With digitally printed fabrics, the pattern can be specially engineered for each garment and its specific contours.

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The Cambodian accident, while much smaller than other recent disasters, nevertheless fits a pattern of dangerous work conditions in Asian garment factories.

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The Cambodian accident, while much smaller than other recent disasters, nevertheless fit a pattern of dangerous work conditions in Asian garment factories.

WSJ: 3 Die in Cambodia Factory Collapse

First comes the idea, then the sketching, then the draping of white toile (muslin), first over a mannequin and later over a live model, and finally the cutting of samples on a pattern that translates the temporary magic of the toile into a permanent garment in the fabric and colours of the designer's choice.

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