Julia Hughes, United States Fashion Industry Association

What is the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA)?

Hear from Julia Hughes, President of USFIA, as she discusses the opportunities and resources available through USFIA as well as the role the organization has in legislative decisions impacting the fashion industry.

Julia Hughes

President of USFIA

Julia Hughes is the President of the United States Fashion Industry Association (USFIA). USFIA represents all segments of the fashion industry, from apparel brands to retailers to service companies.

Julia Hughes represents the interests of textile and apparel importers on trade policy issues to government officials, both in the United States and overseas. She has testified before Congress and the Executive Branch on textile trade issues.

Julia Hughes is also recognized as an expert in textile and apparel issues. She is a frequent speaker at international conferences including the Apparel Sourcing Show, MAGIC, Foreign Service Institute, National Association of Manufacturers, Cotton Sourcing Summit, USIA’s Worldnet, the International Textiles and Clothing Bureau, Young Presidents’ Organization, World Trade Organization Beijing International Forum, and others.

Julia Hughes also served as the first President of the International Organization of Women in International Trade (OWIT) and is one of the founders of the Washington Chapter of Women in International Trade (WIIT). In 1992 she received the Outstanding Woman in International Trade award and in 2008 received the WIIT Lifetime Achievement Award.

_{Biography via USFIA.}