A rustic cotton trenchcoat in a panama shade, subtly sparkling with rhinestones exquisitely embroidered to create a herbarium design, exemplified Brunello Cucinelli’s luxurious grand tour for spring, imagining a journey through the Mediterranean coast and on to the desert dunes. The fluid suits with stripes shimmering with threads of Lurex in a blue palette … Read more
Phillip Lim, creative director and cofounder of 3.1 Phillip Lim, will host the Supima Design Competition runway show on Sept. 5 at 1 p.m. Supima is the nonprofit luxury brand dedicated to supporting the use of American grown Pima cotton worldwide. The show takes place at the Prince George Ballroom at 14 East 28th Street … Read more
India’s cotton cultivation has declined and will be down by 10% to 12% this season compared with the last one, said Cotton Association of India president Atul S. Ganatra. Mr. Ganatra blamed this on falling crop yields per hectare. While the world average is 800 kg per hectare, it is almost half that in India, … Read more
Volatile times: World cotton prices went up by 15% in the last two weeks and corrected 3% or so on Friday. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S Even as the demand for cotton from the textile mills remains subdued, traders say the surge in domestic cotton prices in the last two weeks will depend on … Read more
