ORGANIC FIBERS IN SUSTAINABLE FASHION: BANGLADESH IS STEPPING IN
To match the market trend, Bangladesh is now producing pineapple fiber- a great organic alternative. But it is no new invention, pina fiber has been a part of Filipino culture since the Spanish colonization. But it became the talk of the town in 2015 when the former US president Barack Obama sported a Barong Tagalog- an embroidered shirt sewn from pina fiber- at a global meeting in Manila. And now, the 15th century Filipino tradition is paving its way to today's fashion industry.
