The India Fashion website has launched this past week. The site is still in Beta, but if you check out the guide, you will get the idea regarding what the site is about. In summary, the India Fashion website is guide to fashion and textiles in India. This guide is intended for both the apparel industry as well as consumers of clothing.
Below are a few of the categories that the new site has to offer as part of it’s directory.
India Fashion Events
India Fashion Week
Government to Begin Cotton Production-Nicaragua
The Government of Nicaragua recently announced the beginning of a cotton production project in the country’s northwest region, which will significantly foster the growth of Nicaragua’s textile and apparel sector.
The project, expected to begin in the second half of 2011, will be led by the Government of Nicaragua along with PRONicaragua, the official investment promotion agency of Nicaragua, the National Association of Textiles and Apparel (ANITEC, for its acronym in Spanish) and Brazilian investors.
The objective of the project is to foster the sustainable development of Nicaragua’s textile industry by supplying local raw materials. The production of cotton will also contribute to the vertical integration of the textile and apparel industry, strengthening the country’s value chain.
Have you seen the new cotton price website at CottonPrice.net?
China Inflation May Top 6pc in June
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s inflation rate may accelerate to more than 6 percent year-on-year in June, which could bring the full-year consumer price index for 2011 to as high as 5 percent, a govt researcher said in remarks reported on Sunday.
Zhang Zhuoyuan, an economist at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top government think tank in Beijing, said taming inflation would remain the priority in coming months. He called for faster steps to push real interest rates into positive territory and douse price pressures. The People’s Bank of China has raised interest rates twice in 2011 and many analysts believe it may raise them again soon in an effort to control inflation.
Mike Moriarty, A.T. Kearney partner and co-leader of the study commented, “Emerging markets were impacted much less severely by the 2008 – 2010 recession, and these markets are now proving their sustainable growth. Apparel retailers must look to these markets as an important part of their strategy for growth.”
Learn more about apparel retailers at the Apparel Retailer search website.
Textile, Clothing Exports May Fetch $15.49bn-Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, June 13: With rising cotton prices in the international market and depreciation of rupee, the government has projected that textile and clothing exports would fetch $15.490 billion in the fiscal year 2011-12, an increase that is expected to generate some additional employment for low skilled people.
In absolute terms, export proceeds of textile and clothing sector would record a marginal growth of five per cent next year, partly because of highest ever export growth by the sector in the outgoing fiscal year.
But contrary to this, Chairman, All- Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) Gohar Ijaz said that export proceeds from textile and clothing could be much higher from the government projected figures and could reach $20 billion next year if government facilitates exports.
Textile & Apparels Get Duty-Free Access into Malaysia-Bangladesh
Around 300 Bangladeshi products have been offered a duty-free access to the Malaysian market.
In its effort to position the country on the world map as Asia’s biggest shopping hub for the tourists, the Malaysian Government has annulled import duty on goods imported from Bangladesh, according to the officials of the Dhaka-based Export Promotion Bureau (EPB).
Apparels, blankets, suits, table clothes, kids wear, bed spreads, curtains, lingerie, intimate wears, night wears and mosquito nettings are all included in the list of products which have been offered duty-free access to Malaysia.
Earlier, import duties on apparels and hats ranged between 5-20 percent, whereas duty on bed sheets, curtains, blankets and table clothes ranged between 10-20 percent.
In 2010, Malaysia had agreed to grant Bangladesh’s 19 exportable items a duty-free access to its market, provided Bangladesh agrees to begin negotiations on mutual free trade agreement (FTA).
Organic Fiber Giving Cotton a Run for the Money
Naturally Advanced Technologies Inc will sell its organic fiber to uniform maker Cintas which is trying to contain cotton costs.
Made from flax and hemp, NAT’s organic fiber was developed to compete with organic cotton, according to a company official.
NAT, based in Portland, Oregon, has similar agreements with Levi Strauss & Co LEVST.UL and HanesBrands Inc as apparel firms in the United States try to reduce escalating production costs after cotton surged to a record high over $2 per lb earlier this year.
“Cintas is the leading uniform brand in the U.S. and we are looking forward to supporting their manufacturing processes,” said Ken Barker, chief executive of NAT.
On Wednesday, Gap Inc Chief Executive Glenn Murphy said his company would cut back on the number of cotton vendors it deals with, and develop more direct relationships with mills as it tries to rein in soaring yarn and fabric costs.
This year’s rally in cotton prices has made NAT’s fiber a competitive alternative to normally produced cotton. It is cheaper on average by about 10 to 30 cents.
The farmers staged rasta roko on NH-202 demanding Kanak variety of Mahyco brand cotton seeds. Farmers from 15 villages sat on the highway and shouted slogans against the agricultural and revenue officials. When they saw `no stock’ boards at the fertilizer shops, the ryots gave vent to their ire by targeting the tehsildar offices.
Suit prices are expected to rise 10 per cent this year, a consequence of the doubling in the cost of wool.
