City set to become garment manufacturing hub


Times of India, India
SURAT: The city, which happens to be country’s synthetic textile hub, is set to take a giant leap in garment manufacturing. If the office-bearers
of Apparel Park at Sachin, of Apparel
Park at Sachin, some 10 km away from here, are to be believed then around 20 garment manufacturing units are likely to start operation by the end of 2014.
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Indonesia garment makers to invest US$ 122 million this year

Indonesia garment makers to invest US$ 122 million this year
YarnsandFibers (subscription), India
08 Jan, 2014 – Indonesia

A number of textile companies plan to build new garment factories with a total investment of Rp1.1 trillion (US$122 million) this year, the Indonesian Textile Association (API) said.

Growing demand have prompted the plan by six large companies – PT Sritex, PT Argo Pantes, PT Sari Warna Asli, PT Batik Keris Utama, PT Lucky Print Abadi and PT Apac Inti Corpora – and ten other smaller companies Read more about Indonesia garment makers to invest US$ 122 million this year

The Garment District: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly ('07 Recap)

The Garment District: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (’07 Recap)
BallerStatus.com, CA
Published: Monday – January 7, 2014
Words by Arnold T. Pants

Another year, and now almost a week, has passed us by. In the garment world, it was a wild one, full of one offs, surprise collaborations and the launch of new brands. Starting with MAGIC in February (and the ASG too, of course), I’ve been in a constant barrage of recycled themes masquerading as new ideas. Disappointing really, as one always hopes to be inspired and have interest reinvigorated.

2014 had kids dressed like rock stars, and worse, like bad memories from my youth. In ’92, I bought a pair of royal blue guess jeans. Why? I thought they were the jam. What the fuck did I know, I was 12. But now, kids should have learned from mistakes, they should want to look GOOD, not like the assholes we were in the waning years of the 20th century. Read more about The Garment District: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly ('07 Recap)

Bangladeshi garment workers return to work

Bangladeshi garment workers return to work
libcom.org, UK

Dhaka, Bangladesh: there has been a return to work after two days of strikes and protests which spread to 50 factories and involved thousands of garment workers in Mirpur, Dhaka (see earlier report).
A large stretch of a main highway was blocked in a mainly peaceful demonstration, apart from one brief clash on Thursday afternoon between police and workers in front of the Police Staff College – when stones were thrown at cops, vehicles damaged and police responded with baton charges. Troops visited the demonstrations but did not intervene. Read more about Bangladeshi garment workers return to work

Estonian garment maker Baltika's sales up 28 pct in 2014

Estonian garment maker Baltika’s sales up 28 pct in 2014
Forbes, NY

TALLINN (Thomson Financial) – Garment maker Baltika said sales in 2014 reached 1.152 bln kroons (73.61 mln eur), an increase of 28 pct over the previous year.

Retail sales surged by 34 pct year-on-year to 987 mln kroons, while wholesale decreased by 4 pct to 145 mln kroons, the company said in a statement to the stock exchange.

Consolidated sales in December came in at 108 mln kroons, up 8 pct on the final month of 2014. Read more about Estonian garment maker Baltika's sales up 28 pct in 2014

Would You Have Chosen To Do an Edible Garment on Project Runway?

Would You Have Chosen To Do an Edible Garment on Project Runway?
FabSugar.com, CA

Last night’s Project Runway brought the much-dreaded unusual-material challenge. The designers found themselves at the Hershey’s store in Times Square scooping up Reese’s candies, Hershey Kiss pillows, and whatever else they could get their hands on in the five-minute grab session. All of the designers, save one, ended up using candy wrappers, paper, or pillow fabric to fashion their garments: Chris warned about the dangers of working with food. Jillian was the lone ranger, daring to use Twizzler’s to embellish her design and catch guest judge Zac Posen’s eye. Her decision gave her a lot of trouble, but worked out in the end — would you have risked it like she did, for extra brownie points? Read more about Would You Have Chosen To Do an Edible Garment on Project Runway?