The much-talked about costumes featured in the Russian novel-based English film ‘Anna Karenina’ is now on display at London’s sumptuous treasure trove of 17th century fashion creations Ham House. Designed by British designer Jacqueline Durran, the displayed sartorial exhibits have been nominated in this year’s Best Costume Design category at Oscars as well as BAFTA awards. A perfect balance of 1870s extravagant silhouettes infused with 1950s classy looks, the exhibited costumes include the

Christian Siriano, the prolific American fashion designer, is soon going to launch a capsule collection titled ‘Striking’ for the US-based 24/7 television channel Home Shopping Network (HSN). The 27-year-old’s powerful yet glamorous line, which will go for sale from February 22nd onwards, includes snake-printed pencil skirts, strapless or cap-sleeved sheath dresses, collarless jackets and a range of luxe tops. Siriano started his eponymous label in the year 2010 after winning the fourth se

A mastodon textile continues to grow. Mauritius Tianli Spinning Co Ltd (TSM) is expanding its activities in Belle Rive with an investment of Rs 2 billion in the expansion of its building and equipment purchases. This will enable Chinese spinning double its production capacity of wire. The extension is expected to begin in two months. Currently, the plant produces 12,000 tons of yarn per year. The majority of the production is sold on the local market, including companies that export to the U.S.

Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant’s decision to extend a collective bargaining agreement for clothing manufacturers to non-parties was "irrational" and failed to take account of potential job losses and factory closures, advocate Les Rose-Innes SC said in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on Tuesday. The United Clothing and Textile Association and clothing companies Valuline, Africa HK Manufacturers, Satcotrade, JCR Clothing and Gold Sau-Lin Clothing, which are not party to the bargaining council,

Ona Viljoen Strong demand from China, assisted by a weakening of the rand, has pushed the price of SA wool to record levels. The SA wool industry's merino indicator, a weighted index of various types of apparel wool, has reached record levels at two of the past three sales. It closed at R109,91/kg in December at the final sale before the Christmas recess, an increase of almost 26% on the opening sale and 12% higher than the corresponding sale in the previous year. Though the indicato

The exports of textiles products is witnessing boost in the country as the sector contributed around US $ 40.2 billion precious foreign exchange to national kitty during more than last three years. As per year-wise break-up Pakistan earned US $ 10.3 billion through exports of textiles products during 2009-10,US $ 13.8 billion during 2010-11 and US $ 12.5 billion during 2011-12. A senior official here on Tuesday said in first quarter of current year 2012-13 (Jul-Sep) the exports of textiles pr

A delightful melange of exquisite fusion ensembles, blending hand-woven and hand-embroidered Indian textiles with western design sensibilities, is on display at the ongoing Project Renaissance at DLF Emporio, New Delhi. Organized by Vogue, the Project Renaissance is an initiative to promote western silhouettes infused Indian fabrics in the international fashion circles. During the project, exclusive Indian fabrics, woven by expert artisans from all over the country, were collected and gift

Superdry, the UK clothing brand inspired by Japanese design and vintage American style, is planning to expand in Indian apparel market by opening more stores in cities such as New Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Chennai and Hyderabad this year. Speaking to fibre2fashion, Superdry representative said, "We are likely to open new stores in the major cities of India such as New Delhi, Gurgoan, Chandigarh, Chennai and Hyderabad this year." "We already have two stores in Mumbai and one store in Pune

Twenty special teams have begun inspecting readymade garment manufacturing units in Bangladesh with respect to their compliance of the necessary safety standards. The inspection teams have been set up by the Ministry of Labour and Employment (MoLE) and overall 40 inspectors will work under the supervision of a chief inspector. The move of setting up inspection teams came after the South Asian nation witnessed two devastating fire incidents – the Tazreen Fashions incident in November 2012 f

A senior official at Indonesian Textile Association (API) said on Wednesday that total funds invested in national textile industry would reach 1.5 trillion rupiah (about 155 million U.S. dollars). “Most of the fund invested in the industry allocated for new machinery equipments,” API Chairman Ade Sudrajat was quoted as saying by the Antara news agency. According to Ade procurement of new machines in the industry was mostly conducted by domestic investors, saying that foreign producers only c