China's aggressive cotton stockpiling policy has pushed up domestic prices, forcing the world's largest textile industry to boost imports of yarn by as much as a third in 2013, while production moves to southeast Asia, drawn by lower costs there. Beijing's stockpiling moves, launched in 2011 and designed to support farmers, have held domestic cotton prices about 40 percent above world levels as the country has built a reserve that traders estimate to stand at about 10 million tonnes. But whil

Cotton prices in India, the world’s second-largest producer, are expected to rise next week on a likely rise in export demand from neighbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan, after remaining steady this week on buying by state-run agencies. “Exporters are getting good number of queries from Bangladesh and Pakistan. Both countries are ramping up yarn productions,” said Dhirenbhai Khaitan, a trader based in Rajkot, Gujarat. Fibre prices in local markets steadied on buying by state-run Cotton Corporat

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Great news to the indie world, “Fun Is Awesome” just released their first line of high quality clothing wear for consumers. Focusing on high quality design with a fun twist the owners are looking forward to helping everybody trend their slogan that, “fun is awesome” (FIA). The new American Apparel is made and printed right in the USA. Everything is designed intentionally right down to the packaging to make shoppers feel like they are getting something “fun”. Fun is not just a positive life st

The high on glamour and glitterati Paris Menswear Fashion Week opened with a line of eclectic collections by a bevy of prolific designers from all over the world. Tokyo-based designer of French origin Julien David opened the five-day-long fashion extravaganza with his latest Fall-Winter 2013-2014 collection. The 34-year-old designer’s elegant meets casual, streetwear-inspired line featured cropped flannel trousers paired with unstructured three-quarter-length coats, wool jersey leggings, reve

German designer Thomas Rath debuts his new premium women’s trouser collection Thomas Rath Trousers in the opulent setting of Berlin’s B?rensaal as part of Fashion Week Berlin – the result of a long-term collaboration between Thomas Rath and trouser specialist GARDEUR. Some 400 spectators, including Jorge Gonzales, Desirée Nick, Jo Groebel und Grit Wei?, Enie van de Meiklokjes, André Borchers und viele mehr, watched the impressive show featuring numerous celebrities. After the staging of the T

In December, the country exported 613,400 tonnes of the commodity, down 31.8 per cent from the previous month, the finance ministry's customs department said in a report - PHOTO: AFP In December, the country exported 613,400 tonnes of the commodity, down 31.8 per cent from the previous month, the finance ministry's customs department said in a report - PHOTO: AFP HANOI - Vietnam's crude oil exports rose 12.7 per cent in 2012 from a year earlier to 9.28 million tonnes (186,400

Dsquared? - the fashion brand is proud to announce the launch of its very first junior line (from age 0 to 14) that will debut with the spring-summer 2014 collection. The ready-to-wear and accessories will be produced under license by Brave Kid for the next five years (2014-2018). Part of the OTB Group, Brave Kid is specialized in the manufacture and distribution of children’s clothing and accessories. The footwear license will be entrusted to Andrea Montelpare, a leading firm in the industry fr

The Bangalore-based Central Silk Technological Research Institute (CSTRI), functioning under the aegis of Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles in Bangalore, has developed a low cost solar operated silk spinning machine for improving the quality of Eri Silk hand spun yarn. The newly developed spinning machine can be operated both by solar power as well as by paddle operations. This machine is capable of producing up to 200 gms spun yarn in the count range of 10s to 15s which is almost two a

Bows-n-Ties.com, a specialty site for wedding ties and groomsmen accessories, is now featuring new wedding ties designed to complement the dress colors of designer Bill Levkoff. "Bill Levkoff is one of our favorite bridal dress designers, so it should stand to reason why we've put so much effort into offering these new ties to our customers," says Hendrik Pohl founder of Bows'NTies. "Levkoff’s designs are becoming more and more popular each day, and are being embraced by a new generation of