How Globalization of the Intimate Apparel Industry is reflected in the Education and Training Developments at De Montfort University Paper Presented To The International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes 7th Annual International Conference, Tokyo Japan, November 2005 Janice Mee, De Montfort University, Leicester UK

Factors Leading To The Industrial Revolution in England The inventors The inter -relatedness of technological developments The role of the entrepreneurs Some intelligent people

England’s Resources A source of power, e.g. coal Low cost labour force Power steam from a plentiful source Engineering skills and machinery Ability to source raw materials from home and abroad Good communications system, e.g.roads, canals, bridges, railways.

How England Moved From A Rural To An Urban Economy Food supply Large population New riches

Sarah Symington’s cottage Workshop, Early 19th Century

One of the early Singer Sewing Machines used by Symingtons

Improvements In The Worker’s Circumstances Public health Act Factory Inspectors Free Education Act

Symingtons Corset Boxes Late 19th Century

Expansion Of Global Thinking Great Exhibition Newspapers And Journals Technical Availability World Excursions Literacy And Academic Circles The British Empire

The Backgound To The Globalization Of The Intimate Apparel Industry

Today’s Use of I.T. E.D.I (Electronic Data Interchange) E.R.P. (Electronic Resource Planning) Q.R. (Quick Response) E.C.R. (Efficient Customer Response) C.P.F.R. (Collaborative Planning Forcasts And Replenishment)

China’s Accession To The World Trade Organization

How Contour Fashion At De Montfort University Is Meeting The Global Challenge

List of some of the AceStyle Institute Chartered Members 2004

Short Courses Offered By The Contour Fashion Department For The Intimate Apparel Industry Bra Pattern Cutting and Grading Bra Making Bra Fitting Plus Sized Bra Pattern Cutting and Grading Computerised Bra Pattern Cutting and Grading

The Contour Fashion Department - Plans For The Future An Alliance Research Base Publications International events

Gustaf Dore’s illustration ‘The London Pilgrimage’