In July 2016, I travelled to New York to represent KEYIDI TEXTILE at Apparel Sourcing USA, bringing garment samples from Suzhou. Held at the Javits Convention Center on July 12–14, the exhibition was part of our company’s experience of taking its garment business overseas.
We exhibited as Suzhou Keyidi Textile Co., Ltd. at stand I1882. For us, a garment business has a physical side: the pieces themselves, the way they are presented and the opportunity to look at them beyond a screen. Taking samples to New York brought that side of our work into an international sourcing setting.
Giving garments a place in the conversation
Our presentation included tops and dresses, with printed, striped and solid-colour styles. Bringing a range of garments together allows the product itself to lead an introduction. A neckline, a sleeve or the proportions of a dress can offer a more useful starting point than a broad description of a company.
That is part of the value of an apparel sourcing exhibition. It creates space to examine physical pieces and consider how a supplier’s product focus relates to a brand’s needs. A sample gives that consideration something tangible to begin with.
Taking part in international apparel sourcing
For a company based in Suzhou, exhibiting in New York meant presenting our garments outside our home market. It placed KEYIDI TEXTILE within an overseas trade event dedicated to apparel sourcing and added an American chapter to our business history.
We look back on the 2016 exhibition as one part of that history. Our later participation in Sydney in 2017 and Paris in 2018 continued the story across different destinations, with garments at the centre of each presentation.
Looking back, with the next project in mind
These moments remain part of who we are as a company working with international fashion businesses. Today, you can explore our women’s woven apparel and manufacturing overview to learn more about our current work.
From the KEYIDI TEXTILE exhibition archive · New York, July 2016.
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