There was a significant boost for wool prices atlast's week's South Island wool sale. A 5% drop in the value of the New Zealand dollar against the United States dollar at this sale compared with the last one in early May, helped lift prices by 3% or more for most wool types. Just over 10,000 bales were on offer. New Zealand Wool Services says there was strong competition from western Europe, Australia and the United Kingdom. Source: Radio New Zealand .

Gap Spring/Summer 2013 Denim Evolved campaign | Source: Gap Gap Inc’s chairman and CEO said on Tuesday the U.S. retailer was ready to sign a global accord designed to prevent another deadly disaster in Bangladesh’s garment industry, provided there were some “very minor accommodations.” A series of incidents at factories has focused attention on safety standards in Bangladesh’s booming garment industry while creating a trans-Altantic divide between U.S. and European retailers over ways to r

Polo Ralph Lauren S/S 2013 campaign | Source: Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren Corp on Thursday reported sales that fell below its own projections, hurt by fewer deliveries to European department stores, but gave a fiscal year forecast that suggests it expects its overall business to pick up. Shares, which hit a 52-week high on Wednesday, fell 4 percent to $181.00 from $188.06 in premarket trading. The fashion company, known for its namesake brand as well as others such as Club Monaco, said n

Queen Elizabeth II hosted a garden party at Buckingham Palace yesterday, and Kate Middleton showed up in what could only be described as the perfect garden party outfit. The Duchess flaunted her growing baby bump in an A-line, above-the-knee yellow-and-white coat dress by Emilia Wickstead. She teamed the piece with dainty pearl earrings and nude L.K.Bennett pumps, and she topped things off with a Jane Corbett hat. Heading to a garden party in the next few weeks? Try something like

At last, Memorial Day weekend is finally upon us! And whether you're staying put or traveling to a far-flung location, you're going to need some cute and stylish outfit ideas to see you through the next couple of days. What to wear to a cookout: an airy dress + sneakers. Let's be honest here. Memorial Day weekend means one too many burgers and probably one too many beers. A lightweight, flowy dress will hide a multitude of sins. Source: via on What to wear while traveling: cropp

Cotton farmers are slowly losing their fancy towards the fibre crop. Lower yield and reduced realisation are likely to see them shift to other crops this kharif season, which starts from next month, leading to a 10-15 per cent drop in cotton sowing. According to projections given by the Textile Commissioner of India, the area under cotton cultivation is likely to be around 11.77 million hectares in 2012-13. In 2011-12, the area under cotton cultivation was reported at 12.17 million hectares. "

The country's apparel sector is likely to face another blow as the manufacturers expressed their fear that Indonesia could be a threat to them following the rush of the buyers there, industry people said. They said a large number of buyers are now thinking of bringing about a change to their sourcing strategy following frequent accidents and continuous unrest in garment units and political turmoil across Bangladesh in recent times. They expressed their fear of the buyers' diverting the orders

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Europe’s second-biggest clothing retailer, said some H&M garments were produced without its knowledge or approval at a factory in Cambodia where workers were injured in a partial building collapse this week. A supplier of the Stockholm-based company placed two minor orders with an unapproved sub-supplier at the Hong Kong-owned Top World garment factory, H&M spokeswoman Anna Eriksson said today in an e-mailed response to questions. She said H&M has no busin

Indonesia’s textile sector needs to work on its efficiency to compete with the textile industries of other ASEAN countries, Ramon Bangun, director of textile and miscellaneous industries, at the Ministry of Industry of Indonesia, has said. Unlike other ASEAN countries like Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos PDR, Indonesia has not entered a trade agreement which allows a special duty to export textile products to Europe and the US. As a result of which, the Indonesian textile industry la

Thousands of workers went on strike at the Taiwanese-owned Can Sport Shoes factory on Wednesday for second day in a row to demand better working conditions. Thousands of workers went on strike at the Taiwanese-owned Can Sport Shoes factory on Wednesday for second day in a row to demand better working conditions. The factory which is located along National Road Five, in the village of Chamkar Svay in the Sethey commune of the Samaky Meanchey district manufactures sport shoes. A representat