Stephen Moore

In almost every case, whenever a tariff or quota is imposed on imports, that tax is strongly supported by the domestic industry getting the protective shield from lower-priced foreign competition. The sugar industry supports sugar tariffs; textile mills lobby for tariffs on foreign clothing.

American Writer

Tavi Gevinson

My dad is an English teacher, and my mom is a textiles artist. My parents made my sisters and me feel that if we wanted to pursue something creative, it could be done. They've always been supportive of everything from the beginning.

Noam Chomsky

I remember at the age of five travelling on a trolley car with my mother past a group of women on a picket line at a textile plant, seeing them being viciously beaten by security people. So that kind of thing stayed with me.

American Activist

Mitt Romney

Consulting offered me an opportunity to see a lot of different businesses in different regions of the world, to see how textiles were being affected by foreign competition, how technology was changing.

American Politician

Melissa McCarthy

I went to school for clothing and textiles and thought this is what I was going to do. Then I started working in costumes and literally said, 'I don't know if I can take the actors.

American Actress

Tadashi Yanai

We are a country of artisans and a country of manufacturing. I think Japanese textile technology is the best in the world.

Japanese Businessman

Ajay Piramal

When we exited the textiles business, we paid our bankers and labourers. We must have been the only company to do that.

Indian Businessman

Francisco Costa

I'm inspired by many things, from landscapes to textiles. Art and architecture always influence my design process.

Brazilian Designer

Nana Patekar

My father was into textile painting and ran a small business. He encouraged me a lot and loved seeing my plays.

Indian Actor

Stanley Marcus

Textiles embody all the dimensions of art: color, innovation, talent.

American Businessman

Textiles can come from animals, plants, and synthetic processes. It’s not just cotton!

Variety of Sources

Textiles often have cultural importance, with patterns and methods passed down through generations.

Cultural Significance

Textiles are used for more than clothes, like in furnishings and industrial products.

Beyond Clothing

Textile as an adjective often hints at specialized study or work areas within the textile industry.

Specialized Fields

Textile technology has evolved, now including smart fabrics that can interact with the environment.

Innovative Technology

The 'textile' industry can refer to a large part of a country's economy and job market.

Economic Impact

Textile trade is a global enterprise, with production and consumption crossing international borders.

Global Importance

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 and driven questionable human labor practices. It's also turned fashion into the second largest polluter in the world after oil. But there are things we can do. Consider shopping secondhand. Try to look for textiles made from recycled or organic fabrics.

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 let's say for britain and its colonies is that you grow cotton in egypt you send the raw cotton from egypt to britain they're the really important and and profitable business of producing textiles this was the high tech of the

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 chances of winning over the textile world are slim if they just accepted us for who we are and forget what we're wearing or not wearing I think that would be a nicer world but I know

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 I started life as a fashion designer, working closely with textile designers and fabric suppliers. But today, I can no longer see or talk to my new collaborators,

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 Second, textile. Trade is the key, not aid. The U.S. and Europe should give us a zero percent tariff. The textile industry is incredibly mobile.