Malaysia Your Business Partner (MYBP)

MALAYSIA Your Business Partner

Fashion and Apparel

The industry has moved up the value-chain, from being an OEM producer to producing and supplying its own designs and brands. This learning and transformation process leveraged heavily on experience and the adoption of automated manufacturing processes resulting in the industry’s growth. Private sector initiative, continued Government support and the efforts of independent local fashion designers made this achievement possible. Malaysia’s rich fusion of cultures and the industry’s tenacity and resilience coupled with its work with international fashion labels has primed the industry to meet global demand for the design of clothing suitable for all markets including its fashionable and functional Islamic apparel. Its major products are knitted garments, jerseys & pullovers, t-shirts, over vests and baby clothes and exported mainly to the USA, Japan, China, Turkey and Indonesia.

The world of high fashion is driven by five key hubs, namely the UK, USA, Italy, Japan and France. And while Malaysia is relatively new to the high fashion industry, it has great potential in being one of the country’s high- value export sectors with Malaysian fashion designers increasingly gaining international recognition. ‘Dressing the World in Style and Comfort.’ Although relatively young by global standards, Malaysia’s apparel and fashion industry has a reputation for reliability, trendiness and competitive pricing. Contact MATRADE to find out how you can dress your up your profits with Malaysian fashion designers, apparel and textile manufacturers.

Malaysia’s strength in the apparel industry dates back to the 1980s, when it established itself as a contract manufacturer of high-end global brands such as Marks & Spencer, Hills & Brooks, Guess, Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, Nike, Oshkosh, Burberry, GAP, Ashworth, Polo Ralph Lauren and many others. There are garment making companies supplying to both the domestic and export markets. Malaysian companies utilise a wide range of textiles and materials from natural cotton and silk to synthetics such as polyester, spun fabrics and recyclable materials to produce designs that are both functional and aesthetically pleasing for an increasingly sophisticated market. Most of these fabrics are supplied by the local textile industry.

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