The So Lucky To B Me line of women's casual wear, which features inspirational quotes and designs of empowerment, has two new celebrity fans: Hailey and Alaia Baldwin, the beautiful daughters of actor, director, producer and author Stephen Baldwin. The Baldwin family is excited to join forces with So Lucky To B Me to raise awareness for breast cancer research and support for the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund (CMBBCRF), founded by Stephen's mother, which supports new and establi

Marc Ecko Cut & Sew, in partnership with Lucasfilm Ltd. launched a last edition collectors Choco Covered Chewie hoodie, based on the iconic Wookiee from the Star Wars saga. The Chewbacca hoodie features long, brown fleece fur and a bandoleer utility belt. This Star Wars hoodie was launched as part of a larger collection of hoodies drawing inspiration from other characters from the saga, such as R2-D2, a TIE fighter pilot and an AT-AT Pilot. The Choco Covered Chewie Hoodie from Marc Eck

Expecting comparatively lower sales during the approaching holiday season, US retailers have imported lesser quantity of textiles and garments during the month of September 2012. The overall US textile and garment imports declined by 1.3 percent year-on-year in September, according to the data released by the Department of Commerce’s Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA). Last month, the US textile imports fell 1.6 percent year-on-year, while apparel imports were down 0.9 percent

Plexus Cotton Limited reported that New York (NY) futures rebounded this week, as March gained 190 points to close at 72.24 cents. With crops in the Northern Hemisphere coming off the field at a rapid pace and with the USDA issuing yet another bearish supply/demand report last Friday, most traders were expecting the market to remain on the defensive this week. However, China once again came to the rescue by buying a large amount of imports over the last few days, with US cotton leading the wa

Fashion brand Elliott James Frieze has announced the launch of the Frieze by Elliott James Frieze brand in Asia, with a flagship store opening in Shanghai in January. Born in Wales and now based in the Jiangsu province of China, Elliott James Frieze established his eponymous label in 2010. The spring/summer 2013 collection celebrates British tailoring with pieces made of cloth woven in Yorkshire. Future plans include Macao and Hong Kong in summer 2013. Source: Fashion Monitor

Egyptian Agriculture Minister Salah Abdul Momin confirmed that the Egyptian government to encourage farmers to grow cotton. Egyptian government will allocate 225 million Egyptian pounds for the purchase of domestic cotton instead of imported from abroad. Egyptian government will buy cotton from Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, the price is 1000 LE/worthy of his Seoul and 1100 LE/worthy of his Seoul, the price is calculated based on the cost of production of the farmers. In addition, Momin sa

Hennes & Mauritz AB (HM-B.SK), the Swedish clothing retailer, Thursday said sales at stores open for at least a year fell by 5% in October, a sharp decline compared to the 6% like-for-like increase in the previous month and below analysts' expectations for a 0.1% sales increase. MAIN FACTS: -Total October sales including VAT in local currencies increased by 4%, down from a 15% sales jump in September. Analysts on average expected a 9.6% increase in October sales. -The total numbe

Tesco, a retail giant of the UK, has recently announced the launch of an Apparel Skills Foundation to support Bangladesh's readymade garment industry. The foundation, a joint initiative of the Department for International Development and their Responsible and Accountable Garment Sector Challenge Fund, will provide training, expertise and tools to improve workers' productivity. It will increase the overall long-term competitiveness and sustainability of the industry in Bangladesh, accordin

All right, the battle of the Christmas tree has officially begun. Every year at this time, my wife gets that glint in her eye. You know the one. If you were to see her approaching you wielding a candy cane, you would flinch self-consciously and probably back into a corner. She has that kind of holiday spirit. Statistically speaking, cats prefer the glass ornaments highest up on the tree for swatting at. (Photo: MGNOnline) Not that I have anything against the holidays. I just prefer t