Hundreds of garment factories, especially the small and medium ones, are facing the threat of becoming sick as buyers are warning of cancelling and diverting their orders due to the ongoing political turmoil, industry people said Monday. They said buyers are now thinking of shifting their orders from Bangladesh to other destinations as they are afraid that the Bangladeshi exporters might not be able to make timely shipments due to the ongoing unrest and vandalism. The country's largest foreign

People try to extinguish a fire that broke out at a factory of Smart Export Garments at Mohammadpur in Dhaka on January 26. Photo: Star/FILE The government will soon give a deadline to 334 garment factories in the capital to improve their safety standards, said Labour Secretary Mikail Shipar yesterday. The labour and employment ministry got the list of the factories last week from the Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence, which conducted a survey on the garment units. “If the facto

'A woman's whole life in a single day. Just one day and in that day — a whole life In this A/W 2013 collection Dubal captures the many moods of a woman's persona/ garden - a winter rendition that is a summation of all her life's seasons The Winter Garden resonates with the strums of a bohemian rhapsody, of spring in winter. The sudden rush of color glides across exquisite ensembles of wool and silk, scattering light in brilliant hues — over dresses, tunics, embroidered jackets and wool cap

Next season is all about tailoring, with all shades of colour as shown on the catwalk at Fashion Palette Spring 2013. Held at The Australian Technology Park Thursday 7th March, 1000+ industry guests, fashion identities and consumers were seated by the runway as 16 designers showcased what is coming up for Australian fashion. The looks were sophisticated, sharp and suave, contrasted with flirty, fun, bold prints and geometric designs. Leona Edmiston opened with her highly anticipated SS13/14 c

This Autumn Winter season the designer takes you down the lane of romanticism and glam. Out and out an evening collection signifying over the top tiling and edgy ensembles. The USP of the collection is the print which is inspired by the tombs and ceilings of Egyptian palaces. The tile work of these tombs transcends into the base fabric of these beautiful prints and the intricate embroideries running all through gives a rich and dramatic feel to the whole collection. Utilitarian design in an arti

With the ongoing discussions on unsafe working conditoions in textile and garment factories and its impact all over the world, several emerging fashion designers are on the drive to promote sustainability through their designs. Since, they are the trendsetters and they could drive the global textile and garment industry towards eco-fashion by creating their collections using traditional textile products, zero-waste patterns and natural dyes. Redress Raleigh, an eco-fashion company, is organiz

Foreign investors are choosing Bangladesh as investment destination due to low labour cost comparing to that of other countries, including China and Vietnam. In China, the average wage of a worker is 500 US dollar, in Vietnam it is 300 US dollar while in Bangladesh the average wage is 60 US dollar. Executive Chairman of Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Area (BEPZA) Major General KM Mominur Rahman made the disclosure at a press conference at BEPZA office on Wednesday last. He also claimed t

Last month, the Cancer Council Queensland released findings on how wearing UV protective children’s swimwear, such as swim-shirts, along with diligently applying sunscreen can help reduce the risks of skin cancer in children. Infant, toddler and children’s beachwear expert and founder of Platypus Australia Ms. Karel Wheen say, “With the CCQ’s news out, it’s now very evident parents must ready their children for outdoors activity with UV protective swimwear. Providing the highest level of sun pro

The local tannery industry needs to improve its production process to cope with higher costs after domestic leather prices increased by 250% over the past two years to a record high due to a shortage of leather supplies. Wet salted hide is now traded at a record 58 baht per kilogramme from 20 baht in 2010 and 48 baht at the end of last year, said Somkiaet Bongkotpannarai, president of the Thai Leather Cluster. And prices are projected to rise further. Currently, leather supply stands at ha

Driver's Selection by Porsche Design, the automaker's line of luxury apparel and accessories, unveiled its 2013 spring collection. Every garment in the MARTINI RACING Collection pays homage to the typical elements from the erstwhile sponsor: light blue and a red stripe on the dark blue ribbon. The white or silver background of the racing car becomes a classic grey. In addition, the Collection plays with the sporty primary colours red and dark blue. Other striking motives are the numbers -