shopimagine.in, an online boutique, introduces a new line of fashionable apparels with a riot of colours and range of styles with attention to detail and cuts to give Indian women a distinctive urban chic look. Handpicked from California design houses and manufactured mainly in USA, the California Collection delivers fun loving and trendy styles that are well suited for evening wear, party wear and any other get together of friends and families. “California Collection represents two years

Body Glove, the original surf and dive industry pioneer and creator of the first commercially viable wetsuit, is commemorating its 60 year anniversary. The family-owned and operated business is excited to honor its history with co-founder Bob Meistrell and the group of athletes and business partners that have been so vital to their business. Identical twin brothers Bill and Bob grew the Body Glove brand alongside the surfing boom of the 50s to become one of the most recognizable action spo

Premium labels like Victoria’s Secret, Calvin Klein, Cacharel and Zara are going to participate in the sixteenth edition of the major Peruvian fashion event Peru Moda, slated to be held from April 10-12, 2013, in the capital city of Lima. Exhibiting the best of Peruvian fashion industry, in terms of apparels and accessories, the event also acts as a global platform to promote local brands and designers. Attracting nearly 2,000 buyers from Mexico, Brazil and the Nordic countries, the fair w

The new S.C. Internacional kit designs for the 2013 season are inspired by the Rio Grande do Sul flag and mischievous club mascot Saci (a one-legged boy with a red cap prominent in Brasilian folklore). The color inspiration is represented in three tonal diagonal stripes as a reference to the flag of Rio Grande do Sul. Inside the shirt back sits a graphic of the first emblem of the club. On the top of the club's badge is Saci's cap. The shorts are white, with a thin, red, vertical stripe on

American Apparel has completed refinancing of its secured debt. The dancing staples retailer has recently closed a private offering of the 206 million dollars of its 13 percent senior secured notes due in 2020. "Our new debt arrangements, coupled with improved financial performance, will provide added flexibility in delivering upon our operating plan for 2013 and beyond," said Dov Charney, American Apparel's chairman and CEO. American Apparel has also entered into a new 35 million dollars five

Luxury group LVMH has announced that it is to reprise and expend its successful Journées Particulières programme this summer, which allows the public to visit the conglomerate’s workshops that produce its leather goods, couture pieces, and high-end jewellery. The initiative, helmed by Antoine Arnault, LVMH director and Berluti CEO, made its debut in October 2011 featuring 24 sites and attracted more than 100,000 visitors. For the second instalment the LVMH Group is opening its doors to more tha

Levi Strauss & Co announced that in its financial results for the first quarter ended February 24, 2013 net revenues decreased 2 percent on both reported and constant-currency bases, due to lower sales in Asia Pacific and the impact from licensing the Levi’s brand boys business. First quarter net income increased 117 percent to 107 million dollars compared with 49 million dollars in the first quarter of 2012, driven by a stronger gross margin and improved operating margin. “In the first qua

Jossi's VisionShield XSpect Coloured contaminants in cotton as small as a single hair can be detected by a new foreign matter detection system Jossi saw a steady year in 2012 with confident investments from China and to a lesser extent, India. “We are cautious about 2013,” said managing director, Walter Kiechl. “It will probably be the same as last year but we hope it could turn out better.” The company is rolling out a new generation foreign matter detection system, the Vision Shie

The European Commission today announced proposals to update the EU’s range of available countermeasures against unfair competition from dumped and subsidised imports. Among the measures proposed are higher duties on imports from countries that use unfair subsidies and create structural distortions in their raw-material markets. In such cases, says the Commission, the EU would deviate from its general ‘lesser duty’ rule that keeps the additional tariff within the limit of what is strictly nec

Small industrial units located in Kotlakhpat Industrial Estate, Qauid-e-Azam Industrial Estate, Kattar Band Industrial Estate, Sundar Industrial Estate and Industrial Clusters at Multan Road are facing power breakdowns of up to 20 hours. Manufacturers said that industrial units were on the verge of collapse due to prolonged and unscheduled power cuts but LESCO authorities are playing the role of silent spectator and paying no heed. They urged the government to ensure equal supply of elec