Category: General

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.
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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 …

WTO accession may not be cure for garment industry
Viet Nam News, Vietnam
by Phuong Hoa

Viet Nam is close to wrapping up negotiations with other countries for World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership. Once completed, full membership will only be a matter of time. What does that presage for the country’s textile industry?

Opinion is divided. Some say membership in the trade organisation will open the doors to many markets around the world. But others warn an export boom is not a given but will depend purely on the competitiveness of the nation’s textile industry.

What are the issues at stake here? For the last 30 years the Multi-Fibre Agreement determined global textile exports. There were quotas for all exporting countries. But it was scrapped last year and countries became free to export as much as the market would stand. However, this privilege is extended only to WTO members. Read more about WTO accession may not be cure for garment industry …

Draft Hanoi programme promises big
VietNamNet Bridge, Vietnam

VietNamNet – A draft programme on Hanoi’s industry development through 2014 sets ambitious goals for assembly, textiles.
 
Electronics and information technology (IT): Hanoi strives to become a national centre for assembly, parts and accessories production, product design, software and IT service. The city will develop the electronics industry in industrial complexes and modern centres, and software parks and electronics industrial zones will be built. The Hanoi authority calls for investment from all local economic sectors and foreign sources in producing accessories and parts and other products supporting manufacturing.
 
Mechanics: Priority will be given to mechanical industries, agriculture and rural development, agricultural and forestry products, machine tool manufacturing and electric equipment. Hanoi will also focus on the mechanical industries in construction equipment, consumer products, health care and laboratory equipment. As these industries will require large investments, Hanoi will seek to set up joint ventures with foreign partners and will cooperate with other provinces to run large-scale projects.
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