Christian Louboutin Steps into Vintage Textiles for Collaboration

Christian Louboutin Steps into Vintage Textiles for Collaboration

Christian Louboutin and Coco Brandolini d’Adda go way back, as does the shoe guru’s friendship with her mother Georgina Brandolini. The two fashion designers also share a love of color and texture, which is evident in their new collaboration on a limited-edition footwear collection. It will be unveiled at a cocktail gathering Thursday at the … Read more

Levi’s Signs the Pakistan Accord

Levi’s Signs the Pakistan Accord

Levi Strauss & Co. has signed the Pakistan Accord, an offshoot of the International Accord for Health and Safety in the Textile and Garment Industry that aims to replicate in Pakistan the safety improvements that the Bangladesh Accord achieved following the 2013 collapse of Rana Plaza, which killed more than 1,130 garment workers and injured … Read more

Why is the textile industry struggling to perform better? | Explained

Why is the textile industry struggling to perform better? | Explained

Several MSME textile mills in Coimbatore downed their shutters as there is no demand for yarn on July 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: Siva Saravanan. S The story so far: Union Minister for Textiles Giriraj Singh recently said that the Indian textile and apparel sector is aiming for a total business of $350 billion annually … Read more

IGNOU invites applications for certificate programme in Fashion Design | Education

IGNOU invites applications for certificate programme in Fashion Design | Education

IGNOU’s School of Vocational Education and Training is offering interested candidates a certificate programme in Fashion Design. The programme aims to cater for the needs of those who aspire to make their careers as assistant designers in the retail or export sectors, or want to become entrepreneurs, or would like to update their existing knowledge … Read more

Sourcing Journal Breaks New Ground With Launch of China Edition

Sourcing Journal Breaks New Ground With Launch of China Edition

With China’s economy showing strong signs of a rebound, growing by 5.3 percent in first quarter of 2024, WWD sister publication Sourcing Journal is taking a big step further into the market with the launch of its first international edition, Sourcing Journal China. In partnership with Chinamind Next, which has published WWD China, Beauty Inc … Read more