As soon as the sixth season of popular American period drama Mad Men has started, almost everything from the 1960s is back in vogue again, including the vintage fashion trends. Pittsburgh’s Senator John Heinz History Center is going to host a special fashion show featuring the vintage-inspired styles and looks of 1960s. The show will display nearly 100 mod, boho chic, rock, hippie and Mad Men style pieces from locally and nationally famous brands like Highway Robbery, ModCloth, Haute Vibe

On April 2, 2013 president of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Aleksander Shumsky spoke at the international conference for professionals in the sphere of digital communications HUBFORUM 2013 “Strategy for promoting luxury brands via Internet” that was held in the framework of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia business-program. Aleksander Shumsky has presented his own vision on how new technologies can help to extend the audience of such a large event as Fashion Week. Fashion Weeks have b

Export of textile products is faced with an alarming situation due to gas outages. It may hardly achieve dollars 12 billion as against dollars 14 billion achieved last year. Chairman, Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (TMA), Mehtabuddin Chawala said "during winter we were assured by the concerned authorities that during summer the supply of gas to industries will be normalised and even weekly closure will be waived off and complaint of low pressure of gas in industries will also be ov

Sears Holdings announces the creation of a new business unit called SHOP YOUR WAY Brands, focused exclusively on the development of entertainment-driven fashion and lifestyle brands. Leading this business unit is Bernt Ullmann and his team from Star Branding, whose partners include Tommy Hilfiger, Andy Hilfiger, and Joe Lamastra. The business unit will be initially focused on the powerful new collections by Adam Levine and Nicki Minaj--the two new celebrity brands that will be available exclu

The Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Division, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, has issued draft guidelines to regulate functioning of worn and used clothing units in SEZs. Regarding the procedure to be followed for verification of documents prior to clearing the consignment in SEZ, the proposed guidelines state that each consignment of used clothing imported by a unit shall be accompanied with a certificate from the exporter/agency in which it was

Nike and the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) announce a new partnership, in which Nike becomes the official apparel and equipment supplier for the Greek National Football Team at every level. The team's new kit will debut on June 7 in a match versus Lithuania. “We are excited to partner with the Hellenic Football Federation. The Greek national team possesses an incredibly rich heritage, passionate fans and a strong history of success within European football. "From the national squad

With the soaring temperature keep the cool and classy look on with LEE Spring Summer 2013 collection. The SS 13 range from LEE offers a wide range of cool max denims and performair t-shirts as key products this season. You can now beat the heat this summer as both these products are constructed in a manner to absorb sweat and release it to the outer layer of the fabric, where it can dry much faster. LEE Jeans is the first denim brand to launch this technology in India. LEE Jeans also intro

Rishad Bathiudeen (Minister of Industry and Commerce- second from right) gestures having graced a medal on a new SLITA apparel graduate student as Anura Siriwardene (Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Commerce-third from right) looks on at BMICH on 09 April. As Sri Lanka draws near ‘Y2015 apparel target’ while battling defiant int’l markets, it also is closing in on its $4 Bn resolute apparel exports goal, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce said in a statement. Also, Sri Lanka is t

The Cotton Association of India (CAI) on Wednesday said it has placed the cotton crop for the season 2012-13 at 35.1 million bales as against 37.3 million bales in 2011-12. CAI has placed the cotton crop for the season 2012-13 at 35.1 million bales, the association said after releasing its March estimates (as on March 31, 2013) of the cotton crop for the season 2012-13. The projected balance sheet drawn by CAI for 2012-13 estimated the total cotton supply at 41.9 million bales, while the domes

Leading brands and retailers look to rope in spinners and fabric makers for the Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) which so far has seen participation from farmers and ginners alone. Speaking as part of a panel discussion at the International Conference on Cotton at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), representatives of Arvind Ltd and Mafatlal Industries talked about the need for participation of the spinning, fabric and garmenting industry in the BCI in India. The two-day confe