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B.Ed Home Economics - Sydney University Textile and Design Teaching 1977 - 1987 Associate Diploma in Apparel Manufacture- East Sydney College of TAFE Apparel Manufacturer under Miss James label 1987 - 1993 M.Sc.S University of Newcastle 1995 Lecturer in Technology at Australian Catholic University 1993 to present
This paper will concentrate on ways of encouraging a positive innovative culture for the Australian TCF (Textiles, Clothing & Footwear) and in particular encourage communication between the textile and apparel industries that display very different cultural tendencies.
Anecdotally there is an impression amongst textile manufacturers that designers have little knowledge of textile performance and they are unrealistic about their expectations of Australian product. It has been said that Australian designers will expect the highest standard of manufacture from Australian manufacturers and then will import an inferior quality product at a cheaper price. Fashion designers on the other hand believe that there is not the range of fabrics they would like to access in Australia and work with manufacturers in India and Switzerland to design and source their fabrics. The designers and manufacturers are functioning out of very different paradigms. The designer appears to be more concerned with the aesthetics of fashion and the textile manufacturers want to produce the best performing fabric at a price that their clients can afford. The paper explores the common ground for designers and textile manufacturers and asks why there are few supply chain partnerships that extend to apparel manufacturers and designers for global markets.
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