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Educational Information for Clothing Shoppers:
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Care
Labeling & Washing Instructions : Learn about the
washing symbols and care instruction that are utilized on the care
and content labels on your clothing by visiting our Care Label
section. Please note that care symbols and washing instruction
guides may change. You should always contact the appropriate
federal agency that monitors care labeling for the most current
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Shopping
Articles : news articles regarding different aspects of
shopping for clothing and fashion accessories. Shopping tips
and information to educate clothes shoppers. |
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Clothing
Quality Testing
: Learn about Quality Testing
procedures used by the clothing industry when producing garments.
It is important to note that these guidelines are general standards. All companies do NOT
necessarily follow the same standards and procedures. Each
clothing manufacturer, clothing retailer or clothing wholesaler, may
utilizes their own testing procedure and guidelines. Obviously
certain companies use more strict standards then others. |
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Apparel Search Glossary:
In the glossary you can find helpful information regarding clothing
and textile terms. Some relevant to shopping are,
Changing Room
Definition ,
Dressing Room Definition ,
Clothing
Definition . |
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Human
Rights & Factory Compliance : learn about international human rights
standards regarding apparel factories. You can also learn about the
companies and associations that monitor these issues. |
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Fashion
Industry : if
you are interested in learning about Fashion, you can visit our
fashion directory section to find fashion designers, fashion
industry portals and other helpful information for people interested
in the world of fashion. |
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Fashion Education : if your wish to
learn more about fashion and the fashion industry, you can visit our
Education section. In this section
you can find fashion schools
as well as textile research. |
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