Acquisition of Hawick-based cashmere firm Barrie Knitwear by French fashion house Chanel is now official. Announcing the acquisition, Chanel’s Fashion President Bruno Pavlovsky said the acquisition is a reiteration of their commitment to traditional art and expertise. Barrie has served Chanel for over 25 years as a supplier of cashmere knitwear, including Chanel’s well-known two-tone cashmere cardigans, he added. Barrie was facing a closure threat after its previous holding firm – the 140

In accordance with Interim Measures for the Administration of Import Tariff Quotas of Agricultural Products (Order No.4 of 2003 of the Ministry of Commerce and National Development and Reform Commission), the Ministry of Commerce formulated the Detailed Rules for Implementation of Administration of Import Tariff Quotas for Wool and Tops in 2013 and it is hereby announced as follows: The total import tariff quotas for wool are 287,000 tons in 2013, and the total import tariff quotas for tops a

Brazil and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a new South-South cooperation agreement worth $20 million that aims to channel Brazilian expertise in cotton production to other developing countries. The four year collaborative effort between FAO, the Brazilian Cotton Institute (Instituto Brasile?o del Algodón, IBA) and the external cooperation wing of Brazil’s Foreign Relations Ministry (Agencia Brasile?a de Cooperación, MRE) will target participating countries

Feeling USA announced that they have added the full Licious collection to their online store, including women's plus size clothing and men's wear. Coco, a glamour model and actress married to actor Ice-T, and well known from her TV realty show "Ice Loves Coco", has started her own fashion line in 2009. She is working closely together with Hey Baby of California, a famous clothes designer, located North of Los Angeles. Coco's designs are perfect for women with curves. She introduced her 2012 c

Following months of anticipation, Target Corp. and Neiman Marcus unveiled their unprecedented holiday collection. The collection, which features 24 of America’s preeminent designers—all members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA)—will be available Dec. 1 at all Target and Neiman Marcus stores, as well as online at Target.com and NeimanMarcus.com. In recognition of the 24 designers who created products for the holiday collection, Target and Neiman Marcus are donating a total of

Ann Taylor announces world-renowned actress Kate Hudson will return as the face of the brand's Holiday 2012 advertising campaign. Shot by famed fashion photographer Norman Jean Roy at the Highline Stages in New York City, the campaign is inspired by a deco dinner party and captures Hudson's warmth, her love of the holidays, and the sophistication of the collection. Marking a full year as the face of Ann Taylor, Hudson continues to bring a fresh, new perspective to the iconic fashion brand tha

ETSI, short for "everything simple", is a premium range of luxury clothing for women and girls which first launched earlier this year with its popular line of easy fashion basics. Designed for those who appreciate how clothes feel on their skin as well as how they look, ETSI offers an effortless luxurious style made with natural fibers, and garments which ooze glamour and elegance. Following on from its hugely successful summer line of urban clothing in vibrant colours which included heavenly

Augustin Teboul is the winner of the 2012 Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize. The award was bestowed to the designer at Dorchester Collection’s H?tel Plaza Athénée, after a catwalk show featuring the five shortlisted designers of the prize. Annelie Augustin and Odély Teboul were presented with ?30,000 from Dorchester Collection’s chief executive officer Christopher Cowdray, along with an engraved Baccarat crystal trophy and a stay at a Dorchester Collection property in either Paris or Milan dur

Luxury cashmere brand N.Peal has appointed Helen Lebedeva as Head of Retail. Helen previously worked for seven years at L'Oréal as well as two years at UGG Australia. Helen's remit includes enhancing the brand experience across all N.Peal stores as well as coordinating further expansion in the UK. Having doubled turnover in the past three years to ?5million, future plans include opening a store in Knightsbridge in 2013. A new store concept has been developed by Amos & Amos and this will