Whistles Autumn/Winter 2013 | Source: Whistles Come August,British contemporary womenswear brand Whistles will launch in Hong Kong and mainland China in partnership with department store Lane Crawford, both in-store and online. Three existing Lane Crawford stores in Hong Kong and the newly-opened Shanghai store will carry a selection of 60-odd pieces from Whistles’ premium range, Limited Edition, as well as best-selling items from its core collection, such as cashmere knitwear and silk dre

Gieves & Hawkes Spring/Summer 2014 | Source: The New York Times “” (New York Times) “For more than two centuries, Gieves & Hawkes at No. 1 Savile Row in London has been creating suits for the men of the British royal family — including the dark navy one that Prince William wore 2010 to announce his engagement to Kate Middleton. Yet today, in the upscale IFC Mall in Hong Kong, it is common to see a customer from mainland China trying on a double-breasted blazer similar to one owned

Italian digital textile printing specialist MS sees fashion as the principal market its latest high speed dye sublimation printer. Making its debut here at FESPA 2013, the MS JP4 prints on transfer paper aimed at apparel fashion markets and sportswear, although the machine can be utilised to print smaller flags and banners, Paolo Milini told WTiN. Operating at maximum speeds of 155sq m per hour, the JP4 is the fastest plotter on the market, according to MS. A compact machine with a 180c

Looking to provide a high speed solution for the digital printing of sportswear and technical textiles, ATP Colour has developed the DPP 740 high speed dye sublimation machine. Operating at speeds of 150 sqm/hour, the DPP 740 has the capacity to fit jumbo rolls of transfer paper on its 1.9m frame. A year in the development, this machine offers variable drop size for photo realistic imaging on a polyester substrate. Also on show here at FESPA is the DFP 1320 12, 3.3m printer with in-line co

With a revival in the US economy, the Indian textile industry has seen resurgence in appareldemand through the last three months. Fresh orders have been recorded, both for immediate, as well as future deliveries. Apart from the US, apparel exporters have also recorded more orders from Europe. The US and Europe account for most of India’s apparel exports. In the last few years, the Indian textile industry has seen a crisis of sorts, with the emergence of new competitors Bangladesh and Vietnam. H

Illustration. Indonesian muslim dresses. (FOTO ANTARA/Arif Firmansyah) Indonesia is expected to become the world`s Muslim apparel center in 2015, Director General of Arts-and-Culture-based Creative Economy Ahman Sya said. "It is a difficult dream but Indonesia must be able to realize it. There are many factors which support Indonesia to become a world Muslim clothes center," he said after opening the Creative Economic Worship here on Tuesday. He said that Indonesia is the world`s largest Mu

Just Cavalli A/W 2013 | Photo: Sonny Vandevelde Cavalli Group, the Italian fashion house that dressed actress Jennifer Hudson at the Oscars, ruled out selling a stake any time soon, resisting interest from industry buyers, wealthy families and private-equity firms. “We are on the radar of all these people, but our priority is to work on the business,” chief executive officer Gianluca Brozzetti said in an interview yesterday at a presentation of Cavalli’s spring-summer 2014 menswear collect

Baker (TED.L) has started its 25th year in existence quite in fashion or “very strongly” as highlighted analysts at Jefferies. The British fashion retailer has reported a 32 percent rise in revenues in the 20 weeks to the middle of June. Shares in the group closed at 17.20 pounds on Thursday, up 17 percent. Ted Baker is enjoying a wealth of celebration for its 25th anniversary in the business. The fashion apparel brand launched in 1988, and now, in such a remarked date, it can palate the sweet

Recent estimates by Cotton Association of India (CAI) put India’s cotton crop for the recent season ending this September to be 35.2 million bales (170kg each). “Looking at the demand for cotton seed, it is likely that cotton is going to see once again good acreage level,” said Dhiren Sheth, president of Mumbai-based CAI. Gujarat state will be the number one cotton producing state with an estimated production of 8.5 million bales. Second place in production will be the southern state of An

Sri Lanka’s apparel industry is to get a big boost as the world’s largest textile producer, China is exploring possibilities of opening its huge domestic market to the island’s garment exports, an industry heavyweight said. Secretary General of the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) M.P. Tuly Cooray told the Business Times that their umbrella body is to enter into an agreement with the China National Garment Association to allow access for Sri Lankan apparel industrialists to penetrate th