It’s that time of year again when sequins, bling and glitter start sneaking into our wardrobes and long days in the office are followed by after-work drinks and late night festivities…that’s right, the party season is finally upon us! To celebrate this on-set of wintry weather and invites galore, the gorgeous Kelly Brook has designed a show-stopping Christmas Collection that will take you to every occasion in effortless style. The new range is full to the brim with statement dresses, chic sep

The export of Pakistan's flag ship primary textile exports, bed wear, is constantly on decline owing to multiple causes, mainly crippling energy shortages, high rate of interest and imprudent government policies, value added textile industry sources told Business Recorder. They said that export of bed wear dropped quantity wise and value in dollar in September 2012 8 percent as compared to September of 2011. Pakistan exported bed wear weighting 20,580 kilogram in September this year against 22

Elastic denim scores in the trend segment! Form-accentuating “geometric skinny” with its semi-high waist and geometric cut-outs is the trend for brands like Armani Exchange, JBrand and Citizens of Humanity. Even VPL by Victoria Beckham, Miharayasuhiro or Jena Theo depend on the slim silhouette. Perfect, super tight fit combined with a high degree of freedom of movement, flexibility, and optimum comfort are essential qualities for all brands. Only ultra-elastic fabrics are worth considering

Woop! Wear is the world's first outdoor clothing brand to focus on Alpaca fiber. Recently, the company launched its Winter 2012 collection of base layers and outerwear made from Alpaca fiber. Alpaca is a unique natural fiber, prized for its many excellent qualities. The fiber is collected from the Alpaca, a domesticated camelid species native to South America. Alpaca fiber strands are hollow. This confers on it a high thermal capacity. The fiber also offers greater insulation compared to t

Wool exporters say China is driving a lift in wool prices seen in recent weeks. Wool Exporters Council president John Dawson says the strong wool market indicator, which covers most of the wool New Zealand trades, has lifted 10% - 20% from a low point, to almost $4 per kg. But he says it's still well short of the prices cross-bred wool were fetching a year ago. Mr Dawson thinks the lift in demand from China will slow down once wool stocks there are replenished, so he's predicting a steady

Get ready to make prom a special night to remember with Jovani’s Prom 2013 Collection. The New York-based fashion house is excited to present their newest collection for prom this season. Combining their signature style with the newest trends for spring, Jovani has created a collection that fulfills every girl’s dream. This season’s collection, while providing diverse styles for Jovani’s large customer base, sticks to the evening wear designer’s main goal of providing glamorous evening wear f

Lotte Pakistan PTA Ltd. (LOTPTA), the pure terephthalic acid producer whose shares have declined by a quarter this year, plans to spend as much as $20 million within the next two years on its plant to trim costs amid concerns annual profit will decline. Lotte, which started commercial operations of a $50 million power plant in July, plans to modernize its machines, Chief Executive Officer Asif Saad said in an interview in Karachi. The power plant may help cut energy costs by 50 percent, he add

Okamoto has applied for patent protection for a tubular knitted fabric for clothing and legwear. The invention relates to a knitted fabric with a plurality of stitches knitted to obtain desired patterns by a circular machine. The sinkers have facilities to control horizontal sinker movement between reciprocating needles of the machine to knit stitches of a plurality of sizes in the same course. The plurality of sizes include a first stitch and second stitch which is smaller than the first.

In the Shengze region of eastern China, a major centre for the production of goods throughout the polyester textile supply chain, a drop in intermediary prices, along with the sustained paucity of buying interest from downstream manufacturers, took a toll of polyester staple fibre and filament yarn values last week. Spot rates for MEG and PTA, according to 168tex (a provider of information services to manufacturers in Shengze), rose to roughly 8,300/8,400 yuan per tonne in early September, on