This year on America Recycles Day, it’s time to add textile recycling like clothing, shoes and household goods to the list of things celebrated and discussed. America Recycles Day, November 15, 2012, is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling. This year, in honor of the holiday, Community Recycling, Illinois AmVets and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will come together to improve awareness about textile recycling within our community. "Ill

Women may soon have greater—and unique—choices in swimwear and clothing basics with just one garment when fashion designer Markus Bell of Heidelberg, Germany brings his Hawaikini Prototype to market. The first-ever bikini with a two-piece convertible top is designed to provide additional coverage over the torso for times away from the beach and changes easily to a bikini swimsuit. The multi-functional fashion top may also be worn with trousers or a skirt. Several design variations are based on t

This weekend marked not only one, but two public appearances by Queen Elizabeth. After wearing a trendy sheer coat over a simple cream dress on Saturday, Liz bundled up in a black for a Remembrance Sunday service with the rest of the Royals. Of course, it should also come as no surprise that Kate Middleton wore an ensemble of repeats. On Sunday, Kate stuck with her tried-and-true pieces and pulled out the same black double-breasted Diane von Furstenberg coat she wore to last year’s Remembranc

· · · Business Line Huge loss: Vast tracts of cotton fields lay submerged under a sheet of water (file photo). — Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar Cotton farmers in Guntur district have suffered a crippling blow as the recent rains damaged the crop on 75,000 acres, according to official estimates. Officials say that the figure may rise further as loss enumeration has not been completed yet. Guntur and Prakasam are the major cotton growing districts in the State. It comes as a

Textile millers seemed to be in a hurry to enter into cotton import agreements with Brazil, Greece, West Africa and India. DESIGN: CREATIVE COMMONS Textile millers are scrambling to strike import deals with cotton-producing countries following a steady increase in prices of cotton in the domestic market. According to market people, in the last two days, the price of cotton has jumped Rs200 to Rs6,200 per maund in the local market and raw cotton (phutti) has become dearer by Rs300 to Rs3,0

For the first time in Shanghai, 2 Première Vision events took place at the same time - 23 to 24 October 2012 - and the same place: Première Vision China and the new Denim by Première Vision Asia. 2 targeted events, dedicated to fashion professionals, each with a particularly premium offer to satisfy market expectations. The two shows brought a busy crowd to the banks of the Huangpu River at the East Dock, a former cotton mill dating from 1929. Together, they welcomed 3,654 visitors. A str

Swedish clothing retailer H&M was the biggest user of organic cotton worldwide for the second consecutive year in 2011, according to Textile Exchange's latest Global Sustainable Textiles Market Report. “H&M's ambitious program continues to drive demand for organic cotton and other more sustainable fibres,” said LaRhea Pepper, managing director of Textile Exchange. H&M has been using certified organic cotton since 2004. All its organic cotton is independently certified and clot

In the evening of November 2nd, China fashion week 2012 annual award ceremony, sponsored by the famous women wear brand WHITE COLLAR, was held in Beijing hotel golden hall. To celebrate the 15th anniversary of China fashion week, the committee has invited the composer and contributor of the fashion week brand image, designers and models to gather together, which has added a wonderful sketch to the Mercedes-benz China fashion week 2013 S/S series. The eye-catching 16th China fashion design “go

Reacting to the news report in the newspaper captioned "Farmers rally against low price of their produce", M Jawed Bilwani, Central Chairman, Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) asserted that the value added textile sector had always been saying that a great injustice is meted out to the cotton growers by the ginners and spinners rendering all efforts to grow good quality cotton in vain. He said that the crop of raw cotton was purchased by the ginner at cheapest price