The sixth edition of Italia Invita 2013, an international fair-cum-exhibition highlighting various forms of textile arts and creativity, is going to take place in the Italian province of Parma, from May 10 to 12, 2013. Expected to ...
Pinterest's sprawling virtual pegboards of wedding dresses, handmade jewelry, craft projects and food porn have just got easier to manage. The popular link-and photo-sharing website has rolled out an update, one offering people simpler ...
Indian apparel industry is expecting positive growth in the coming years mainly due to the removal of excise duty on branded garments and madeups along with expected revival of overall economy. A report released by Care Research, a ...
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Fiji could become the apparel making hub within the next 10 years and garment exports may become a major income generator for the country, according to Fiji Fashion Council. In an interview with fibre2fashion, chairman of Fiji Fashion ...
US-based insurer MetLife has introduced Income Guard disability insurance product, intended to meet specific needs for consumers, while providing ability to customize their coverage. The disability insurance will meet the unique needs of ...
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The EcoChic Design Award is a sustainable fashion design competition educating and enabling emerging designers to create mainstream clothing with minimal textile waste. Now in its fourth cycle, The EcoChic Design Award 2013 is expanding to ...
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A new study commissioned by the National Retail Federation and other trade associations shows that imported merchandise has considerably lowered the price of consumer goods for American families while creating millions of jobs for American ...
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Teijin Frontier Co., Ltd., the Teijin Group's fiber-product converting company, announced that it will showcase a range of functional sports fabrics at Performance Days, a semi-annual show for functional sports- and workwear fabrics, which ...
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IAF President Mr. Harry van Dalfsen announced that IAF will launch an action plan on global responsibility. While speaking in the opening session of the Fashion Retail Summit in Mumbai celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Clothing ...
There is now a way to differentiate between designer clothing and knockoffs. Chalmers researcher Christian Müller has produced a thread with unique optical properties, which can be used to create invisible patterns in fabrics that are ...
Vietnam’s textile and apparel exports are expected to grow by 15 percent during 2013, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Vietnamese textile & apparel sector witnessed a rise of 32 percent in ...
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A modern textile technology development centre - Centro de Desarrollo Tecnológico Textil (CEDETEX) has been inaugurated by Mario Lopez Valdez, governor of Sinaloa state of Mexico. CEDETEX, established at a cost of approximately ...
A huge number of clothing manufacturers are going to feature their latest ranges at the forthcoming editions of the two concurrent international fairs on fast fashion - Lille-Tissu Premier and Collections Fast Fashion. Scheduled to be ...
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Colman and Company, apparel decorating supply company based in Tampa, Florida, announced another record sales month in its Hotfix rhinestone supplies. The company is a wholesale supplier to small and large t-shirt and apparel businesses ...
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When Anita Mahaffey set out to make some of the coolest pajamas in the world, finding a great name for her company was the easy part. She called it Cool-jams. Mahaffey’s business plan was an immediate hit. Sales and profits have ...
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