The fashion crowd was out in full force last night to celebrate Salvatore Ferragamo’s Spring 2013 runway collection at the iconic Chateau Marmont Hotel. Guests, which included Nicole Richie, Rachel Zoe, and Gia Coppola, were treated to an intimate presentation of the collection by creative director Massimilliano Giornetti, as well as a private dinner hosted by LA society fixture Jacqui Getty. While the event was rife with fashionable celebrities, two leading ladies in particular really stood

The final exhibition at The Textile Museum before its 2014 reopening will showcase the textile traditions of Southeast Asia and demonstrate how four contemporary artists integrate the best of the past into new works. "Out of Southeast Asia: Art that Sustains," (April 12 through October 13, 2013), features the work of Carol Cassidy, the husband-wife team Agus Ismoyo and Nia Fliam, and Vernal Bogren Swift. The exhibition centers on Indonesia and Laos, but takes up a question faced by nations a

Wool prices are forecast to strengthen during the remainder of the financial year, according to the National Australia Bank (NAB) Rural Commodities Wrap. Whilst the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) dipped to a low of 942 cents/kg in September, January price indicators pushed pass the December average of 1,069 cents/kg to reach its highest level this season. The weaker prices in the first few months of the financial year will see a 13% annual average decline in EMI over 2012/13, although th

Mabia moans by her sister's body at Sikder Women's Medical College and Hospital. Her sister, Nazia, was killed in a devastating fire at a garments factory in Mohammadpur in the capital on Saturday. Photo: Palash KhanStar Online Report At least seven female workers were killed and many others injured in a fire that raged through a readymade garment factory at the capital's Mohammadpur on Saturday. The deceased were identified as -- Kohinur Akhter, 15, Razia Akhter, 16, Fatema Akhter,

Fashion chain KappAhl gathers its sustainability work under the "Future, Friendly, Fashion" concept. "Our sustainability work strengthens KappAhl’s offer to the customer. With Future, Friendly, Fashion we show that these issues are high on our agenda and it also gives us the opportunity to clearly communicate our efforts," says KappAhl's President and CEO Johan ?berg. The fashion chain has chosen to gather its sustainability work under Future, Friendly, Fashion in connection with the launc

Rachel Stevens is to become the first celebrity face of the Next 'Petites' range. From January 2013, her images will be featured in all 550 stores nationwide and in the UK's only glossy hardback home shopping publication; the Next Directory. Her beautiful images will also feature on Next online – the biggest fashion e-tailor in Europe, with over 2 million weekly customers. Rachel, 34, epitomizes the smaller customer at just 5ft 1 and a size 6-8. She said: "Being petite, I’ve always foun

As many Brits brace themselves for yet more snow, sleet and ice this week, shoppers at department store Debenhams have been looking ahead to warmer months and snapping up new season swim and beach wear. Sales of swimwear are up 51% compared to this time last year, with bikinis, swimsuits, beach hats and flip flops all being popular January purchases. Many shoppers are snapping up their holiday essentials from the comfort of their own homes, with 80% of swim and beachwear purchases being ma

Vietnam’s Tien Son Thanh Hoa Corporation has inaugurated the first phase of its garment plant in Yen Dinh district, Thanh Hoa province. It took about 15 months for the completion of the construction of the first phase of the garment unit, which has been set up on an area of 3.1 hectares. The new unit has capacity to produce three million units of apparels per annum and is expected to export clothing worth US$ 60 million per year. The first phase of the project has resulted in creation o

There has been a record rise in Bangladesh’s apparel exports to new emerging markets during the first six months of the current fiscal year that started on July 1, 2012. Indicative of a year-on-year rise of 24.11 percent, new markets contributed around US$ 996.89 million of the US$ 9.94 billion that Bangladesh earned from exports of woven and knit garments during the first half of the current fiscal, according to the data released by the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). Europe accounted for