Pantone LLC has announced the Pantone Fashion Color Trend Report SS 2020 edition for New York Fashion Week. Published for the fashion industry by Pantone Color Institute, this season's report features top 12 stand out colours and current takes on 4 classic neutrals expected to be seen on the runway as fashion designers introduce their new SS collections.Flame Scarlet (L) and Saffron (R); Pic: Pantone LLC"Colours for Spring/Summer 2020 New York, express our desire for a sense of the fami

The Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) will strengthen efforts to ensure that the garment and textile industry attains its full potential in exports, according to its chief executive officer Afua Asabea Asare, who recently promoted the ITME Africa 2020 event to be organised by India-based ITME Society in February next year in Addis Ababa.Asare said the event offered an opportunity for Ghanaian garment and textile industry players to learn and improve on their craft and trade, according to a

Woolrich has made its way to New York. The outerwear apparel brand has opened a new flagship in New York City's Soho neighborhood. Located at 121 Wooster Street, the new store is the company's first in the city and fourth in the country.The 4,000-square-meter space demonstrates Woolrich's goal of providing customers with a high-quality and dynamic shopping experience. The brand partnered with Soho-based coffee company Ground Support Café for an in-store café so customers can have cof

During the forecast period 2018 to 2023 global fashion accessories market is projected to grow at 6.5 per cent. Growing preference for convenience, along with rising popularity of online retail stores, is driving the demand for fashion accessories across the globe. Growing demand for apparel and eyewear products along with growing influence of promotional strategies by e-commerce players especially during festival season is supporting the market growth from last few years.Additionally, plant-der

The demand for women’s hosiery garments will continue to remain lucrative in the coming years as well, with substantial share expected to come from Asia Pacific excluding Japan. However, apparel manufacturers are also shifting their attention toward men and children. More importantly, the men segment is expected to rise at the leading CAGR in market over the assessment period of 2017–2022. However, the demand for hosiery for men is anticipated to rise at more attractive CAGR over 2017–2022. The

In the first half of this year, the Council for the Development of Cambodia approved 153 investment projects worth around $5.2 billion, an increase of 48 from the same period last year. Leading Taiwan-based curtain manufacturer and seller Nien Made Enterprise Co plans to expand in Cambodia to avoid the fallout from the Sino-US trade war. The firm will expand its production line in Southeast Asia and will shift orders for finished products from China to Cambodia to avoid the risk of US tariffs. C

Polyester/cotton yarn mills reported a slump in their overall demand this year, partly owing to the surge in supply caused by previous production shift and partly due to the change in market sentiment owing to the trade war. As the CCF Group notes, after initial smooth sales and low inventory in end-2018, the sales of polyester/cotton yarn stagnated with its inventory averaging at 20 days or above.Based on downstream plants, the sales in major producing areas are moving slowly with both domestic

Trend Council. © Messe Frankfurt GmbH / Pietro SuteraThe development in Heimtextil exhibitors over the past few years shows that while the German market is going through a challenging period, Heimtextil in Frankfurt is positioned as a world-leading platform with a strong international appeal. This trend is set to continue at the upcoming trade fair for home and contract textiles, which takes place from 7-10 January 2020, according to organisers.Exhibitor numbers have increased year on year over

European fashion brands who buy readymade garments from Bangladesh agreed on 3 September to hand over responsibility for issues like worker safety to a new body called the RMG Sustainability Council (RSC).On 2ndand 3rdSeptember, representatives of the BGMEA and the Steering Committee of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh (Accord), met in Dhaka to discuss the establishment of the RSC as previously agreed in the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ signed between the Accord Steering Com

Aimed at improving safety for workers in the country’s garment industry, is set on a path to ignore workers’ voices and replicate mistakes from the pastThe Life and Building Safety (LABS) Initiative, developed by the Dutch “Sustainable Trade Initiative” IDH, launched its “industry-driven” safety program in Vietnam earlier this month and launches its India program today. Participating companies are Bestseller, Gap Inc., PVH, Target, VF Corporation, and Walmart. LABS announced it is planning expan