Stephanie Butta, a fifth-semester student majoring in Fashion Merchandising Management at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), has been named a recipient of the first SUNY Emerging Leader Awards. The news was announced by State ...
Tags: Apparel Accessories, Textile, Fashion Design
I/O Denim, an Austin based denim company, announces the launch of its American made, premium denim line featuring an innovative pocket designed to hide and house smartphones. The I/O Pocket is a discrete, industry-changing pocket on the ...
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Three students at the Fashion Institute of Technology(FIT)have been named finalists in off-price specialty retailer Loehmann's NY Design Challenge competition,held exclusively with FIT.Ou Ma of Beijing,China;Maor Tapiro from Brooklyn,NY;and ...
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AIMS 360 and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) Los Angeles have partnered up to give FIDM students the opportunity to learn how run a more efficient business by incorporating automated apparel software into the ...
Mr. Mark A. Messura was elected Chairman of the International Forum for Cotton Promotion (IFCP) at the Annual Business Meeting of the membership held in Interlaken, Switzerland on October 09, 2012. Mr. Messura is the Senior Vice President ...
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Rio+20 – changing the world through fashion? As a follow-up to the world’s largest summit on sustainable fashion, Copenhagen Fashion Summit, which was held in Copenhagen last month, the Danish Fashion Institute will be ...
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Sorella Swim, Luxury Plus Size Swimwear Line Attends Full Figure Fashion Week In New York June 13-16 For the first time on a New York runway, Sorella Swim presents the 2012 resort collection to attendees of Full Figure Fashion Week. ...
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Sustainability enjoys an interesting position in today's fashion industry.It has become a ubiquitous and especially vague term used by designers,brands,marketing departments and manufacturers.But what does it actually mean?And,more ...
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The 19th annual American Sewing Expo opens Friday, Sept. 28 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi with fashion shows, classes and shopping for beginner to expert sewers and crafters. It is being held ...
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The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) announced that Alice Howard-Graham, from University for the Creative Arts (UCA), Farnham, UK, is the winner of the CSI Colour Award 2012. Alice wins £500, the CSI Colour Award 2012 and a trip ...
A symposium on Ivy Style,past and present,here and abroad,in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name currently on view at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology(MFIT),will take place at Fashion Institute of ...
In a significant textile industry move, the RITE Group and NICE (Nordic Initiative Clean and Ethical) have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which will see the two parties cooperate closely to more effectively address ...
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The Wet Seal Inc., a leading specialty retailer to young women, announced the appointment of four new members to its Board of Directors and the appointment of Lynda J. Davey as Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors also established ...
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Lectra, the world leader in integrated technology solutions dedicated to industries using soft materials—textiles, leather, industrial fabrics and composite materials—and WGSN—the world's leading fashion and design trend ...
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