garment industry
Fashion manufacturing business
The garment industry is the business of manufacturing clothing, from cutting and sewing to finishing and distribution.
The term often evokes factory production, labor conditions, and global supply chains: The garment industry in Bangladesh employs millions.
Related terms like fashion industry and apparel industry overlap but may emphasize design or retail rather than manufacturing.
- rag tradeClothing industry slang
- mass productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- factory floorManufacturing workspace area
- boutiquesSmall fashionable stores
- tailoringCustom clothing adjustment
assembly lines · cut and sew · cotton · sewing machines · sweatshops · polyester · textiles · Bangladesh · ready-to-wear · fashion week · ethical sourcing · supply chains · piece rate · sweat equity · labor rights · carbon footprint reduction · e-commerce platforms · wool
- exportscrude oil, petroleum, natural gas, oil, gas
- child laborchild labor, child workers, child labor laws, bonded labor, debt bondage
- American Jewrysynagogues, rabbis, kosher, Yiddish, Hebrew
- South Asian economiesGDP, GDP growth, fiscal deficit, budget deficit, economic reforms
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- old industriesblacksmithing, ironworks, sawmills, gristmills, tanneries
garment industryservice industry
Businesses providing labor, not products
financial services · tech industry · mining industry · knowledge economy · information technology
garment industryretail sales
Store revenue from buyers
fashion retail · department stores · end consumer · retail sector · e-commerce
garment industrybespoke tailoring
Individualized garment construction
cottage industry · handicraft · do-it-yourself · haute couture · homespun
industry, garments, industrial, garment, industries, industrialist, industrialized, industrialize, industrialists