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Sweden signs ten MOU’s/ Joint Statements with Pakistan during EXPO Pakistan
Friday March 31, 2014 (0103 PST)/Pakistan News Service

ISLAMABAD: A thirteen member Swedish delegation visited EXPO 2014 and signed fifteen documents during the EXPO, ten MOU’s and Joint Statements.
As per detail, the Swedish delegation, which visited EXPO 2014 singed several documents and also memorandum of understanding have been signed with the officials of Pakistan including.

Swedish Textiles Importers Association and Pakistan Bed wear Exporters Association, Swedish Textiles Importers Association and Pakistan Ready made Garment Association, Swedish Textiles Importers Association and Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association, Swedish Textiles Importers Association and The Karachi Chambers of Commerce & Industry, Swedish Chambers of Commerce and FPCCI and Swedish Chambers of Commerce and Karachi Chambers of Commerce. Read more about Sweden signs ten MOU’s/ Joint Statements with Pakistan during EXPO Pakistan …

Grandview garment manufacturer will close
Kansas City Business Journal, MO

Garment manufacturer King Louie International Inc. will close its doors after 69 years in business because of competition from imports, the company’s president said Thursday.
King Louie International has its corporate headquarters, a distribution center and 86 employees at 13500 15th St. in Grandview, company President Brett Hackworth said. The company was founded in 1937 as Lerner Brothers Manufacturing, Read more about Grandview garment manufacturer will close …

Take a Whack at the Garment District
New York Observer, NY

The Sun reports that a business improvement district called the Fashion Center wants to get rid of the fashion in its center–namely, the garment industries that were once the bulwark of industrial Manhattan. The idea would be to rezone areas that are now reserved for manufacturing for apartments and hotels. Arguably the space, set aside in 1987 in a bid to preserve blue-collar jobs from the impending Disneyfication of Times Square, could be better utilized. Read more about Take a Whack at the Garment District …

Princess Diana’s dressmaker loses fight over name
Reuters Canada

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Princess Diana’s wedding dressmaker, Elizabeth Emanuel, has no right to regain her own name as a trademark, Europe’s highest court ruled on Thursday.
Emanuel shot to fame with the intense publicity of the late princess’s wedding to Britain’s Prince Charles in 1981 and has designed clothes for actresses such as Elizabeth Taylor and Joan Collins. Read more about Princess Diana's dressmaker loses fight over name …

BGMEA crash programme
We want it fail-safe
The Daily Star, Banglades

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has started a serious programme, by the look of it, to prevent accidents taking place in garment factories. They realise that not only the mishaps have taken a heavy toll of human lives and badly tarnished the image of the garment industry but have also brought the country to disrepute in the outside world. The sign of determination on their part to change things around will be as good as its translation into reality. Read more about BGMEA crash programme …

Lakme Fashion Week – Rodricks sets the Ramp
Televisionpoint.com, India

From presenting a collection for men and women of different shapes, sizes and ages to an Oceania theme last year, Wendell Rodricks stayed true to his seaside state of Goa and presented Resort 2014 inspired by the legendary dancer Isadora Duncan, whose free wheeling spirit could best be suited to Wendell Rodricks’ creations.

Proving once more that embellishments are an unnecessary evil in fashion, Wendell’s stark uncluttered creations in silk, satin, chiffon, cotton, organza, linen and coarse wool were beautiful to wear and behold. With his characteristic mastery over garment cutting, construction and tailoring the creations were easy to wear sexy fluid garments. The colour story was primarily white with aqua peach, acid green, being the other alternatives Read more about Lakme Fashion Week – Rodricks sets the Ramp …

PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Hong Kong is the world?s third largest exporter of garments, behind China and the EU, and a major exporter of textiles – reflecting its favoured position as one of Asia?s most prominent trading hubs.
Read more about Prospects for the Textile and Garment Industry in Hong Kong – companiesandmarkets.com adds new report …

Fibre2fashion.com
March 30, 2014 (Sri Lanka)
Recently an agreement was inked to conduct diploma training courses of the Textile Training & Services Centre (TT&SC) at the Textured Jersey Garment factory, on the occasion of which was present the Additional Secretary in the Textile Ministry, Mr Herath.
Read more about Training Centre to conduct diploma course at garment unit …

Garment exporters eyeing Indian retail sector
Business Standard, India
Tejal A Deshpande / Mumbai March 30, 2014

A growing domestic market and shrinking export margins are prompting Indian apparel and textile exporters to explore the opportunity within.
“Over the next five years, the distinction between the domestic manufacturer and exporter will fade, as the local market will be as big as the export market,” said Premal Udani, managing director, Kaytee Corporation, and former president, Clothing Manufacturers Association of India. Read more about Garment exporters eyeing Indian retail sector …

Chinese garment makers look to become established fashion labels
By Channel NewsAsia’s China Tan Bee Leng/ Channel NewsAsia

NINGBO, Zhejiang : From clothing factory to major fashion label – this is the dream of many Chinese garment makers, some of whom are even looking to acquire foreign labels.

If China is the world’s clothing factory, then Ningbo in the eastern Zhejiang province is where the best tailors are to be found.

And these tailors started some of the biggest and most successful textile companies now in China.

The success of these modern garment enterprises further propelled Ningbo city to become the clothing capital of China. Read more about Chinese garment makers look to become established fashion labels …