ITALIAN CLOTHING FABRICS ON SHOW IN NEW YORK
(VELINO) Roma, 22 Jul - A two-day event kicked-off in New Yorkon July 22 dedicated to fabrics and accessories for the thehigh end of the garment trade. Fifty-seven Italian companies,coordinated by the Italian Trade Commission (ICE), are takingpart in Premiere Vision New York. Of the Italian companies, 31are from Lombardy, nine from Tuscany, eight from EmiliaRomagna, seven from Piedmont and two from Veneto. According tothe New York office of ICE, quoting U.S. Department of Commercefigures, U.S. textile imports in 2013 increased by 1.54 percent from 2012 to 6,467.46 billion dollars. Italy