China is the world's largest silk producer. In 2005, it accounted for 74 percent of the global raw silk production and 90 percent of the world export market. Local governments have and are continuing to introduce new facilities that are ...
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Silk fabric was first developed in ancient China,with some of the earliest examples found as early as 3500 BC. Legend gives credit for developing silk to a Chinese empress, Leizu (Hsi-Ling-Shih, Lei-Tzu). Silks were originally reserved for ...
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Formal wear (US, Canada) and formal dress (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and other Commonwealth Realms) and eveningwear are general terms for clothing suitable for formal social events, such as a wedding, formal garden party or dinner, ...
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A suit is a set of garments made from the same cloth, usually consisting of at least a jacket and trousers. Lounge suits (also known as business suits when sober in colour and style), which originated in Britain as country wear, are the ...
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The purpose of a dance costume is to enhance the dancer’s body and the concept of the Choreographer (Dance Catalog 219). “Costumes are clothes and they are art. They make the invisible ideas visible” (Nadel 241). Dance ...
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An evening gown or gown is a long flowing women's dress usually worn to a semi-formal or formal affair. It ranges from tea and ballerina to full-length. Evening gowns are usually made of luxurious fabrics such as chiffon, velvet, satin, ...
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A wedding dress or wedding gown is the clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony. Color, style and ceremonial importance of the gown can depend on the religion and culture of the wedding participants. In Western cultures, brides ...
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Historically, Han Clothing has influenced many of its neighbouring cultural costumes, such as Japanese kimono, yukata,and the Vietnamese áo tứ thân. Elements of Hanfu have also been influenced by neighbouring cultural ...
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Even after identification of probable sites for setting up handloom villages by the Nepalese Government, the plan is yet to see the daylight, the Himalayan Times reported quoting the Federation of Handicraft Association of Nepal (FHAN) ...
With the theme “Dream, Believe, Achieve”, the third edition of InFashion kicked off on 20th March 2013 where the three day event brought together the entire textile, apparel and fashion community to exhibit, buy, and source and ...
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Vouching support for local micro and small scale enterprises producing traditional Assamese silk garments like mekhela sador at Sualkuchi and other parts of Assam, the State Council of the North Eastern Small Scale Industries Association ...
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The attractive new façade covering the four towers at Sowwah Square in the heart of Abu Dhabi’s new Central Business District (CBD) provides another stunning example of the functional and structural capabilities of ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,11 commodities increased in prices, 44 fell and 45 remained unchanged on 02/04/2013.The largest rises were Propylene oxide (3.34%),Color coated sheet (0.83%),Copper ...
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It was assessed by SunSirs that in the tracked 100 spot commodities,20 commodities increased in prices, 35 fell and 45 remained unchanged on 03/04/2013.The largest rises were Hydrochloric acid (2.95%),PTA (1.32%),Sulfuric acid (1.32%),while ...
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LELO has confirmed today that Standard Innovation Corporation's "We-Vibe 3" product has been named in a lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of California for infringement of LELO's intellectual property rights (Case No. ...
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