Australia is the world’s biggest producer of wool. Last week prices rose to a record $14.85 (£9.05) per kilo. Large-scale flooding across Queensland and Victoria early this year caused an estimated $7.3bn (£4.8bn) of damage, leading to a dramatic slowdown in production. Globally, wool output is are at its lowest levels for 85 years. Growing demand for wool suits from increasingly wealthy Chinese businessmen has also contributed to the surge in prices.
You may also want to check out the Wool Prices website to learn more about wool.
Gap Cutting Cotton Vendors to Save Money
Gap Inc (GPS.N) will cut back on the number of cotton vendors it deals with and develop more direct relationships with mills as it tries to rein in soaring yarn and fabric costs, Chief Executive Glenn Murphy said on Wednesday.
Murphy also admitted at an investor conference that the clothing retailer made mistakes recently and said its flagship brand needs significant changes in North America.
Gap’s assumptions about the cost of goods for the second half of 2011 were too low and the company could have avoided some of the problems by buying more fabric earlier, Murphy said.
Pricing is very important to the fashion industry. If our clothing price is too high, buyers will not make a purchase. When negotiating pricing with a factory, the smart clothing companies do some research prior to their negotiations. For example, if you are buying wool sweaters from a clothing factory, it would be a good idea to understand the pricing of wool fiber, wool yarn, and wool fabric. From their you can more easily determine a fair price for a wool garment.
If you work in the apparel or textile industry it is important to have an understanding of textile fiber prices. If you follow the fiber price, you can possibly buy fabric more effectively. In turn this will help you produce clothing at a lower cost.
You may also find the following links to be of assistance.
Textile Information Links:
Textile Fibers
Textile Articles – Textile News
Textile Industry
Textile Industry Directory
Hopefully this information will be of help to you.
Do you use a mobile device for your daily business functions? If you do use mobile apps, it is very possible that you will find a fashion industry app that will be of assistance to you from a new website launched today by Apparel Search, the company behind sites such as Fashion Industry Network, Fashion Newspaper, Fashion Industry Calendar, etc.
Learn more about the new guide at the Fashion Industry Apps website.
The Fashion Industry Apps website has been launched today. If you could not guess from the name, the new site is a guide to fashion apps. Fashion apps are basically mobile applications that are beneficial to the fashion industry or consumers of fashion.
You can discuss fashion apps in the technology group at the Fashion Industry Network.
Learn more at the new fashion apps resource at http://www.FashionIndustryApps.com.
The Apparel Pages website has launched today. Actually, it is in Beta, but it is viewable to the world at the ApparelPages.com site.
Check out the new Apparel Pages website. It is sort of like a search engine, sort of like a yellow pages, and sort of like a fashion guide or directory. Well, it is a little bit of everything. Please note that the Apparel Pages site is NOT yet completed. It is in the very early stages of development.
Fashion lovers can find high quality luxury fashion pieces through farfetch.com. Items are sourced from boutiques around the world and delivered directly to customer’s homes.
farfetch.com unites the world’s best independent fashion boutiques, so that you can buy from the most interesting designer fashion brands globally in one easy-to-shop website. Their aim is to provide an exciting range of designers and labels, while maintaining the personality of unique, independent boutiques. This new concept means you can shop from boutiques in Paris, London, Como, Copenhagen, California and New York in just a few seconds, all from the comfort of your own home or office.
If you have a moment, and have an interest in learning more about fashion, you may want to check out the new designer fashion boutique directory website.
Learn more about luxury goods at the fashion brand directory website. Also, have you heard about the designer fashion club? You may want to visit that site for more information regarding luxury goods.
June 2011 is starting off to be an exciting month for fashion. If you have not had time the past two days to do any reading, you may want to catch up on the June 2011 Fashion Blog posts.
June 2011 Fashion Blog Highlights.
We hope to have some more exciting fashion blog posts in the near future.
Here are all of the June 2011 Fashion Blog Posts from the Fashion Industry Network WordPress Blog.
This evening I have posted a technology article on the Apparel Search website. The article is regarding the new Google +1 button system and how it is relevant to the Fashion Industry.
In summary, the Google +1 button is similar to the “like” button used on Facebook (also similar to the “like your style” method used on the Fashion Industry Network). As per Google, “The +1 button is shorthand for “this is pretty cool” or “you should check this out.” Click +1 to publicly give something your stamp of approval. Your +1’s can help friends, contacts, and others on the web find the best stuff when they search.”
Learn more about the Google +1 button for the fashion industry in the fashion technology article section on Apparel Search.
If you like this blog post, please click this plus 1 button.
Learn more about Google +1.
The Apparel Search Company this week has launched a new website called the Designer Fashion Boutique. Here are a few of the sites fashionable categories you will find on the new site.
Fashion Boutique Directories
Fashion Designers
Fashion Designer Outlets
Luxury Fashion Brands
Local Deals
Shopping Clubs
Clothing Stores
Boutiques.com
This is a boutique style fashion guide built to help consumers shop for clothing and fashion accessories. Hopefully, it will be of assistance to you.
