The springtime opening of Hudson Yards was a study in things new and shiny. But inside the Neiman Marcus store there, a rack of vintage clothes stood out among a sea of box-fresh Balenciaga sneakers, straight from the runway Loewe handbags and floors of buffed marble and steel.
With their bright patterns, abstract geometric prints and tributes to the Global South, Stella Jean's designs have attracted the attention of Armani and Louboutin and been worn by the likes of Beyoncé, Rihanna and Zendaya. But the Haitian-Italian fashion designer's talents go beyond a knack for juxtaposing fabrics and lie within her ability to bridge cultural divides through her creations. Because Stella Jean's designs are much more than articles of clothing: there is a story woven into each piece.
Sobel Westex, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of linen and terry, has entered into an agreement to acquire Baltic Linen. The acquisition will join two dominant textile companies to create a US-based enterprise that would be highly competitive across all textile sectors.
Sobel Westex, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of linen and terry, to acquire Baltic Linen Co., Inc., a supplier of bed and bath textiles for retail, cruise lines, healthcare, and hospitality industries. The acquisition of Baltic Linen will result in making Sobel Westex one of the world’s largest global textile companies.
The acquisition joins two dominant textile companies to create a U.S.-based, global enterprise that will be highly competitive across all textile sectors, according to the company.
Sayrung Prajit who holds a boutique in Siam Square – Vintage Corner – known for its rare vintage pieces, old-fashioned bridal gowns and costume jewellery created between the 1920s and the '90s has created a new brand “g.a.s” for trendy office goers.
Her teammates include her mates Kullaya Kassakul and Pimsiri Kanthitinun. After the brand's launch last month, Sayrung decided to devote the prime portion of her boutique to showcase her new colourful, vintage-inspired line that includes easy to mix-and-match pieces.
Every handloom cluster must have at least one designer to look into design development and offer training to weavers on choosing the right design and colours, keeping in mind the target market. Currently, most of the handloom clusters in Odisha are functioning without designers.
Odisha’s textile sector facing trouble finding qualified designers as the sector has remained a problem in the absence of infrastructure for weavers and textile designers for design development.
Dubai will stage its debut International Textile Fair (ITF) which is expected to give further boost to the booming UAE textile industry which was valued at 13.2 billion (AED 48.5 billion) in 2011, and is growing at 9.9 percent annually.
The ITF will the first dedicated international textile show in the Gulf region bringing together textile manufacturers and designers from all over the world under one platform.
African fashion has taken a dramatically change in the past few years. Wearing African-designed clothes is now seen as a sign of the times. It’s fashionable and brings to light a high social status which was earlier linked to rural living or with poverty.
Africans are now becoming more and more identified with their local brands. Celebrities and government figures are seen wearing local brands, according to Lilly Alfonso, a leading fashion designer from Malawi.
