Australian based investment company WSI Holdings has made a full takeover offer for New Zealand Wool Services International. WSI Holdings is an associated company of Melbourne-based wool merchant and processor Lempriere Holdings. In November, WSI Holdings made a formal bid for all the shares at a price of 45 cents each. It has now acquired more than 90% of the New Zealand Wool Services shares which means it can now compulsorily buy the remaining 10%. Source: Radio New Zealand .

Following its successful launch in February 2012, the second edition of Asia Apparel Expo is open from February 19-21 2013 and taking place in Hall 11.1 and Hall 17 at Messe Berlin. This specialized garment industry expo is a professional sourcing marketplace for European companies to meet with Asian-based apparel manufacturers and suppliers from nine countries. Over 220 carefully-selected and experienced Asian manufacturers direct from Hong Kong, China, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Macau, Sri

During the last couple of years we observed devastating unrest in garment and knitting factories. Those cause loss of valuable lives and huge properties. Garment and knitting factories have been making enormous contributions in Bangladesh economy providing employment, earning foreign currency, emerging new industrialists and entrepreneurs, managers and so on. No doubt low wages is one of the major factors of resentment amongst the workers. Concentration of labour-intensive factories at a locat

Freya, who provide fashionable and perfectly fitting lingerie, swimwear and sports bras, will be at London Fashion Week on Saturday 16th February. They will present an exclusive Style Wall as part of their 365 Days of Deco campaign, which celebrates the wide range of fashion options available to women in Freya’s supportive, seamless shape wear bras. Freya has been asking fans on social media to submit photos of themselves in different fashion looks that could be supported by Deco. To continue

Vogue Knitting LIVE, the "Comic-Con of the fiber arts world" is making its first stop in Seattle on April 5th to 7th at the Meydenbauer Convention Center. The event features: ? More than 200 classes, taught by some of the world's knitterati (celebrity designers and instructors) ? A huge yarn marketplace, showcasing the latest yarns and knitting accessories from local companies and global brands. Visitors can stock-up on supplies for projects for years to come ? A distinctive fiber ar

Headonism, supported by Royal Ascot, is a British Fashion Council initiative curated by Stephen Jones, celebrating and supporting emerging milliners to showcase the very best of British headwear at London Fashion Week. For Autumn/Winter 2013, five of London’s cutting edge milliners will be showcasing with Headonism. New to the scheme are Aurora Ozma, Emma Yeo and Moody and Farrell who join Piers Atkinson and William Chambers to show in London this February. Headonism forms an integral part

The from1000 Transparency Prize is collaboration between Belgian art director and fashion designer Bruno Pieters and American fashion journalist Kristopher Arden-Houser. In collaboration with Designers’ Nest, they are announcing the world’s first academic fashion prize based on the founding principles of Pieters revolutionary company Honest by - centering on transparency. 2013 marks the first year of this prize, where Pieters and Arden-Houser will sift through student collections and graphic

This past 31 January - 3 February, 2013 Copenhagen International Fashion Fair (CIFF) pursued its mission of offering a world class platform for Scandinavian fashion. CIFF closed its doors on Sunday, February 3 after witnessing over the course of the four-day Fall/Winter 2013-14 fair a significant increase in the number of international buyers including four times as many Swedish buyers than last season! The significant increase in visitors, brands, buyers and press from the world over confirm

Drawing on his exceptional innovative spirit and know-how, Tony Ward signs a new collection with brand new materials and techniques and adds a fine twist to the codes of Haute Couture. This 2013 Spring-Summer Collection is the fruit of long research work. It all started 2 years ago when the designer accidentally dropped silicone on tulle and was seduced by the originality and beauty of the unexpected effect. Ever since, Ward started imagining the possibility of using this new method in his

After successfully staging an exhibition and book launch for India’s most celebrated designer duo Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla, world's largest auctioneers of fine and decorative art collectibles Sotheby's is looking forward to have similar associations with other Indian artists to increase their client base. In September 2012, the talented Indian designers, in collaboration with the London-based auctioneer, marked the glorious completion of their 25 years in fashion industry by launching a b