All change as George axes sub-brands [ Drapers' Record ] March 7, 2008  George at Asda will drop its Fast Fashion and Must Have sub-brands as part of a major overhaul of its clothing offer Read More ...

Five Hot Trends in Decorated Apparel [ Impressions Magazine ] Mar 08, 2008  Staying on the cutting edge of the latest trends isnt always easy, but it always pays off. March 7, 2008 Often when customers come into a decorators shop to order decorated apparel, they want advice or suggestions from you, the expert. Read More ...

FIT And Yunique Solutions Partner In New Fashion Product Lifecycle Training Program [ Textileweb.com ] Mar 04, 2008  Academic leader The Fashion Institute of Technology and product lifecycle management software developer Yunique Solutions Inc. are partnering to bring an innovative new fashion product lifecycle management program to FIT students and fashion industry professionals Read More ...

Apparel workers well looked after [ Daily News ] Mar 04, 2008  The average maintenance cost per worker in the local apparel sector is three times higher than other countries in the region. Read More ...

Africa: USAID Exhibit Puts Continent on the U.S. Trade Map [ AllAfrica.com ] Mar 05, 2008  The U.S. Agency for International Development has won the best exhibit award at one of the apparel industrys largest trade shows. Read More ...

Fashion Fringe 2008 [ Times Online, UK ] Mar 8, 2008  'Fashion Fringe is a wonderful organisation that helps to support and promote young talent in the British fashion industry,' says Ford, the fringe's second ... Read More ...

Abhimani pays tribute to the woman of the apparel industry [ Daily Mirror, Sri Lanka ] Mar 4, 2008  By Jeevani Pereira Women who form the majority of the workforce in the apparel industry that earns over 50 percent of the country's foreign exchange, ... Read More ...

Made in the USA [ GolfBrief.com, VA ] Mar 7, 2008  ... a career in the certification of nuclear submarines for seaworthiness at Newport News, Va., into the apparel industry is 'an interesting kind of thing. ... Read More ...

Reliance relaunches Vimal showroom in Chennai [ Myiris.com ] Mar 7, 2008  The apparel would be available under three sub- brands namely Vimal Red, Vimal White and Vimal Black. The company has opened one showroom each in Ahmedabad, ... Read More ...

Fur industry untouchable [ Sydney Morning Herald, Australia ] Mar 6, 2008  'In the '90s, suddenly the fashion industry discovered fur,' he said, speculating that designers probably saw it as a way to tap into freshly opened fast ... Read More ...

Fashion industry ponders how to make its catwalks more diverse [ International Herald Tribune, France ] Feb 26, 2008  Unlike other industries, fashion does not enforce equal opportunities policies, so rejecting a model on the basis of skin color is dismissed as a purely ... Read More ...

Apparel Group achieves highest honor with industry leading awards [ AME Info ] Mar 04, 2008  Apparel Group LLC was presented with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Award for Excellence in Re-Export. Read More ...

Politics cant thwart creative fashion [ Independent Online ] Mar 06, 2008  "If you think the country's politics is in a mess, the fashion industry is even more f***ed up," hears Kanina Foss at the Audi Fashion Week. Read More ...

Big Names in Retail Fashion Are Trading Teams [ New York Times ] Mar 08, 2008  Several major clothing designers plan to shift to different stores, creating transitions that could confuse consumers. Read More ...

Science of sports apparel keeps athletes fresh [ Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ] Mar 06, 2008  Today's breed of workout gear seems to do everything for you but the actual exercise. It's not simply clothing -- it's performance wear. It wicks sweat away from the skin, maximizes ventilation, prevents chaffing and minimizes odor. Read More ...

QIO Systems and Cotswold Industries Announce Worldwide Sales and Marketing Agreement [ Centre Daily Times ] Feb 29, 2008  QIO Systems, the wearable electronics spin-off of Eleksen, has agreed to a joint sales and marketing agreement with Cotswold Industries, Inc. of New York City. Cotswold will resell QIO's full line of accessory electronics designed for iPod and Bluetooth devices, along with Eleksen's ElekTex touchpads, to apparel customers worldwide. Read More ...