The 2012 China Keqiao International Textiles, Fabrics and Accessories Autumn Exhibition would be held in Keqioa city in Shaoxing County of China from October 26. The expo is looked upon as a mega textile industry fair in China, as it affords domestic firms to showcase their products before international firms, helping them to explore overseas business opportunities. Sponsored by the Shaoxing County government, the four-day event is likely to draw buyers and suppliers from 41 countries and

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has renewed a 12-month export credit insurance policy for Wells Fargo to enable the export of American cotton to a large textile firm in Turkey, Menderes Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. Ex-Im Bank's renewal of this policy will sustain jobs at Cargill Cotton, based in Cordova, Tennessee, and the Carolinas Cotton Growers Cooperative Inc., based in Garner, North Carolina. Farm workers in at least fifteen U.S. farms will produce the cotton f

The second day of the semi-annual fashion event ‘Toronto Fashion Week’ celebrated the beauty of curvy full-bodied women, strutting stylishly on ramp wearing trendy ensembles created by the plus-sized women’s clothing label Allistyle. Allistyle, owned by Toronto-based former professional fundraiser Pam Shainhouse, featured its debut catwalk presentation at the prestigious fashion event. The simple ready-to-wear spring/summer 2013 collection includes a range of apparels made of sustainable

The British Fashion Council (BFC) Princess of Wales Charitable Trust announces that, for 2012, four graduate students from across the country have been awarded an MA Scholarship. Students to be supported are Louise Annis from Huddersfield University and Emma Hardstaff from the Edinburgh School of Art, both recipients of an MA in Womenswear Design at the Royal College of Art (RCA); Serena Gili from Central St Martins (CSM), who has been awarded an MA in Fashion (Knitwear) at CSM and Jousianne

Triumph International is proud to announce Sian Whitefoot from the United Kingdom as lingerie designer of the year. Spectacularly starting off the Shanghai Fashion Week, the Triumph Inspiration Award 2012 International Final welcomed over 500 guests to the world-renowned Shanghai Minsheng Art Museum. Inspired by this year’s theme of “Dragons and Butterflies”, 31 worldwide finalists took their unique pieces to the catwalk and revealed their amazing designs to a high calibre audience; from inte

SJH2O has partnered with Swarovski to create a unique luxury swimwear collection debuting in the Spring/Summer 2013. The swimwear will feature the "MADE WITH SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS" label that will serve as a certificate of authenticity guaranteeing the premium quality and provenance of the crystals used in each product. As a new luxury swimwear line with an elegant, sexy and fresh approach to its design, SJH2O is that one swimsuit needed for a special event; spring break, romantic vacation, exot

City Moments– The highly anticipatedandcollaboration hits stores on November 15th, and we have a look at the accompanying campaign photographed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. With creative direction by Markus Kiersztan, the images feature Marie-Sophie Wilson,,andposing on the streets of Paris with a refined yet avant-garde style. /Styling by Source: Fashion Gone Rogue

124 Italian exhibitors at Intertextile Apparel Fabrics (c) 2012 Messe Frankfurt + 30% increase in Italian exhibitors at Milano Unica Pavilion Co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and the Sub-council of Textile Industry, CCPIT and the China Textile Information Centre, the fair is one of the most influential industry fairs held biennially in China. The agreement will be effective from the 2013 Beijing edition to the 2015 Shanghai edition. The agreement signing ceremony held on 23rdOctobe

China witnessed a new era of sustainable fashion design during The EcoChic Design Award China 2012 Grand Final, organised by fashion NGO Redress, which saw 10 competition finalists compete in Mainland China’s inaugural mainstream sustainable fashion design competition. The emerging fashion designer finalists showcased their textile waste-reducing designs to an audience of over 500 industry representatives. The EcoChic Design Award China 2012 was introduced by Redress in April this year to ins

Popular British singer-songwriter Tulisa Contostavlos has unveiled her debut fashion line with a pop-up store for BANK at the high-end Westfield shopping centre in London. The 24-year-old singer’s fashion range titled Tulisa Fashion Bank (TFB) has been jointly designed by Tulisa and her personal stylist Gemma Sheppard. The young singing sensation of the Camden-based hip hop group ‘N-Dubz’ features a pleasant mix of colourful statement fabrics, edgy detailing and luxe materials in her exqui