Stylist-turned-designer L’Wren Scott, known for her red carpet glamour favoured by celebrities including Nicole Kidman and Sarah Jessica Parker, is launching a capsule collection with Banana Republic. The 50-plus piece collection, which will be released just in time for the Christmas party season, marks the designer’s first collaboration with a global fashion retailer, and will combine the designer's signature glamour with the US brand's relaxed, feminine aesthetic. Launching worldwide at selec

The Return of Kerr – After the success of last season, Spanish brand Mango once again enlisted bombshell Miranda Kerr for its fall 2013 campaign. Photography duo Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin snapped the Aussie beauty again in the label’s rock and roll inspired designs styled by Géraldine Saglio. Miranda spoke about shooting the new campaign in New York saying, “I loved that Inez and Vinoodh kept the look of the campaign very raw and natural and I think it compliments the collection ve

Andritz group is to deliver a new high-speed spunlace line to Chuzhou Jinchun Nonwoven Fabric, located in Anhui Province, China, which will produce lightweight fabrics for the hygiene industry from 30 to 80 gsm with a capacity of up to 17,000 tonnes per year. The start-up for the line is scheduled for the first quarter of 2014 and the order includes a Jetlace 3000 hydroentanglement unit, dewatering system, and a Perfodry Avantage dryer – all in-house technologies of Andritz Nonwoven. Chuzh

The proposed garment cities have a tremendous potential to generate employment with a relatively low investment and less energy needs, besides grabbing share of $120 billion export market that China holds, as it is moving away from clothing industry. “Currently countries like Vietnam, Cambodia and Indonesia are picking up the major chunk of the global garment market share. Bangladesh and India also seem to be preparing themselves to grab some share. The proposed cities will give the producer

India's garments exports have climbed over 11% to $3.5 billion as local exporters cornered a bigger share of the market in Latin America and most of Asia to offset the impact of poor demand in the US and Europe. The rise comes after garment exports fell nearly 6% to $12.9 billion in 2012-13. Buoyed by the success, the government and the Apparel Export Promotion Council are now egging exporters to target nontraditional markets such Uruguay, Columbia, Israel, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, and

Handbag exports have grown impressively with most markets reporting increases over the past five months. According to statistics from the General Customs Department, the export revenues for suitcases, handbags and umbrellas in the January-May period reached US$744.58 million, a 22.22 per cent increase over last years’ figures. The total turnover for these products was $1.518 billion in 2012 and $1.33 billion in 2011. Viet Nam’s leading handbag importer was the US with a value of $317.63 mi

Chinese company Shan Dong Ruyi group has expressed its interest in establishing a ginning and spinning industry as a joint venture (JV) with Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA). The group offered PCGA joint initiatives aimed at increasing cotton and yarn export, according to a press release issued by PCGA. Representatives from both sides met and discussed ways to enhance bilateral trade, installation of ginning and spinning industry by the Chinese group in Pakistan. Both

Textile Raw Material Price 2013-07-16 Item Price Unit Fluctuation Date Oil WTI 105.95 USD/Barrel -0.57 2013-07-16 PX 1448 USD/Ton 9 2013-07-16 PTA Buy 7800 RMB/Ton 50 2013-07-16 PTA Sell 1070 USD/Ton 10 2013-07-16 MEG Buy 7400 RMB/Ton 0 2013-07-16 MEG Sell 1008 USD/Ton -7 2013-07-16 CPL Buy 18100 RMB/Ton 0 2013-07-16 CPL Sell 2345 USD/T

In June 2013, H&M Group total sales including VAT in local currencies increased by 13 percent compared to the same month the previous year. Sales in comparable units increased by 3 percent. Comparable units comprise the stores and the internet and catalogue sales countries that have been in operation for at least a financial year. The total number of stores amounted to 2,926 on 30 June 2013 versus 2,596 on 30 June 2012. Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) was founded in Sweden in 1947 and in ad

Recent wage increases in Indonesia are creating significant difficulties for the country's textile industry, with some companies reducing their numbers of workers, and there are concerns that the wage hikes could result in a drop in foreign investment in the sector, WTiN has been told. These costs problems have been compounded by the regional minimum wages that apply across the country, some of which have been rising faster than others. For instance, the minimum wage in greater Jakarta, where