Welcome to The ReDress Consultancy-South Africa

This is the entry point to our blogspot  

We are a research, development, advocacy and publications company for the South African fashion, apparel and textiles industry sectors.  We also conduct socio-economic research and Local Economic Development work.

 What we do 

  • Increase Corporate support of local fashion 

  • Research , Monitoring & Evaluation of Reports for Public and  Private Partnerships.
  • Undertake Local Economic  Development Work.
  • "Reader" service for LED reports.
  • Developing international links to promote SA / Africa's fashion.
  • Member of the KwaZulu-Natal, South African Local Economic Development Network
  • Fashion Event Promotion and Project Management.
  • Interaction with government departments & review of apparel policy development.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility / Ethical  fashion development and promotion. (Through such projects we aim to show there is more to fashion than just the glamour)
  • Contracted to Linea Academy for media communications and project development.
  • Undertake evaluations of fashion weeks/events.
  • Write and research on the apparel /fashion sector.
  • Provide alternative marketing and advertising space for the apparel sector.

For more information on ReDress and our services click here

Go to "The ReDress Consultancy-South Africa blog" and read research reports, reflections and opinions on the South African and global apparel industry sector. 

We also offer space for related companies to advertise. Click on the link "ReDress Marketing & Advertising blog"

In December 2008 The ReDress consultancy-South Africa was evaluated for global internet ranking:Google: 15 Yahoo:2 MSN: 1 The lower the number the better the ranking.

 The Director: Renato Palmi is a well-known researcher, author and development specialist.  His focus is on what he calls FASHION-NOMICS - a term he coined - researching the economics of fashion. He works with designers and students on fashion development projects.

He undertakes evaluations of Fashion weeks and provides strategic input for the promtion of South African fashion and clothing sectors.

 

Offering informative and critical commentary on related economic regeneration issues, he has become known as "South Africa's fashion insider" as a source of astute (sometimes controversial) observation and analysis of all the various elements that make up an important industry sector. Several of his evidence-based recommendations have been noted and taken forward by industry organisations and government bodies.

 

Palmi lectures to fashion design students on brand-building, marketing and sales.  He is currently contracted to Linea Academy a South African fashion educational college as their marketing/brand developer/media relations and project director.

 

He has also assisted designers and individuals wanting to enter the industry with business strategies and research.  He lectures on global trade and issues of both free and fair/ethical trade within the context of the international apparel sector.

 

He is a prolific writer and often his critical and forward-thinking articles, which seek to expiscate (craft) alternative thinking, pre-empts international formulations and development evaluation of the apparel industry

 

Palmi has post graduate qualifications in Development Studies, and qualifications in marketing and production management.  He has undertaken specialised training in Public-Private Partnerships in Economic Development, Research Methodology and in Monitoring and Evaluation.  He has work experience in corporate, non-governmental and academic environments.