During the opening ceremony of the 23rd edition of the Apparel Sourcing Show (May 20-22) in Guatemala City, President Otto Perez Molina announced apparel and textile exports from Guatemala have ...
With a cup of strong coffee in hand, I open the French doors and step outside onto the terrace of my room at Villa Bokéh. It’s just after sunrise, and the six-acre garden that surrounds this recently ...
I have spent almost two decades researching and working with Maya women weavers in Guatemala, and I just spent the last year living there. People often ask me if it’s worth buying Maya textiles as a ...
However, the textile factories trade association VESTEX, told CNN in a statement that the group works hand in hand with the labor inspectorate to make sure regulations are respected. The Guatemalan ...
Ask Arianne Engelberg why her family’s 63-year-old textile factory dove headfirst into circular and sustainable operations and her answer is simple: relevance. Engelberg, creative director of The New ...