The country’s textile industry is likely to face a tough situation in coming days as prices of raw cotton have started climbing in the international market since February and have now reached to new highs in recent days. Already hit hard by power and energy crisis as well as fund crunch, the fresh spate of price hike of raw materials will severely affect the competitiveness of the industry which depends almost entirely on imported cotton, sources said. According to industry insiders, the prices

Tara's Elegance, a premium jeans company, selected its brand ambassadors in a runway event organized at Lewiston, Idaho on March 16, 2013. Brooke Urbaniak from Coeur d'Alene, Idaho won the first position on the overall scores category, and Nadina Mrkaljevic from Spokane, Washington won the first position on the judge's score category. The Tara's Elegance modeling contest was designed to identify promising new models and to offer these models the opportunity to work with fashion industry pr

K&G Fashion Superstore announced that the winning dress from the first-ever Steve Harvey “Designing Moms Challenge” will be sold online at KG stores and in stores beginning March 22. The dress, designed by Elysia Ganier of Chicago, Illinois, will be part of K&G’s exclusive Steve Harvey Women’s Collection. “Elysia’s dress was beautifully designed to be flattering and comfortable for professional women of all sizes, which complements the offerings in our exclusive Steve Harvey Women’s C

The new collection includes intimate apparel that integrates celebrity style with luxurious fabrics and couture colors, offering a mesmerizing blend of glitz and glamor, suitable to wear in and out of the bedroom. Shirley of Hollywood is famous for manufacturing fabulous corsets and bustiers; the company was founded in 1948, and they sold accessories to the corset and bra industry. In 1966 they decided to manufacture their own lingerie. The 2013 lingerie line is sold under the name "Hollywood

Fans of Marilyn Monroe’s legendary style can officially shop the starlet’s eponymous apparel collection exclusively at 150 Macy’s stores and its online site. The new line will offer those who covet Marilyn Monroe’s coquettish style a combination of flirty and sweet looks that remain true to her iconic aesthetic. The collection, created by Authentic Brands Group and LF USA, will be sold within a Marilyn-inspired shop in Macy’s Mstylelab department, offering customers an up-close look at the st

The pinnacle of Nike Golf's relentless innovation is exemplified in the Spring 2013 Tiger Woods Collection. Woods’ passion and competitive spirit continually fuels Nike to create the most innovative and athletic products in the sport. Striving to make Woods’ apparel better, Kim Kenney, Design Director for Nike Golf, looked at distraction points for Woods throughout his career. “For Tiger, we found that the key areas of distraction were his collar and sleeves,” Kenney said. “Tiger was typic

Indonesia’s leading lifestyle retailer PT Mitra Adiperkasa (MAP) is considering buying more products from the Philippines, the Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. said in its latest weekly news bulletin. Alma Argayoso, commercial attache at the Philippine Trade and Investment Center (PTIC) in Jakarta, was quoted in the news bulletin as saying she has discussed with the head of MAP the possible purchases of Philippine lifestyle products like garments. Just recently, Penshoppe, one of th

Nike Rider Alex Olson Bluesign technologies ag is proud to announce a strategic partnership with NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) to accelerate the supply of more sustainable materials and chemistries for use in NIKE, Inc. products. This strategic partnership unlocks the potential for bluesign technologies’ industry-leading assessment tools to become accessible to materials suppliers, at an unprecedented scale and pace. Previously, to access these tools and data, a brand would have to take its supply

Despite cautionary spending last year, retailers may have good reason to be optimistic in 2013 – consumers are trying more fashion retailers for the first time, and most are making purchases during those visits. According to a study by Market Force Information, a worldwide leader in customer intelligence solutions, four in 10 (39%) of consumers surveyed reported trying a new fashion retailer over the past 90 days – a 22% gain from 2011, and a 179% increase from 2010 when just 14% of consumers sa

Infuse colors this Holi, with BIBA’s ‘Holi collection’. The collection emulates the serenity and purity of the color ‘white’. 'Holi collection’ by BIBA showcases the most beautiful hues of white, some pure whites and some with a tint of colour, all in stunning cuts and designs. Ranging from long to short, straight to flare, with sleeves to sleeveless, the entire range in this collection is perfect for day wear or evening wear, true to the spirit of the festival of Holi. Dress yourself in y