CAPE TOWN, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Allfashion Sourcing exhibition, a renowned annual fashion and textile trade show, kicked off on Tuesday in Cape Town, the legislative capital of South Africa.
Running from Sept. 10 to 12 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), the event serves as a key marketplace for the textile and fashion industry, blending African creativity, design, and manufacturing with global sourcing options.
Organized by Messe Frankfurt, the world's third-largest trade fair company, the exhibition brings together an international community of manufacturers, designers, retailers, buyers, educational institutions, associations, financiers, and service providers across the textile, apparel, footwear, and fashion sectors.
Thandi Phele, acting deputy director-general of Sectors at the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC), highlighted the department's support for a group of local manufacturers participating in the exhibition.
"This will be a valuable opportunity for the manufacturers to showcase their products to the wider fashion community in South Africa and abroad. We are certain that this collaboration will deliver fantastic results and that the manufacturers will receive quality enquiries from prospective clients and generate trade leads," said Phele.
She emphasized that the event's primary goals are to promote African clothing, textiles, footwear, leather, and general goods, and to foster regional and international interaction. The exhibition also aims to boost investment in the region and create sustainable jobs within the sector.
"The Allfashion Sourcing is a vehicle that the DTIC is using to achieve an objective of ensuring sustainable job creation and increasing exports of locally manufactured products. The show will afford the DTIC an ideal opportunity to engage with a select audience of textile, clothing, footwear, leather, and fashion orientated exhibitors and visitors," she added.
