Product safety & restricted substances Seminar

Click:GEMO Anti-aging Beauty Device The International Apparel Federation (IAF) seminar on product safety and restricted substances will be held at Texworld Paris. The seminar will inform participants from the apparel chain about the latest developments and regulations on these topics both in the USA and in the European Union. A perfect opportunity for apparel companies…

Decoded Fashion: ‘Wearables is now. It is not the future, it is now.’

“It’s a mix of reporting and influencing the future…I used to be a passing observer, but now I can dose myself in building and influencing the outcome of the story, which is something I couldn’t do in the past,” explains Liz Bacelar, founder of Decoded Fashion, the global event series which brings together the top…

Kate Spade partners with Carole Hochman for sleepwear

Kate Spade New York is to introduce sleepwear and loungewear as part of its ready-to-wear collection after signing a licensing deal with Carole Hochman Design Group, Inc., a division of Charles Komar & Sons, Inc. Inspired by Kate Spade’s signature aesthetic, the debut sleepwear and loungewear collection launching for spring/summer 2016, will feature bold colours…

UK shoppers are world’s highest online spenders

The UK’s online shoppers spend 50 percent more than any other country online, according to figures from Ofcom’s latest Communications Market Report. Britons spend 1,968 pounds a year shopping online, ahead of nearest rivals Australia’s 1,356 pounds and the US’s 1,171 pounds. French online consumers spend 918 pounds a year compared to Italy’s 218 pounds,…

Paris Fashion Week: Day 3

Roland Mouret is not a label that will propose an exciting new movement in fashion. But not every designer needs to chart of path of distinctiveness, sometimes it’s about knowing what works, who the customer is and what flatters a women’s body. And that applies to Mouret. Best known for his dresses, this season’s presentation…

UK online retailers facing increasing rental charges following warehouse shortage

Online retailers in the UK may soon be faced with up to a 10 percent increase in rental price and delivery issues due to a shortage of warehousing supply. UK e-tailers, ranging from Amazon and Asos to Very.co.uk use warehouses across the country but other companies who are seeking to expand should plan ahead and…

Cotton USA to launch in India

Cotton Council International (CCI), the international division of the National Cotton Council of America, is all set to introduce its flagship brand Cotton USA to India. CCI’s mission is to increase exports of US cotton, cottonseed and cotton manufactured in the US. Under its Cotton USA brand, it promotes US cotton fibre and manufactured cotton…

Olsen’s Dualstar Entertainment Group faces unpaid intern lawsuit

London – Dualstar Entertainment Group, the company founded by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen is being sued by a number of former interns for alleged misconduct and wage theft. The lawsuit claims that the multi-million dollar business, which includes the twins fashion brand The Row, failed to pay roughly 40 past and present interns wages. The…