Thailand is set to highlight its role in ASEAN’s fashion industry with the Bangkok International Fashion Fair (BIFF) and Bangkok International Leather Fair (BIL) scheduled for the first quarter of 2013.

The events will again be organised by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) and Ministry of Commerce in collaboration with Thailand’s fashion and leather industries.

ASEAN is a major production base for the global fashion and leather goods trade. And with the coming of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, it will become a single market of 600 million population of 10 countries.

Strategically located as ASEAN’s hub with a population of 67 million, Thailand is renowned for its established textile, apparel and leather goods manufacturing sectors from upstream to downstream industries.

Carrying the theme ‘Rhythm of ASEAN’, BIFF&BIL 2013 will highlight the skills and potential of ASEAN fashion, textile, apparel and leather industries with new designs and styles from regional designers and develop further cooperation between ASEAN countries in enhancing the region’s strength in these industries, thereby establishing a unity of regional market as part of the AEC.

It is also an opportunity for regional designers to unite their full strength to express the culture and heritage that is uniquely ASEAN.

BIFF&BIL 2013 will bring together more than 1100 booths of fashion, textile, apparel and leather products from more than 700 leading local and international companies.

The events are being organised under the fair-in-fair concept which allows visitors to browse through the fair conveniently according to their interests.

The trade-only days run from March 13-15, the public days March 16 and 17, 2013 at IMPACT, Muang Thong Thani.

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