The drafty backside is finally gone, replaced with comfort, warmth and dignity in a newly designed hospital gown that blends style for the patient with clinical function for the health care team. The new patient gown – resembling a wrap-around robe that completely closes in the back and front– is being rolled out on several inpatient floors at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. It is among the first inventions to be made public by the Henry Ford Innovation Institute in collaboration with the Col

e programmes, geared towards improving healthcare and access to fresh drinking water and food, will benefit more than 230,000 people in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. Inditex has donated 1 million euros to the collaboration on several humanitarian aid projects with Médicos Sin Fronteras and the Red Cross in the African region of the Sahel, where more than half the population lives in extreme poverty and faces major obstacles to accessing healthcare and proper nutrition. In Mali, where a sev

TV presenter and designer, Holly Willoughby puts real women on the runway for Summer 13 with a campaign to celebrate the female form. Known for her appreciation of natural beauty and feminine curves Holly incorporates a selection of 'real women' to appear alongside professional models for her latest collection for Very.co.uk. Proving that her designs look as good on models as they do on real women, Holly recruited four fans of her collection from Facebook to join her to launch her latest r

Premium lingerie brand for ladies with a fuller bust, Curvy Kate has rewarded end-to-end international logistics service provider Torque for its support with a new contract. The Harrow-based client, a specialist in designing and producing D to K cup output, which unveiled its initial swimwear range earlier this year, has renewed its three-year arrangement with Torque. Curvy Kate’s products are now available via around 200 high street stores and about 180 websites, including those of Next,

The exports of garments and textiles from Vietnam have reached US$ 4.2 billion during the first quarter of the current year, registering a year-on-year rise of 16 percent, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS). Vietnam’s apparel and textile exports to traditional markets like Japan, Europe, the US and Russia is rising in a stable manner, while some firms also gained entry into new markets like Africa, Middle East, South Korea and Turkey, VITAS Vice-President Dang Ph

MANGO closed the 2012 financial year with a turnover of 1.691 billion euros for the MANGO MNG Holding S.L.U. Consolidated Group and subsidiary companies, a figure that corresponds to R.R.P. sales excluding VAT for company-owned stores, plus wholesale sales to franchises. This turnover figure represents an increase of 20% over 2011. Given the major international presence of the brand, 84% of turnover corresponds to foreign markets, and the remaining 16% to the domestic market. During 2012, MAN

US imported $8.339 billion worth of textiles and apparels in February 2013, according to the data released by the Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). February imports were about 3.6 percent lower than $8.652 billion worth of textiles and clothing imported in January 2013. China was by far the largest exporter of textiles and apparels to the US during the month and accounted for $3.32 billion, i.e. nearly 40 percent of all US imports. The Asean countries toge

Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc announced it is bringing the latest advancement in print technology for fabrics to the digital print market. Aurora will introduce a range of fabric styles with ColorPRO technology for use with HP Latex Inks, in response to market demand for high-quality textile solutions compatible with HP Latex Printing Technologies. These styles are specifically engineered to achieve a broader and brighter range of colors and durability. Textiles with ColorPRO design

The largest quilt and fiber art show in the Eastern United States continues to grow, while more than 16,500 attendees flocked to Lancaster, PA for AQS QuiltWeek, March 13 – 16, 2013. Celebrating the art of quiltmaking by showcasing the masterpieces created by today’s textile artists, AQS presents quilters, fiber artists, and fabric lovers a chance to explore creativity from around the world. The American Quilter’s Society unveiled a new brand, AQS QuiltWeek, this year. Visitors enjoyed refres

Kuraray will break ground on a greenfield Kuraray Poval (PVOH) plant located in La Porte, Texas. This new plant will add to Kuraray’s vast portfolio of manufacturing in the United States, including EVAL (ethylene vinyl acetate) and SEPTON (co-block thermo-elastomers). Kuraray’s Poval plant will have a production capacity of over 40,000 tons in its first phase. “Kuraray is one of the innovators and pioneers of the production of PVOH” With operations to begin in early 2015, Kuraray will add