New fashion fads

The recently concluded 24th edition of Milano Unica, the Italian Textiles and Accessories Trade Show, provides a hint about what to expect in the 2018 spring/summer collections. Sun Yuanqing reports.

Italy is well known for its luxury fashion brands, but to understand the phenomenon, one has to look at its fabric industry, which fuels the fashion powerhouses.

Meanwhile China is a big fan of Italian textiles. last year, China surpassed Germany to become the top market for Italian fabric, according to Sistema Moda Italia, the National Textiles and Fashion Association.