TITLE

On The Lookout For Innovation In L.A

AUTHOR(S)

TRAN, KHANH T. L.

PUB. DATE

April 2011

SOURCE

WWD: Women's Wear Daily;4/5/2011, Vol. 201 Issue 70, p1b

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Proceeding

ABSTRACT

Information is presented on the Los Angeles International Textile Show held in March 2011 in California. At the event, designers and manufacturers sought innovation at a reasonable price. T.H. Min, president of Seoul-based textile maker Fashion Flying, said that a free trade agreement between South Korea and the U.S. would eliminate taxes and tariffs that add nearly 33 percent to the prices.

ACCESSION #

59833875

Tags: CONFERENCES & conventions;  TEXTILES -- Congresses;  INNOVATIONS in business;  FREE trade

 

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