The premier Korean textile giant Cheil Industries has opened the eighth outlet of its most ambitious denim and loungewear brand ‘8seconds’ at Gangnam, the busiest commercial hub of Seoul. The fashion brand’s biggest four-storey-high outlet is spread over an area of around 1984 square meters with an open entrance. The specialty store will offer garments from the company’s revolutionary private fashion label SPA, which took almost three years to develop. The ensembles of the SPA brand is

The young American actor and singer Zac Efron has made a dashing appearance in the latest campaign of the famous Brazilian clothing brand John John Denim. The 25-year-old actor, who is the new face of the denim label, has been seen taking part in an illegal drag race between two retro cars in the new advertisement campaign titled The Race. Zac’s debut commercial for the brand features him dressed in an assorted collection of the line's denim and leather clothing, including a distressed jea

ICIS Chemical Business magazine today revealed the winners of the 2012 edition of its awards. Not only was the Advanced Denim breakthrough eco-advanced dyeing technology recognized by the jury as "Innovation with Best Environmental Benefit", but it was also judged as this year's overall winner. Designed and developed by the Special Dyes specialist team of Clariant’s Business Unit Textile Chemicals in Castellbisbal, near Barcelona, Spain, the two ICIS awards acknowledge that, even with a deni

Versailles Luxury – Inspired by 18th century French aristocracy, the cruise 2013 collection from Chanel holds on to that luxe influence for new campaign images starring Saskia de Brauw and Cara Delevingne. Creative director Karl Lagerfeld lenses the pair in a gold and opulent boudoir setting showcasing the cruise season’s voluminous, pleated skirts and tweed jackets. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue

China's manufacturers saw growth shrink for a 12th successive month in October, but output at a three-month high and the most robust order books since April signal a strengthening recovery, preliminary results of a purchasing managers survey show. AFP | Getty Images The China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to a three-month high of 49.1 in October, the latest indicator of the real economy since official data last week showed GDP growth fell b

US President Barack Obama (L) greets Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (R) following the final presidential debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, on Monday. Photo: AFP US President Barack Obama surprised China and his own people by labelling China an "adversary" in the final presidential debate on Monday, though he and Republican candidate Mitt Romney also made friendly gestures toward China. "China's an adversary, and also a potential partner in the international c

Wool's main function may be to keep us warm in cold weather, but it can also be used as an artistic medium in the creative industries. And with more than 60 exhibits featuring wool in fashions, artworks and interior design, Wool Modern celebrates the innovative use of this material. "Wool is one of the oldest natural fibers with thousands of years of history, similar to silk in China," said Wool Modern curator, Charlotte Lurot. "This exhibition showcases the originality of wool and seeks to e

Sales in boutique houses and shopping malls have increased remarkably ahead of Eid-ul Azha, the key religious festival of Muslim communities, said shop owners. They said people usually do not purchase huge apparels on the occasion of Eid-ul- Azha. But this year observance of Eid-ul-Azha and Durga Puja festival, the two major events fall in a span of four days, so the sale of festival products this time has gone up at a satisfactory level than that of the previous year. Visiting different shopp

Bangladesh's apparel export to Turkey drastically fell during the July-September period of the current fiscal year (FY) which manufacturers and exporters attributed to the safeguard measures taken by the latter. During the period under review, apparel export to Turkey stood at $ 90.72 million with knit accounting for $ 37.30 million and woven for $ 53.42 million, marking a negative growth by 9.21 per cent. Export earning started decreasing from August 2011. The earning stood at $355.93 milli