The World Textile Merchandising Conference was held in China, September 27 to 29, 2019. The event linked up high-end and high-quality resources in the global industrial chain. There were leaders from textile and apparel industry clusters, managers of textile and apparel industry associations in about 25 countries, as well as representatives from textile and apparel research and design institutions, colleges and universities, global textile fabrics, clothing, fibers, machinery, home textiles, dyeing and finishing. Eighteen conferences and supporting activities, such as industrial seminars, academic exchanges, intellectual property rights, international competitions, skills competitions and visits, enriched the three-day agenda. It clearly presented the development and future of the global textile industry under the new situation. The world’s textile industry is at an important juncture of transformation and development.

The conference focused on the theme of open collaboration, technology-driven and fashion transformation and explored in depth the issues of value chain restructuring of the global textile industry chain and China’s position and development direction in the new layout of the world textile fashion industry. The conference focused on cooperation between science and technology, the connection between textile academic and scientific research achievements and resources and capital markets, as well as the market value and aesthetic value of creative design in the context of industry.