There are times when fashion minds meet and make something wonderful. A recent piece in The Guardian's Fashion Blog celebrated the 'perfect fit' of the upcoming collaboration between MIA and Versace. Given both party's elaborate and colourful attitude to fashion and design, the result of such collaboration looks to be a complete rush of colour and pattern, hitting the sense in a great, beautiful Big Bang. Versace, a particularly bright and strong brand, suits the equally innovative style o

QFIB expands interests in Turkey with acquisition of 40% stake in home textile-retailer 'English Home' Qatar First Investment Bank (QFIB), Qatar's first independent Shari'ah compliant bank authorized by the QFC regulatory authority, announced the acquisition of a 40% stake in English Home, the leading retailer of home textile products in Turkey. The acquisition marks QFIB's first venture into the retail sector and the second in the Turkish market, which further demonstrates QFIB's commitment t

Tufts University School of Engineering researchers have demonstrated silk-based implantable optics that offer significant improvement in tissue imaging while simultaneously enabling photo thermal therapy, administering drugs and monitoring drug delivery. The devices also lend themselves to a variety of other biomedical functions. Biodegradable and biocompatible, these tiny mirror-like devices dissolve harmlessly at predetermined rates and require no surgery to remove them. The technology i

Karina Oldemans Interior announces the launch of OCARINE a distinctive collection of accent pillows designed to bring a touch of runway inspired couture into a variety of interior decoration styles. The OCARINE collection is available to the trade at Bausman & Company; 921 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069, and features fabrication using only the highest quality of materials and workmanship. Pillows come individually encased in a silk organza dust bag. They additionally offer

Clothes are made for export at Thanh Cong Garment Co in HCM City. The garment industry has generated just $13.78 billion from exports so far this year. — VNA/VNS Photo Van Khanh Concerns have been raised over whether the garment and textiles industry would meet its annual export target of US$17 billion this year due to global economic hardships, according to the Viet Nam Garment and Apparel Association (Vitas). Vitas vice chairman Pham Xuan Hong said that with an export turnover of $1.3 bill

The prices of textiles and related products will increase by 16 percent due to a provincial minimum wage hike and an increase in electricity prices in 2013, according to the Indonesian Textile Association (API). "With an increase in the cost of labour and a rise in electricity tariffs in 2013, textile producers will increase the prices of their products by 16 percent. This way, a certain percentage of the cost of production can be covered," Indonesia's Antara news agency quoted the Secretary Ge

A clothing counter at Japanese supermarket in Beijing (Asahi Shimbun file photo) Cast-off polyester clothing and waste from the garment industry is to be recycled at a plant in China, in a process which shreds the fabric and filters out impurities to obtain as-new polyester fibers. Industrial-materials manufacturer Teijin Ltd. said it has developed the world's first polyester-fiber recycling technology and plans to build a recycling plant in China. "The Chinese government has put a prem

LiveItEveryday, the identity-centric clothing line developed for people who align themselves with the company’s belief, "Give as we go to make a contribution beyond ourselves", launched this week just in time for the holidays. The LiveItEveryday brand developed organically from the idea that clothing can be a powerful tool in raising both contributions and awareness for deserving causes – apparel with a purpose. For every sale from the Live it Everyday clothing line, the company do

Australia's cotton farms, such as this one outside Narrabri in northern NSW, are expected to cut plantings as global prices slide. Source: The Australian Australia's cotton production is expected to slump by nearly a quarter in the current marketing year as producers slash their plantings in the face of lower world prices, Rebecca Gowen, a specialist at the US Department of Agriculture's Canberra office, said. The forecast for output of 4 million bales of cotton in the 2012-13 marketing yea