Mercedes-Benz new sponsor of Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns [ Cosmoworlds ] May 31, 2008  This deal is a great achievement for Stockholm Fashion Week by Berns as Mercedes-Benz is already strongly linked to the fashion industry the company is the main ... Read More ...

Royce sells majority stake to Largest Specialized Hosiery Producer [ fibre2fashion ] May 30, 2008  Royce Too LLC today announced that it has sold a majority stake of the company to Okamoto Corporation, Japanís largest specialized hosiery producer. The transaction will provide Royce with new opportunities to expand into the private label and specialty brand businesses while offering Okamoto ... Read More ...

Has Black Become Unfashionable? BET News Explores the Decline of African American Models in the Fashion Industry in ... [ BET News ] May 28, 2008  Black women in the United States spend more than $20 billion on apparel each year. Unfortunately the runways, magazine spreads and the image/beauty industry at large are increasingly ignoring their buying power and their existence by choosing instead to market an Eastern-European form of beauty as the standard. Read More ...

A passion for fashion [ amNewYork ] May 27, 2008  'Younger people now look at the fashion industry as one of the ten most glamorous industries.' Diamond, whose debut novel chronicles her colorful first ... Read More ...

Indian workers highest paid in S Asia [ NDTV ] Jun 01, 2008 Indian workers employed in the garment manufacturing sector get the highest wage among South Asians while Bangladesh workers get the lowest ... Read More ...

The Top 500 Guide [ InternetRetailer.com ] May 31, 2008  If there is a silver lining to the clouds hanging over the retail industry, it's the Internet. In 2007, high gas prices, a credit crunch and weaker consumer confidence added up to a tough year financially for many retailers. Read More ...

Abu Dhabi building platform to create globalised standards in Halal industry [ Mena Report ] May 31, 2008  Abu Dhabi is building a solid platform to create globalised standards in the Halal industry, a rapidly expanding business now reaching 1.8 billion consumers worldwide and worth an estimated US$2.1 trillion. Read More ...

Talbots Names SVP of Apparel, Design, Development [ Display & Design Ideas ] May 28, 2008  Hingham, Mass.-based The Talbots Inc. has named Chris Jackson as senior vice president of apparel, design and development. Jackson will oversee the concept and design of all Talbots Brand apparel, which includes Misses, Petites and Woman's lines. Read More ...

The fashion industry bible, Le Book, has been dressed by Vivienne ... [ Catwalk Queen ] May 28, 2008  The British designer has put her skills to design the 2008 London edition, following in the footsteps of Azzedine Alaia, Karl Lagerfeld and Yohji Yamamoto. ... Read More ...

Fashion Network Becomes an Essential Tool for the Fashion Industry [ PR.com ] May 14, 2008  The Fashion Industry Network grows to 1500 plus members who are networking to make their careers and businesses grow. Franklin Lakes, NJ, May 14, ... Read More ...

Fashion king Saint Laurent dies [ BBC News ] Jun 1, 2008  Saint Laurent changed the face of the fashion industry when he became chief designer of the House of Dior at 21. He designed clothes that reflected women's ... Read More ...

15 international buyers to participate in Texfair 2008 [ Fibre2fashion.com ] May 29, 2008  Altogether, the state of Santa Catarina jas 7241 textile and apparel industries generating 280 thousand direct jobs, where the bed, table and bath segment ... Read More ...

Market Center Management Company to Launch International Textile Show [ Business Wire ] May 30, 2008  ... is a membership-based group of professionals engaged in textile sales, manufacturing, related products and services to the apparel industry. ... Read More ...

Fashion show promotes modesty [ CBC Prince Edward Island ] May 30, 2008  A fashion show about modesty is just what young girls need, says a Charlottetown tween. Read More ...