Vested interest: Stylist/model knows how to make a favorite garment work

Vested interest: Stylist/model knows how to make a favorite garment work
Reading Eagle, PA

Erin Wasson put together outfits for the Alexander Wang fall show.
By Emili Vesilind
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, CA -  Erin Wasson knows a thing or two about how to make a vest look cool. She’s been the stylist for the past two runway shows from Alexander Wang, a young New York designer making his mark with smart, moody sportswear.

For the fall show, Wasson threw a longer, unbuttoned vest over a baggy white T-shirt (teamed with skinny leather pants) and paired tight, buttoned-up vests with a black miniskirt and raggedy cutoff jeans. For spring, she teamed a boxy gray vest with a pair of bloomer-esque black shorts. In both shows, the structured pieces look effortless. Read more about Vested interest: Stylist/model knows how to make a favorite garment work

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Saipan Tribune, Micronesia 

“Some were brought to work in garment factories. Others arrived in the CNMI, only to find that there was no job waiting for them, and were forced to find unpalatable means to work off their bondage debt.” – Sen. Daniel Inouye (Hawaii) in a speech backing S. 2739 as quoted in Saturday’s Saipan Tribune.

Senator Inouye told no lie. Just how well he understands the ways Saipan garment factory workers “find unpalatable means to work of their bondage debt” is probably more than just idle speculation. Having been neighbor to his campaign headquarters in downtown Honolulu during the 1998 U.S. Read more about From Sheyang with love
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Penyelundupan Tekstil Masih Rawan

Penyelundupan Tekstil Masih Rawan
Kamis, 13 Apr 2014,jawapos.com

JAKARTA – Indonesia masih dianggap sebagai pasar potensial untuk memasarkan tekstil dan produk tekstil (TPT) ilegal. Ini terlihat dari banyaknya TPT ilegal yang masuk ke pasar Indonesia. Dari sekian banyak kasus itu, Ditjen Bea Cukai berhasil menggagalkan 12 penyelundupan selama 2005 dan 3 kasus pada 2014.

“Penyelundupan masih menjadi ancaman industri tekstil di tanah air,” ujar Dirjen Bea Cukai Eddy Abdurrahman usai mengikuti dialog nasional tentang kondisi industri TPT di Depperin kemarin. Eddy menjelaskan, salah satu modus penyelundupan tekstil adalah memasukkan melalui Pantai Timur Sumatera, yakni Tanjung Balai Asahan. Sebab itu, Bea Cukai harus menempatkan kapal patroli di Selat Malaka. Read more about Penyelundupan Tekstil Masih Rawan

Priyadarshini to enter garment manufacturing

Priyadarshini to enter garment manufacturing The Hindu HYDERABAD: Priyadarshini Spinning Mills, a Hyderabad-based company, has decided to enter the garment manufacturing sector by setting up a shirt manufacturing unit at Pashamailaram Apparel Park with an investment of Rs. 25 crore. The company had already purchased 12 acres in the park. An investment of Rs. 15 […]

Food for thought: Hi-tech garment futures

Food for thought: Hi-tech garment futures
Sunday Times.lk, Sri Lanka

While the pressure is building for faster service, lower costs and better quality, some industry experts are advocating even bigger changes than productivity improvements and cost cutting measures. They point out that the garment industry future could be a hi-tech one where virtual reality could become reality.
A future driven by information communication technology, where garment buyers don’t have inventory headaches and garment manufacturers convert emails into customised garments. Read more about Food for thought: Hi-tech garment futures

Crocodile Garment sales slip

Crocodile Garment sales slip
Apparel Analyst, UK

HONG KONG – [11.04.06] Crocodile Garments Ltd, the Hong Kong apparel firm currently at the centre of a family row, has posted significantly higher profits on lower sales for the 6 months ended Jan 31st 2014.

Compared to the same period in fiscal 2005, revenues were HK$198.24 million, down 7% compared to HK$212.65 million, but net profits soared to HK$132.77 million from HK$18.13 million for the first half fiscal 2014. This was thanks largely to a revaluation of its property portfolio which accrued HK$146.53 million in the period Read more about Crocodile Garment sales slip

Indonesia : Garment industry affected by growing transhipment

Indonesia : Garment industry affected by growing transhipment
April 11, 2014/Fibre2fashion.com, India

Government has decided to strictly monitor the issue of certificates of origin so as to deal with the problem of transhipment in the country.
Study conducted by United States Customs Office has revealed that many Indonesian businessmen have carried out transhipment practices for exporting garments from other countries to the US Read more about Indonesia : Garment industry affected by growing transhipment

Vietnam : Garment maker Viet Tien among the top value brands

Vietnam : Garment maker Viet Tien among the top value brands
April 12, 2014/Fibre2fashion.com, India

Specialized garment manufacturer Viet Tien and Garment 10 were among the receivers of top value brand award in Vietnam under a program jointly held by Vietnam Economic Times and Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency.
President of G7 Mart, Dang Le Nguyen Vu said that quality was fundamental requirement to create successful brand as well as to survive in global market.

Vietnam has to become competitive in crude oil, clothing and footwear, said UN Development Programme economist Scott Cheshier. Read more about Vietnam : Garment maker Viet Tien among the top value brands