Source: Reuters Shoppers in the 109 countries where Spanish fashion chain Mango has stores recognise its celebrity faces well, but few know much about the company behind the clothes modelled by Kate Moss, Gerard Pique and Scarlett Johansson. “Mango is from Spain, part of the Inditex group, isn’t it?” said Maria Lekae, 29, a Russian shopper browsing in the branch on Barcelona’s smart street Passeig de Gracia. Her misconception that Mango is one of Zara owner Inditex’s cluster of brands i

Source: Visit Beijing “” (Jing Daily) “A few years ago, the concept of “accessible luxury” as a market mover in China was little more than a dot on the horizon. Today, the situation couldn’t be more different. Accessible luxury brands (and traditional luxury brands that have expanded into the accessible luxury sector) have seen significant growth marked by rapid and profitable retail expansion, increased e-commerce sales, a loyal following of new middle-class customers, and renewed inter

Though summer is just right around the corner, Fall 2013 ad campaigns are slowly rolling in. Photographed in London by the designer himself, Tom Ford’s Fall 2013 women’s campaign images have just hit the web and we can only think of one word to describe it all: fierce. Reflecting the collection’s multi-ethnic prints, the campaign features Korean model Soo Joo, Polish model Zuzanna Bijoch as well as Gemma Refoufi and our very own Herieth Paul. Against a clean white background, the pop art colle

As we’ve religiously documented over the past few years, Kate Middleton’s effect on retail is impressive to say the least. Now, Max Mara has announced that it is naming one of their beautiful demure coats after the Duchess of Cambridge. The coat, which was worn by the Duchess when she and Prince William visited Cambridge last November (her upside-down bow belt caused quite the sensation) is now being called The Kate by the company. The wool and cashmere beige coat, complete with a high neck

hat do you tend to reach for in case you're going to experience crazy air-conditioning during the summer? A denim jacket? A plain cardigan? Well, out with the old and in with a white blazer is what I say. Here are three celebrity-approved reasons you should consider getting one... It lends a polished touch to jeans and flats: Check out Olivia Palermo walking her dog in New York City. She's wearing light-wash denim that has a few holes in it but manages to look put-together thanks to h

Global cotton stock has grown to an all-time high and is expected to rise even more. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecast for 2013/14, the global stock is expected to grow to 92,741,000 bales of cotton. 112 billion T-shirts in stock That is more than 112 billion T-shirts in stock. A bale (480 lb.) of cotton weighs approximately 500 pounds and can produce enough fabric for about 1,217 men’s T-shirts. While the ‘stock to use’ level is predicted to grow for the four

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) through the Philippine Textile Research Institute (PTRI) has introduced technological innovations that aim to inject the country’s textile industry with more life and colour. At the helm of a two-year programme of developing new and green textile technologies, DOST-PTRI is encouraging the use of natural dyes from indigenous plants like guava, yellow ginger and “talisay” leaves to draw out the natural beauty of Filipino fabrics woven from abaca,

Technical textiles production in Turkey has grown at an incredible rate in the last decade, and will continue to grow in the future, according to Ertuğrul Bahan, tyre reinforcement technologies manager at Kordsa Global. Speaking at a recent seminar, he stated that Istanbul, Bursa, Kocaeli, Tekirdağ and Gaziantep, have become major cities for producing technical textiles and nonwovens in the country. Bahan added that many Turkish companies moved into the technical textiles area

The share of the US, Australia and Brazil in global cotton exports has improved over the years and these countries together now account for more than 50 percent of world cotton exports. The US continues to be the leading exporter of cotton and its share in global cotton exports has increased from 26.36 percent in 1990 to 31.27 percent in 2012, according to a report titled “Global Cotton Supply & End Use Demand: Trends & Forecasts 2013” prepared by the Market Watch division of Fibre2fa

The arrivals are dwindling in most of the States and season seems to be coming to a close. Approximately 3 Crore 19 lakh bales have arrived in the market as per trade sources. CCI seems to be the best source for good cotton especially in the Andhra Pradesh region at the moment at around Rs.41,000/-Spot per candy. Most of the North Mills are procuring from Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh due to their proximity from these centres to save lorry freights while the South Mills are sourcing from CCI i