How Globalization of the Intimate Apparel Industry is reflected in the

Education and Training Developments at De Montfort University

Paper Presented To The International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes 7th Annual International

Conference, Tokyo Japan, November 2005

Janice Mee, De Montfort University, Leicester UK

Factors Leading To The Industrial Revolution in England

• The inventors

• The inter -relatedness of technological developments

• The role of the entrepreneurs

• Some intelligent people

England’s Resources

• A source of power, e.g. coal• Low cost labour force• Power steam from a plentiful source• Engineering skills and machinery• Ability to source raw materials from home

and abroad• Good communications system, e.g.roads,

canals, bridges, railways.

How England Moved From A Rural To An Urban Economy

• Food supply• Large population• New riches

Sarah Symington’s cottage Workshop, Early 19th Century

One of the early Singer Sewing Machines used by Symingtons

Improvements In The Worker’s Circumstances

• Public health Act• Factory Inspectors• Free Education Act

Symingtons Corset BoxesLate 19th Century

Expansion Of Global Thinking

• Great Exhibition• Newspapers And Journals• Technical Availability• World Excursions• Literacy And Academic Circles• The British Empire

The Backgound To The Globalization Of The Intimate

Apparel Industry

Today’s Use of I.T.

• E.D.I (Electronic Data Interchange)• E.R.P. (Electronic Resource Planning)• Q.R. (Quick Response)• E.C.R. (Efficient Customer Response)• C.P.F.R. (Collaborative Planning Forcasts And

Replenishment)

China’s Accession To The World Trade Organization

How Contour Fashion At De Montfort University Is Meeting

The Global Challenge

List of some of the AceStyle Institute

Chartered Members 2004

Short Courses Offered By The Contour Fashion Department For

The Intimate Apparel Industry

• Bra Pattern Cutting and Grading• Bra Making• Bra Fitting• Plus Sized Bra Pattern Cutting and Grading• Computerised Bra Pattern Cutting and Grading

The Contour Fashion Department - Plans For The Future

• An Alliance• Research Base• Publications• International events

Gustaf Dore’s illustration ‘The London Pilgrimage’