Learn more about this new launched website at DesignerFashionBoutique.com or use this link to the Designer Fashion Boutique.
Learn more at Express.
Spring is here and style lovers everywhere are feeling restless as the countdown begins to the Montréal Fashion & Design Festival – the biggest Festival of its kind in North America, dominating McGill College Ave from August 3 to 6, 2011. The high-profile, open-air event launches its 11th season with a larger-than-life celebration of all things creative and inspiring: design, beauty, shopping, music, and of course – fashion!
Learn more about the Montréal Fashion & Design Festival Coming August 2011.
DATES: Monday – Wednesday, June 13th-15th, 2011
SEASONS: Fall II / Holiday 11
FOCUS presents a curated selection of contemporary, young contemporary & junior lines from a well-rounded mix of emerging designers and established brands. FOCUS is a discovery lab for press & retailers not found elsewhere in the LA Market, and a window into the LA fashion, art and consumer culture inspiring it.
FBI and FOCUS Trade Show collaboration is offering an Exhibitor Promotional FBI Booth deal for only:
$300 (FBI Members)
$500 (Non- Members, price includes membership with FBI)
ABOUT FBI CO-OP BOOTH OPPORTUNITY:
– You will have to share space with other members.
– The space you will be assigned will accommodate one rolling rack
– Limited space, we must keep the booth looking professional
For consideration, please submit line sheets, look book, website or other materials to: livia@fashionbizinc.org
Learn more about the Fashion Business Inc. on Apparel Search.
Learn more about fashion industry events on the Fashion Industry Network.
You are invited to attend an exclusive
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Call now to view and try on the exquisite style and elegance of the 2011 collection.
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Are you ready to get a job?
Fashion Jobs
Their is a new private sale website coming to town. Private shopping clubs are not just for Gilt, The Foundry, and VIP store anymore. Others are entering the market in the near future. Keep your eye open for the new Designer Fashion Club.
Pret A Porter Paris Sept 2007 Luxury footwear
Today was the official launch of the new Baseball Hat website. This new site is dedicated to people that work in the headwear industry and also for consumers that have an interest in baseball hats.
Please take a moment to check out the new Baseball Hat website at http://www.BaseballHat.org
If you are not into baseball hats, you can check out other clothing and fashion accessory categories at the Apparel Search website. It is always a good time to learn more about apparel.
There is a new fashion articles website on the block… Yes, you may have been thinking that the world already has way too many fashion news article websites. Well, I am agreement with you. That is why this new article site is not really for displaying articles. It is more intended to help you weed thru the numerous article sites that are already on the net. Essentially, this is the go to site if you want to cut out the B.S of scanning tons of sites to find news. This new fashion articles site will lead you to the best fashion news resources. You can view the new site at http://www.FashionArticles.net
One of the fastest growing contemporary shoe and accessories brands, Ash, makes its way to America! The first Ash U.S. store location opens today in New York City’s SoHo district at 44 Mercer Street.
Ashwas founded in 2000 from the passion and the knowledge of two great creative minds: Patrick Ithier and Leonello Calvani. Both with experience in the luxury shoe market, Ithier and Calvani worked for such top names as Charles Jourdan and Stephane Kelian. Their partnership was formed out of their mutual stylistic and commercial taste and a desire for edgy and unique contemporary footwear. Their shoes and accessories reflect their background in French luxury design, merged with Italian leathers and craftsmanship.
About Ash: Ash was founded in 2000 from the passion and the knowledge of two great creative minds: Patrick Ithier and Leonello Calvani. Both with experience in the luxury shoe market, Ithier and Calvani worked for such top names as Charles Jourdan and Stephane Kelian. Their partnership was formed out of their mutual stylistic and commercial taste and a desire for edgy and unique contemporary footwear. Their shoes reflect their background in French luxury design, merged with Italian leathers and craftsmanship. The philosophy of Ash was created on two main ideas: the selection of the distribution and the price competition, while creating cool unique products for fashion forward consumers. Ash shoes target the fashion conscious generation of men and women who travel to the style capitals of the world, always setting trends, never following them. The goal of Ash is to be able to grow the net of a single brand investing on the European market, but also expanding in Asia and the United States, a clear sign of the willingness of the brand to become the leader in contemporary footwear. After the great success of the boutiques in London, Paris and Barcelona, Ash recently opened the first flagship in Rome in Via Frattina 113 at the center of the capital. All retail stores carry a wide range of men, women and children’s shoes as well as other leather accessories. Ash plans to expand its retail stores by opening two stores in August in Athens and Copenhagen, as well as additional store locations in Taipei, Milan, Seoul, and several other locations in the coming months.
You are welcome to discuss the Ash footwear brand and any other issue relevant to shoes at the Shoe Network.
Learn more about men’s shoe stores in the United States.
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