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’
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