (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Coco Chanel, Introduction [associated-with]Quote, Associated With: Coco Chanel, Introduction [associated-with]
French fashion designer and businesswoman
Adolf Dassler (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Adolf Dassler, Lead, first sentenceQuote, Associated With: Adolf Dassler, Lead, first sentence
was a German cobbler, inventor, and businessman who founded the sportswear company Adidas.
Hugo Boss (businessman) (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Hugo Boss (businessman), Hugo Boss company sectionQuote, Associated With: Hugo Boss (businessman), Hugo Boss company section
Boss founded his own clothing company in Metzingen in 1923
Hubert de Givenchy (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Hubert de Givenchy, LeadQuote, Associated With: Hubert de Givenchy, Lead
founded the luxury fashion and perfume house of Givenchy in 1952
Pierre Bergé (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Pierre Bergé, LeadQuote, Associated With: Pierre Bergé, Lead
He co-founded the fashion label Yves Saint Laurent (YSL)
Hugo Boss AG History (FundingUniverse)
Companies In Industry: Hugo Boss, Company History
Hugo Boss AG is Germany's largest manufacturer of men's and women's clothing
Associated With: Peter Littmann, Company History, 1993-97 [associated-with]
The fashion novice managed to put the company back on the growth track in record time.
View the SourceWerner Baldessarini (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Werner Baldessarini, LeadQuote, Associated With: Werner Baldessarini, Lead
is an Austrian fashion designer and businessman
Laura Ashley (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Laura Ashley, Lead sentenceQuote, Associated With: Laura Ashley, Lead sentence
expanding the business into clothing design and manufacture in the 1960s
Vivienne Westwood (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Vivienne Westwood, Lead sentenceQuote, Associated With: Vivienne Westwood, Lead sentence
English fashion designer and businesswoman
Wikipedia, Prada
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Prada S.p.A., Infobox, industry fieldView the Source Wikipedia, Chanel
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Chanel, Infobox, industry fieldView the Source Wikipedia, Swarovski
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Swarovski, Infobox, industry fieldView the Source Lojas Renner (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Lojas Renner, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: Lojas Renner, Lead
Lojas Renner (Portuguese: Renner Stores; Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈlɔʒas ʁẽˈneʁ]) is a Brazilian department store clothing company, headquartered in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Wikipedia, ThredUp
Companies In Industry: ThredUp, LeadQuote, Companies In Industry: ThredUp, Lead
ThredUp Inc. is an American company that operates an online resale platform specializing in the sale of second-hand clothing, footwear, and accessories.
Moncler (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Moncler S.p.A., Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Moncler S.p.A., Infobox: industry
Fashion
Shenzhou International (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited, Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Shenzhou International Group Holdings Limited, Infobox: industry
Apparel
Puig (company) (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Puig Brands, S.A., Infobox: industryQuote, Companies In Industry: Puig Brands, S.A., Infobox: industry
Fashion and fragrance
Kniže & Comp. (Wikipedia)
Companies In Industry: Kniže & Comp., Lead sentenceQuote, Companies In Industry: Kniže & Comp., Lead sentence
Kniže & Comp. is a men's outfitter from Vienna, considered the first men's fashion brand in the world.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: SEC EDGAR filer record: Cintas Corporation
U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionCompanies In Industry: Cintas Corporation, sicDescriptionQuote, Companies In Industry: Cintas Corporation, sicDescription
"sicDescription": "Men\u0027s \u0026 Boys\u0027 Furnishgs, Work Clothg, \u0026 Allied Garments"
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