Cashmere World Forum highlighting cashmere and fine fibres will be held on September 25-26, 2014, at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre for sourcing, branding and retailing cashmere. Industry experts from Italy and Thailand would be discussing the latest trends and innovation on cashmere retailing.

DKNY designer will make a presentation on building a cashmere collection covering research, concept development, material sourcing, experimentation, translating designs into specs to final production. Latest developments in the cashmere and fine fibres industry would be showcased during the event. Industry experts will explain how latest science and technology methods come to the rescue of threatened cashmere and fine fibre production. Visitors would be introduced to the latest cashmere self-cleaning capabilities development, genetic research, cloning, nano-cashmere and treatments of cashmere fibres.

Topics like whether there is a need for a cashmere quality mark, how are other fine fibres doing in the market and others would be contemplated by industry experts coming from Australia, China and South Africa. They will share insights about their findings on the comfort properties of knitwear – from the view of consumer and instrumental measurement.

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