Memorial Day weekend marked the unofficial launch of all things summer, from lounging at the pool to picnicking in the park. And while there's a lot to like about these activities, there's a lot to be loathed, too, like the hot summer sun that inevitably turns cotton shirts into sponges and seemingly airy shorts into steam-generators.Thankfully, time and fabrics are changing. Now, you can pick up engineered tops and bottoms with built-in technology that makes spending a day

The release of the news China and EU reached an agreement on textile trade received warm response in the textile section. For days, people of China Chamber of Commerce of Import and Export of Textiles, China National Textile Industry Council and China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment express their welcome and support for the active and constructive negotiation result. The Commerce of Import and Export of Textiles said that the agreement embodied that Chinese Government's determ

The world's footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc introduces summer collection with latest & hot fashion trend.Ultra embellished sandals with lots of ornamentation perk up common styles; toe loops, thongs and wedge heels are also key.This summer the big fashion trend in footwear is details - the embellishments on sandals including jewels,stones, sequins, beads, studs, buckles, three-dimensional flowers appliques, knots, bows, and stitching are the important details bringing excitement to

Brazilian policymakers announced that they are serious about to remove restrictions on the intellectual property rights of US companies if US administration fails to modify the existing cotton subsidy mechanism.The deadline, July 1, 2005 was set by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva that found that US support to cotton farmers, which resulted disruption in world prices by encouraging overproduction.If US administration fails to resolve the issue before deadline, it would affect a range

Likewise European retailers, the Asian retailers are also enthusiastically waiting to enter Vietnam? potential market, which is now permitting foreign investors to enter into its domestic market. Leading Malaysian retail group, Parkson will open its first store in the Vietnamese market this month by leasing Saigon tourist Trading Center in downtown HCMC, the retailer also plans to open additional nine stores in its first five years of operation in Vietnam.Tham Tuck Choy, CEO of Parkson - Vietnam

After announcing that it would impose safeguards on apparel and textiles, the US government began helding consultations with China. The talks come after the recent agreement between the EU and China to limit Chinese textile imports to the EU in certain categories. Thursday night, consultations commenced between China and the US to discuss ways of diffusing recent trade tensions over textiles. The consultations have been seen as the first step in proceeding to resolve the ongoing problem which

The Vietnam? domestic textile and garment industry requires a massive investment capital flow reaching billions of dollars from now to 2010 to enhance the sector, said a Senior Official of a textile association at a recently held conference in HCM City.Chairman of the Viet Nam Textile and Apparel Association (Vitas) Le Quoc An, stated that the industry requires over US$2.7 billion, besides $834 million for the garment projects and the remainder poured into textile projects including processing c

In a joint effort, Fountain Set (Holdings) Limited (?ountain Set?or ?he Group? SEHK: 420), a global leader in the manufacturing of top quality knitted fabrics and Ocean Star Apparel, Inc. (?SA? announce the development of a new premium cotton fabric ?ENDURA. Ocean Star Apparel is a vertically integrated apparel manufacturing powerhouse based in New York. As a key driver in the development of Endura, OSA has exclusive rights to offer the resulting apparel lines to the retail channel.Apparel made

Transformations of sheer lightness, gossamer weaves that rule the imagination, the hush and pageant of precious fabric. This is Elodie Brunet? textile collection, currently on exhibit at the Ayala Museum Glass Wing, entitled "Sli-on." How is such delicacy captured in translucent fabric? Subtle patterns that intuit a fabric? mood and feeling? Weaving is an altogether different discipline, that requires one? thoughts and emotions to be still and be filtered to their profound subtleties. It requir

After falling out of fashion with investors in recent months, the apparel sector is preparing for a makeover that may include mergers. Facing a stagnant market, clothing companies have been expanding during the past several years through a series of small and medium-size acquisitions. But as the retail industry continues a wave of consolidation, apparel makers are poised to accelerate their acquisition activity as a way to increase their negotiating clout with the new retail giants. Industry