Just six months ago, Vera Wang showed a bridal collection full of dahlia red, scarlet, rust, crimson and vermilion. Last year her wedding gowns were black. But for the designer's latest collection during Bridal Fashion Week yesterday, she took it back to basics with an all-white show of tight bodices and princess-worthy voluminous skirts. Traditional romanticism reigned during the fall 2013 bridal collections, with dramatic flowing skirts walking next to sleek column silhouettes, all

Lana Del Rey has brought her perfect pout back out for the second installment of H&M ads. For the winter campaign, the sultry songstress has taken to a parking garage to flaunt the latest and greatest from the Swedish company. With her hair as big as always (‘big beauty queen style’ if you will), Lana Del Rey wears leather pants and models moto jackets, blue puffer jackets, and oversized sweaters. The new campaign feels more editorial than the first and proves that Lana Del Rey’s fashion

Exhibitors have come from 11 countries and regions around the world, including Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand and Vietnam, presenting a variety of high-count yarns and fibres, all on 3,000 sqm of exhibition space in Hall E6. As part of the show, the Nylon Zone Autumn Edition hosts ten nylon manufacturers, as arranged by the China Chemical Fiber Association Nylon Committee and Developing Center of Chemical Fiber Textiles

Wilton’s Browngrotta arts will celebrate its 25th anniversary with an exhibition showcasing the works of contemporary textile and fiber artists, such as the richly toned basketry of Mary Merkel-Hess, shown above. —Tom Grotta photo In an 1895 barn at the site of a renovated former horse farm, artwork hangs in the bright, open space — pieces ranging from deeply colored basket-like pieces by Mary Merkel-Hess to a composition made of rubbed ochre on paper with a woven map by Chris Drury. These w

The 31st edition of Portugal Fashion Week is beginning on October 16, 2012 at the Museum of Design and Fashion, in Lisbon, with ‘timeline’ theme. The opening day of the five-day event will see catwalk shows by six young designers. Another 10 young designers and four fashion schools will present their creations on the ramp during the event. Some of the established designers who will showcase their creations at the event are Anabela Baldaque, Katty Xiomara, Storytailors, Felipe Oliveira Bati

The remarkable increase of exhibitors, nearly 100 exhibitors from 11 countries and regions, an 80% from the previous year, proves that Yarn Expo is now at the right place and at the right time. Yarn Expo Autumn will be held from 22 – 24 October, in over 3,000 sqm of exhibition space in Hall E6, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. It will take place parallel to Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, Cinte Techtextil China and the China International Knitting Fair and for the first t

A Dunedin designer is turning out vintage-inspired, handcrafted lingerie that is both edgy and classic, Emily Cannan reports. Kate Martin provides a sweeping-arm introduction to her home studio, simultaneously laughing off the quaint but style-stuffed space from which she works. Tall rolls of fabrics in a range of paisleys, lace, polka dots, silks and ruffles obscure the wall, while a rack is loaded with custom patterns, feather boas and some original vintage garters and corsets. A large

Mexico has accused China of breaking World Trade Organization rules by giving tax breaks and other favourable deals to its own clothing and textile businesses, the global trade body said on Monday. Mexico filed a complaint with the WTO saying Beijing was effectively subsidizing Chinese companies in those sectors by exempting them from income taxes, value-added taxes and municipal taxes, the organization said in a statement. Other Chinese support that Mexico said broke WTO regulations include

The textile and garment sector will take several measures to achieve its export target this year, according to the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas). Exports in the first nine months were worth US$10 billion, a year-on-year increase of seven per cent, but concerted efforts are indeed required to hit the target of $17-18 billion, it said. The industry faces certain difficulties that will significantly affect production and trading, and serious efforts are needed to resolve them

Regional PP prices bounced up 1 cent per pound in September, after falling a total of 27 cents between May and August. Market sources said the increase may have been caused in part by increased sales of propylene monomer into the gasoline market, which would have left less material available for PP production. A potential second Mexican petrochemicals complex for the Braskem SA/Grupo Idesa joint venture also is featured in this week's video. The JV will open its first plant making PE and relat