Fashion exposure : Sri Lankan apparel industry designer interactions with the world of fashion

Abstract

Developing countries engaged in apparel value chain are going global, seeking opportunities to upgrade the industry through providing higher value-added products and services. The purpose of this article is to investigate how Sri Lankan apparel industry designers interact with the Western fashion world in the apparel value chain process, and how they acquire, adapt and apply the knowledge needed to develop high-value fashion products in their fashion design practice.