At least 2,000 workers have lost their jobs in Zimbabwean clothing industry due to closure of the firms or on account of retrenchment during the past few years, according to Jeremy Youmans, president of the Zimbabwe Clothing Manufacturers’ Association, The Zimbabwean reported. Zimbabwe’s garment industry has been facing several challenges in achieving stability since the hyper-inflationary period, he said. He added that closure of textile producing firms like David Whitehead and Late Modzo

Technophile – British model Cara Delevingne walks through the streets of New York City in DKNY’s colorful spring 2013 campaign. Patrick Demarchelier captures the blonde as she sports urban looks complete with denim, eclectic prints and billowing skirts with the latest tech must-haves as her accessories. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue

Return to England – Rag & Bone once again enlists Kate Moss for its spring 2013 campaign, photographed in England like its fall advertisements. Lensed by Alasdair McLellan in Southrop, Gloucestershire, Kate looks laid-back and relaxed in the season’s stylish outerwear, leather trousers and button-up tees. “We shot our first campaign on a deserted North London street so thought it would be an interesting contrast to follow up in a remote English village, which Kate happens to have an affinity

The fashion crowd was out in full force last night to celebrate Salvatore Ferragamo’s Spring 2013 runway collection at the iconic Chateau Marmont Hotel. Guests, which included Nicole Richie, Rachel Zoe, and Gia Coppola, were treated to an intimate presentation of the collection by creative director Massimilliano Giornetti, as well as a private dinner hosted by LA society fixture Jacqui Getty. While the event was rife with fashionable celebrities, two leading ladies in particular really stood

The final exhibition at The Textile Museum before its 2014 reopening will showcase the textile traditions of Southeast Asia and demonstrate how four contemporary artists integrate the best of the past into new works. "Out of Southeast Asia: Art that Sustains," (April 12 through October 13, 2013), features the work of Carol Cassidy, the husband-wife team Agus Ismoyo and Nia Fliam, and Vernal Bogren Swift. The exhibition centers on Indonesia and Laos, but takes up a question faced by nations a

Wool prices are forecast to strengthen during the remainder of the financial year, according to the National Australia Bank (NAB) Rural Commodities Wrap. Whilst the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) dipped to a low of 942 cents/kg in September, January price indicators pushed pass the December average of 1,069 cents/kg to reach its highest level this season. The weaker prices in the first few months of the financial year will see a 13% annual average decline in EMI over 2012/13, although th

Mabia moans by her sister's body at Sikder Women's Medical College and Hospital. Her sister, Nazia, was killed in a devastating fire at a garments factory in Mohammadpur in the capital on Saturday. Photo: Palash KhanStar Online Report At least seven female workers were killed and many others injured in a fire that raged through a readymade garment factory at the capital's Mohammadpur on Saturday. The deceased were identified as -- Kohinur Akhter, 15, Razia Akhter, 16, Fatema Akhter,

Fashion chain KappAhl gathers its sustainability work under the "Future, Friendly, Fashion" concept. "Our sustainability work strengthens KappAhl’s offer to the customer. With Future, Friendly, Fashion we show that these issues are high on our agenda and it also gives us the opportunity to clearly communicate our efforts," says KappAhl's President and CEO Johan ?berg. The fashion chain has chosen to gather its sustainability work under Future, Friendly, Fashion in connection with the launc

Rachel Stevens is to become the first celebrity face of the Next 'Petites' range. From January 2013, her images will be featured in all 550 stores nationwide and in the UK's only glossy hardback home shopping publication; the Next Directory. Her beautiful images will also feature on Next online – the biggest fashion e-tailor in Europe, with over 2 million weekly customers. Rachel, 34, epitomizes the smaller customer at just 5ft 1 and a size 6-8. She said: "Being petite, I’ve always foun