Until January 20, 2013, at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the Christian Dior-sponsored exhibition “L'impressionnisme et la Mode” (Impressions of Fashion), highlights the links between this 19th-century artistic movement and the history of fashion. They knew how to express the movement of the flowers and the trees, how to capture the light of the rivers and the forests. They saw nature as a separate and individual model, sensitive and alive, and rendered it in the colors they felt rather than aca

India’s cotton yarn exports to China quadrupled in the first nine months of the current calendar year due to the country’s emphasis on value added products in order to reduce cost of garment manufacturing. Data compiled by the Ministry of Textiles showed that overall cotton yarn exports jumped to 222,052 tonnes between January – September 2012 as compared to 77,688 tonnes in the same period last year. .rightDiv2{float:right;position:relative;width:220px;padding:1px}

Shelby Steiner’s Spring/Summer Collection 2013 stormed down the runway at Chicago’s Fashion Focus enlivening the audience with bold and groundbreaking prints that included intricate patterns with imagery of authentic rhino skeletal structure in a kaleidoscopic form on structure prints and stylized silhouettes. The powerful message was visually striking and yet suitable for a variety of settings from daywear to evening. Incredibly, the collection was the debut for the designer. Shelby Stei

Mr. Siddharth Bindra Biba Apparels, the leading ethnic wear brand, has entered into a joint venture with Manish Arora, the globally-acclaimed Indian fashion designer, to promote his premium ethnic wear brand 'Indian by Manish Arora'. 'Indian by Manish Arora' is a fashion apparel brand launched in 2009 to tap the rapidly developing premium ethnic wear segment in the country. The brand offers apparels such as salwar kameez, sarees, lehengas, kurtis, tunics, t-shirts and many more. Talking a

Being sexy does not mean showing a lot of skin; often being less revealing can be more alluring and gives a smarter and more mature approach to the new sexiness. Spacecat is introducing for fall and winter new bi- and tri-color sexy fitness clothing for fashion forward women. Yumi Miyanishi, designer of Spacecat, announces her new shorts, called “Suki shorts,” a smart fitness-wear version of boy shorts made with the same soft cottony feel of Supplex and Lycra mixed high-performance stretch

Experts in the textile industry will discuss the devastating environmental and social impacts resulting from the dyeing of cotton at a webinar on Sustainability in Cotton Dyeing. It will take place on October 30. Discussions will cover: toxic chemicals used in the process, water pollution resulting from toxic discharge, excessive water and energy use, and the effects on local communities. The webinar will also address how progress is being made to clean up the industry and present too

Online fashion retailer ASOS PLC (ASC.LN) will launch websites in China and Russia "within a year" and, in a break from its usual business model, will operate technology platforms in those countries, its chief executive said Thursday. The long-awaited Chinese and Russian-language websites will give ASOS wider reach in two of the biggest markets for international retailers as the company strives to reach its target of having 1 billion pounds ($1.61 billion) of sales in five separate markets by

Exports of pashmina, readymade garments (RMG) and woolen carpet combined dropped by around 29 percent over the first two months of the current fiscal year compared to the same period in the last fiscal. According to Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) - the central monetary authority, the country exported Rs 1.18 billion worth of pashmina, RMG and woolen carpet to different international markets during the first two months of 2012/13 ended mid-September. Nepal had earned Rs 3.06 billion from export of thes

Chinese artists were specially commissioned and have produced 8 amazing new pieces for the Wool Modern showcase in Shanghai – Exception, Mo Jiao, PINWU, HHDFUN, Hou Zheng Guang, Vega Wang, Xander Zhou and Zhang Chi. VISION magazine co-hosted the event which launched this groundbreaking exhibition presenting a new look at wool, one of the oldest natural fibers known to man. Guests included Chinese artists Mo Jiao, Xander Zhou and PINWU. More than 60 pieces are included in the exhibition.