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Article: Japan Wool Textile show draws traffic at Parsons.
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- September 20, 1984
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NEW YORK -- The 1985 Japan Wool Textile Exhibition for fall-winter 1985-1986 at Parsons School of Design has been pulling good attendance and considerable sampling, exhibitors reported.
The show, with 32 exhibitors, opened Tuesday and ends Friday.
"So far, business and traffic has been pretty good," said Shogo Asahina, director of the Japan Woollen and Linen Textiles Exporters Association Wednesday morning. "We've had several hundred visitors and our fabric exports to the U.S. are rising."
Buyers who visited the individual collections and the International Wool Secretariat of Japan exhibit saw updated "soft touch" classics and sweater-look ...