Pakistani cotton spinners have lost the opportunity to sell thousands of tonnes of cotton yarn to China, hindered by severe power shortages. Mahesh Kumar, president of Pakistan's Cotton Ginners' Association said, "For two months in the winter there was hardly any electricity for the industry in the state of Punjab where 75% of our spinning mills are based." According to Kumar, 80% of Pakistani yarn exports are sold to China, but in the past two months only 25% of yarn companies continued to

New Zealand Wool Services International Limiteds General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the combined North and South Island auction comprising 15,600 bales saw a generally firm market with an 89.6 percent clearance.Wool Prices Steady. New Zealand Wool Services International Limited’s General Manager, Mr John Dawson reports that the combined North and South Island auction comprising 15,600 bales saw a generally firm market with an 89.6 percent clearance. The weighted indicator for the ma

BleuFlamme.com, the premier online destination empowering its clientele to easily browse, create and buy hand tailored custom dress shirts, today officially launched its new-look website for U.S.-based clientele. Saving users time, money and sanity, BleuFlamme.com now features access to a variety of new content (images, descriptions, etc.) to help provide peace of mind when making purchase decisions, and an additional 70 new fabrics and 200 inspirations that allow customers to choose a design in

The Los Angeles International Textile Show (LA TEXTILE) will be taking place Monday, February 25 – Wednesday, February 27, 2013 for Spring/Summer 2014 edition. Located at the California Market Center (CMC) since 1993, this edition of the Show features a number of new exhibitors for textile, design & production resources, and the return of the European Collections Pavilion and Lenzing Innovation Pavilion. Additionally, attendees can expect complimentary daily seminars by world-renowned tr

Clarence House, a style-setter in the decorative fabric industry was founded on the premise that design integrity was a goal that could be achieved through uncompromising artistry and technical quality. Originally, he imported fabrics from Europe that had never been seen in America. Making the choice for Vogue Window Fashion to carry the exquisite line all the easier. "Clarence House's fabrics really stand far apart from a creative and artistic perspective making us so excited to be able to s

With the Oscars just a few days away, the Brit Awards 2013 mark the last few red carpet moments before Sunday’s grand finale. The excitement is building to a fever pitch, to say the least. The annual music awards show included some of the world’s most famous musical artists. While we won’t be seeing them at the Oscars, they certainly used this moment to shine. With a more relaxed dress code, many of the attendees experimented with new styles slightly outside of their comfort zone. Taylor Swift

If there’s one thing you can count on London Fashion Week for, it’s newness. While the other three headlining fashion week cities (they would be New York, Milan and Paris, if you needed a refresher) are largely responsible for creating the viable trends of any given season, London is known as the breeding ground for new talent, new technologies and new wild ideas that are sure to become trends way into the future. The Fall 2013 show season was no different, as the various London Fashion Week sho

The officials of the 25 garment companies awarded for being environmentally-compliant pose with Commerce Minister GM Quader, BGMEA President Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin and IFC-SEDF Country Manager Kyle Kelhofer at the Westin Hotel in Dhaka yesterday.Photo: STAR Twenty-five garment factories were awarded yesterday for being environmentally-compliant by Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association and SouthAsia Enterprise Development Facility. The BGMEA and SEDF selected the award

On Feb. 14, two Indonesian workers accompanied by their translator, Rebecca Gluckstein, came to Wayne State to tell their story of the Adidas corporation’s refusal to pay almost $2 million dollars in severance pay to their workers at a factory called PT Kizone. PT Kizone was a clothing factory located in Tangerang, Indonesia that produced clothing for Adidas, according to a United Students Against Sweatshops flyer. The factory employed about 2,800 workers, most of whom were paid $0.60 per hour o

Consumers and activists across Europe are mobilising on the streets and on social media this week to ask high street fashion brands to support a minimum wage increase for garment workers in Cambodia. The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC) will collect petition signatures outside popular stores in London and other European cities, asking brands to support a higher minimum wage for workers in their Cambodian production facilities. The campaign seeks an increase to a minimum monthly wage of US$150 for