La Jolla Group has partnered with Hang Ten as their U.S. clothing licensee. The first collection debuted in Urban Outfitters stores in May, with an exclusive 12 sku assortment of retro Hang Ten product capitalizing on the 70's fashion ...
Lectra, a developer of integrated technology solutions for industries using soft materials like fabrics, leather, technical textiles and composite materials, recently hosted a Lectra Fashion PLM event in France. According to a Lectra ...
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2016 will see the introduction of a break-frame illustrative style designed to position Barbie for a new generation of girls. Mattel has detailed new plans for its publishing division at this year's Bologna Book Fair. This year will see ...
Flip Flop Shops, which sells a wide array of actions sports and outdoor brands, said a franchise partner opened the first of 50 shops planned for the Middle East in Kuwait City Aug. 10. The store at The Avenues Mall in Kuwait City, ...
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Mafatlal Industries Limited (MIL), the flagship company of the Arvind Mafatlal Group, is planning to increase its denim production capacity to 30 million metres by 2015, Rajiv Dayal, MIL’s managing director said in a statement. ...
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Indorama Industries Limited, a part of Indorama Corporation, Singapore launched the latest collection made from its new range INVIYA I-300 at Fibres and Yarns exhibition at Mumbai. INVIYA I-300, which was introduced in the market ...
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APLF’s Fashion Access 2014 celebrates its 30th anniversary in the service of the Global Fashion Industry with a special programme of shows and presentations with the theme – ‘Leather, Past, Present and Future’. The ...
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Alongside changing consumer habits, there have been recent developments in technology meaning there is now opportunity for manufacturers and suppliers to be more creative than ever before. So, what developments should we be looking out ...
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The Museum at FIT will present Trend-ology, a new exhibition that examines the sources from which fashion trends have emerged over the past 250 years. Featuring approximately 100 objects from the museum’s permanent collection, ...
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The shifting of orders for apparel from Bangladesh to other countries is a challenge for the country’s garment sector, Atiqul Islam, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA), said at a press ...
Apolena a producer of decorative textiles and accessories opened a showroom in Russia and also unveiled an ecommerce portal. Available in both - the internet store and show room are decorative pillows, covers and plaids, bed linen, ...
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The Republic of Indonesia is striving to become the world’s Muslim apparel centre by 2015, HM Ahman Sya, director general of the Creative Economy-Based Art and Culture, in the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, has said. ...
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Interstoff Asia Essential, Hong Kong’s leading trade fair for fashionable, functional and eco textiles and accessories, returns from 25 – 27 September 2013. Held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre in halls 5B & C, ...
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Ancient use The ancient Egyptians wore wigs to shield their shaved, hairless heads from the sun. They also wore the wigs on top of their hair using beeswax and resin to keep the wigs in place. Other ancient cultures, including the ...
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Istanbul Jewellery Show reports a huge increase in attendance. Do lab-grown diamonds have a future in India? Tips on how to sell customers who are just looking. Medical jewellery becomes a fashion trend. U.S. polished diamond sales make ...