A weakening domestic economy, poor law and order situation, political uncertainty and Pakistan's tarnished image abroad all resulted in the decline of the country's exports, especially its textile share on the world market. "Cuts in gas and electricity supply have badly affected towel manufacturing, resulting in a downturn of its export," says Chairman of Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (TMA), Mehtabuddin Chawla. During a discussion with newsmen at Karachi Press Club on Saturday, t

On Apr 13, the conference "Competitiveness of Vietnam textile industry: perspective in the eyes of international experts" was jointly held in HCMC by the Vietnam National Textile and Garment Group (Vinatex) and the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) under the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dhyana Van Der Pols, Consultant CBI of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, according to the latest research is published, the growth rate of garment ex

Collaborating for the first time, the Levi's X Liberty collection is as honest, frank and earnest as the path that bought the two brands together. Two exclusively designed Liberty prints, Carlin and Kerr Bandana, have been married with silhouettes pulled from the Levi's archives and reinterpreted to reflect the trends of today. The hero print called Carlin, a design of painterly garden flowers, is inspired by a Liberty archive print from the 1970s. The print was redrawn with watercolour pe

With happy customers all across the globe, Irene’s Story aims to provide only the trendiest and most contemporary fashion to women. From the comfort of their homes and offices, modern women can simply click the mouse and buy irresistible clothes, shoes, bags, jewelry, hats and sunglasses. They can now check out trendy White Denim Shorts. Talking about the company, a senior executive working for them said, “Irene’s Story strives to help every woman discover a story of her own with hand-sele

Southeast Asian textiles first served as markers of ethnic identity, distinguishing neighboring communities by pattern, color, and technique. Now commercial production challenges these practices, yet the artistic wealth of these several hundred groups continues to inspire artists from around the world. Out of Southeast Asia: Art That Sustains explores the intersection of these rich traditions and their interpretation within contemporary art and design. Historical textile artworks from The Te

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The International Trade Centre, a subsidiary organisation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN), is on course to establish and promote direct linkage between cotton growers (ginners) in Africa and buyers in India. According to the Programme Manager, (Cotton, Textiles and Clothing) of ITC, Matthias Knappe, partnership between ginners and spinners needs to happen so as to improve both the trade volume and quality of cotton. Knappe who is on a ‘Target Asia’ mission to

AnaJet, makers of the best-selling digital apparel printer, announced that they have released the mPower i-series, the next version of its original mPower series of direct to garment printers. The mPower mP5i and mP10i models represent a significant step up in durability and performance over the popular original mPower. AnaJet printers are widely regarded as the garment decoration industry’s benchmark for faithfully reproducing full color digital images onto t-shirts, canvas bags and other produ

Zhongtai Group and China Kunlun Contracting and Engineering Company recently signed a framework agreement on contracting the 1.2 million-t/a PTA project. This indicates the first million-ton PTA project in the western part of China has entered into practical construction period. Based on this project, Xinjiang will further extend its textile supply chain. According to Zhongtai Group, the PTA project will be located in Ganquanbao Industrial Park which is 40 kilometers north to Urumqi, the capita

Gap reported that its March 2013 net sales increased 7 percent compared with last year. Net sales for the five-week period ended April 6, 2013 were 1.56 billion dollars compared with net sales of 1.46 billion dollars for the five-week period ended March 31, 2012. Due to the 53rd week in fiscal year 2012, March 2013 comparable sales are compared to the five-week period ended April 7, 2012. On this basis, the company’s comparable sales for March 2013 were down 1 percent compared with an 8 percent