Daniel Goodman / Business Insider A Victoria's Secret store manager recently revealed that she gets frequent complaints that merchandise isn't small enough to fit young girls. "Our customers are getting younger and younger every year," the woman said in an Ask Me Anything on Reddit. "It's crazy to see 13-year-olds buying lacy underwear." [NOTE: While the woman's identity was verified by moderators on Reddit, Business Insidercan't independently confirm her identity.] The manager s

REUTERS Battered by the economic downturn and years of animal rights activism in their own backyard, American mink farmers are now in a different sort of quandary: scrambling to keep up with China's demand for all things fur. Driven by a hunger for high-end clothing and luxury home goods among China's burgeoning middle class, U.S. exports of mink pelts to China jumped to a record $215.5 million last year - more than double both the value and volume shipped in 2009. That Chinese consum

Summer Star – Following up the news of Beyonce’s collaboration with fashion retailer H&M last month, the singer stars in its summer 2013 campaign photographed by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. The pop superstar sizzles in the Bahamas, wearing colorful swimwear and beachwear for the sunny season. (Vogue UK) Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

LVMH Mo?t Hennessy Louis Vuitton, recorded a 6 percent increase in first quarter 2013 revenue to 6.9 billion Euros (8.99 billion dollars). Organic revenue growth was 7 percent compared to the same period in 2012. The Group started off the New Year in line with the trends of the second half of 2012 with strong growth in Asia and the United States, while Europe demonstrates good resistance despite a challenging economic environment. The fashion & leather goods business group recorded organic

The South India Spinners’ Association has said that increase in yarn prices during the last two months is because of the cotton price. Association president K. Thirunavukarasu has said in a release that in February the price of cotton was Rs. 35,000 a candy (356 kg). Now it is Rs. 42,000 a candy. The price of hosiery 40s count yarn in February was Rs. 196 a kg and it was Rs. 202 a kg. The price of 44s count yarn used by powerloom was Rs. 220 a kg in February and now it is Rs. 230 a kg. Whi

People work at a garment factory in Bangladesh, which seeks easy access to developed markets. Photo: Star Bangladesh will once again ask for duty- and quota-free access to developed countries at the upcoming World Trade Organisation ministerial conference. Pascal Lamy, director general of WTO, has already called for proposals from the least-developed countries for consideration at the summit, the ninth of its kind, to be held in Bali, Indonesia, on December 3-6. “Our officials are now p

The ongoing political turmoil has started taking its toll on country's apparel sector and is feared to cause fall in orders by nearly 30 per cent by the end of the current year, factory owners say. Expressing grave concern over the present political situation they said many buyers have started shifting orders to India, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia even at higher prices than Bangladesh to get uninterrupted supply of clothes in the coming spring and summer seasons. Foreign buyers usually negoti

Viet Nam's textile and garment exports saw growth of 32 per cent during the 2005-11 period, the fastest growth rate for this sector anywhere around the world, according to a recent survey. The information was released at a conference in HCM City on Saturday by Dhyana Van der Pols, a consultant for the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) under the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. China came next in the rankings with a growth of 15 per cent, followed by Ind

QANTAS launched its newly redesigned uniforms using fine Australian Merino wool, designed by one of Australia’s most talented expat designers, Martin Grant. The fine Merino wool woven into the new QANTAS designs has been traced back to about 50 wool-growing properties across Australia, including flocks from close to where QANTAS began at Longreach in Queensland. Sheep grazing the wide open plains of the Riverina of New South Wales, under a perfect blue sky of the Eyre Peninsular in South A

Whether it’s worn to the office every day, out for dinner on Friday, or just to special occasions, a good dress shirt is the foundation every man needs in the closet. For years, Lands’ End has offered men a variety of dress shirts at an unmatched quality. But this season, designers are taking the classic pinpoint shirt to a new level of style with updated fits, fabrics, tailoring and care features − making it the best shirt Lands’ End has ever offered. “Making quality dress shirts f