Uzbekistan cotton has again come under the world’s scanner for infringing international labour laws. More than 100 popular apparel labels like Zara, H&M, Gap, Walmart, Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent have decided to shun Uzbek cotton, according to a statement released by the Oakland-based NGO Responsible Sourcing Network (RSN). Since the past few years, Uzbekistan authorities are continuously being criticized by international human rights activists for inducing forced labour or mo

Coach just won a lawsuit against internet counterfeiters, which could set a precedent for the rest of the industry. The company won $257 million in damages from the companies, the largest settlement of its kind, Alexandra Steigrad at Women's Wear Daily reported. Under the judgement, Coach can also seize 573 domain names linked to counterfeit brands, stopping the copycats in their tracks. Tory Burch, Hermes and Burberry have also won similar settlements recently. Coach is one of the m

Ralph Lauren USA's Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications Julie Berman will step down from her position at the end of the year. Winnie Lerner will succeed Berman on December 10, joining the team from The Abernathy MacGregor Group, where she is currently President. Source: WTIN

Winners of the 13th annual Company High Street Fashion Awards were announced at Shoreditch Town Hall in London last night, November 6. Celebrating the best on the high street, the event was held in association with Diet Coke, and the winners included: ASOS, who took home the prizes for Best Fashion Retailer, Best Place To Spend ?150, and Best Online Shopping; New Look, winning awards for Best Footwear under ?50 and Best Collaboration, and Selfridges who won the award for Best Place To Spend ?250

Teijin Polyester (Thailand) Limited (TPL), a Teijin Group subsidiary in Bangkok, which manufactures and sells polyester fibre, has received the Best Labour Relations and Welfare Award for a tenth consecutive year. The annual award, established by Thailand’s Ministry of Labour to improve workplace environments, is presented to companies that operate outstanding employment systems. Among the 718 companies selected this year, TPL was just one of six that received the award for a tenth consecuti

The Face of Prada – Following up a preview, we have a look at the complete resort 2013 campaign from Prada starring Russian beauty Sasha Pivovarova. Steven Meisel photographs the leading model in a sparkling, art-deco inspired setting wearing the label’s sportswear infused resort collection. Decked out in chunky jewelry and techno-silver shoes, Sasha perfects a neo-retro look. Source: Fashion Gone Rougue

The debt-ridden spinning industry might be able to recover from losses and come out of a loan trap this year if cotton prices remain stable at lower levels. The Shanker-6 variety of cotton in Gujarat has slipped from Rs 34,000 a candy (356 kg) to Rs 33,300 a candy in the past five days. The price in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan has also fallen from Rs 32,700 to Rs 31,780 a candy. This has happened when cotton exports have stopped and yarn export has picked up. Both will help the spinning sect

Sri Lanka's Hayleys MGT Knitting Mills Plc, knitted fabric marker said it has cut losses and improved gross margins after going through a restructuring process over the past year. The firm which files US dollar denominated accounts and statements translated into rupees, lost 43 million rupees in the September 2012 quarter down from 186 million rupees a year earlier. The firm reported a loss of 29 cents per share for the quarter. For the six months to September the company reported a loss of

Product Name Width CM Specification/Weight（meter） Wholesale Price：yuan/meter Centipede yarns fashion Flannelette 150 600 18．50 T/C80/20 Plain Cloth 148 45S×45S 110×76 6．80 Rayon Embroidered Cloth 145 30S×30S 68×68 9．40 Rayon Embroidered Cloth flocking 145 30S×30S 68×68 11．30 Polyester cutting printed curtain fabric 280 600 18．50 T/R double-sided woolen