The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has announced a new exhibition that explores three centuries of worldwide textile trade titled “Interwoven Globe: The Worldwide Textile Trade 1500-1600”, which is scheduled to open from September 16, 2013, at the museum’s Tisch Galleries. According to a statement issued by the museum, the exhibition would feature fabric pieces from the museum’s collection which aims to highlight 300 years of how textiles and textile designs made their way across the

With the next generation of soft shells in mind, ConceptIII has joined forces with the Dry-Tex company from Mainland China. A specialist in ultra lightweight laminations, together, it is presenting the market a nearly endless array of creative two-and three-layer performance textile “packages”. Besides their technical virtues, the key to these new collaborations is their amazing suppleness and light weight. The Dry-Tex facilities are located in Shaoxing near Shanghai. Shaoxing is a wel

City Sports announced that it will open its latest retail outfit this week at 225 Franklin Street, marking the company's eighth store in its hometown Boston market and first in the city's financial district. The Franklin Street store opened on Sept 9, giving a fresh look to the space once occupied by State Street. This will be the brand's second new store in the Boston area this year, following the opening of City Sports' Chestnut Hill location at The Street this past spring. "As we contin

Macy’s announced an effort to grow its market share in active wear and to strengthen its appeal to the Millennial customer with an expansion of its athletic apparel assortment, which will include Nike, The North Face, Under Armour, Calvin Klein Performance and Ideology, to more stores this fall and the addition of Helly Hansen in select locations. This aggressive expansion of active follows the retailer’s announcement of its relationship with Finish Line last fall, as well as with team sport

Vizyon presents ‘Marine Rhapsody’ - resort-wear collection, inspired by the sea, and designed by Shradha Murarka. The collection will be showcased at an exclusive Trunk Show at Busaba, co-hosted by Shradha Murarka, Creative Director, Vizyon and fashion stylist Nisha Jhangiani on the 13th of September 2013. Taking cues from the ocean - its colours and the ebb and flow of tides - Shradha has created a collection that reflects the ease, and languid sophistication of a summer spent by the sea. On

The annual International Trade Fair for Apparel, “Texmed Tunisia” will take place from October 2-4, 2013 in the capital Tunis. Textile production and processing – the most important manufacturing segment in Tunisia – plays a major role in the positive economic development of the country. With its powerful software products, Human Solutions GmbH meets the requirements of the Tunisian regional industry perfectly – and because it wants to expand its North African market even more. Human S

Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli said on Sunday that restructuring and upgrading the economy is key in building China into a powerhouse and avoiding the "middle income trap." Zhang said that effective use of the economic structure, innovation and science and technology-based development, as well as frugality in resource use and environmental protection should be integrated to further upgrade China. Zhang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of Communist Party of

Savile Row icons Gieves & Hawkes are one of the first luxury goods brands to announce a partnership with Woolmark Gold. Launched in China in 2011 by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI), owners of The Woolmark Company, Woolmark Gold sets a global benchmark for fine tailoring, a standard shared by Gieves & Hawkes, a company that has prided itself on uncompromising standards of both material and manufacture for more than 200 years. Just 10 years after they opened their first store in Sha

The latest statistics from the General Administration of the Customs show that in July, China's yarn production stood at 2.91 million tons, an increase of 112,000 tons by 4% compared with same period of last year, down 134,000 tons by 4.4% month-on-month. From September 2012 to July 2013, the production of yarn totaled about 32.11 million tons, up 10.88% year-on-year. In January-July of this year, the yarn production totaled about 19.56 million tons, up 8.5%. Source: China Textile Leader

Marks & Spencer (M&S), the iconic British clothing retailer, is continuing to grow its presence in India with the opening of its first store in Kochi, Kerala at Lulu Mall. The newly launched store saw South Indian movie star Rima Kalingal join Mr. Venu Nair, Managing Director, Marks and Spencer Reliance India Pvt. Ltd to celebrate the opening of 34th store in the country for Marks and Spencer. Trading from 16,000 square feet, the new M&S store located at Lulu Mall offers customers