The educational and cultural-influencing aspects of fashion exhibitions are often eclipsed by their visual appeal, but a few new exhibitions are set up to be more thought-provoking.
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.
Eileen Fisher's New York factory is Marie Kondo's worst nightmare: Filled with bags and bags of old clothes, it houses the over 1.3 million garments the brand has collected since launching its take-back program in 2009. These old designs aren't being hoarded for posterity's sake, though. If all goes to plan, one day they'll all be reused instead of sent off to a landfill.
How Eileen Fisher is using old clothes in a new way.
With prices ranging from £60 - £225, the womenswear brand will also offer a bespoke fit service. The nonprofit social enterprise recently acquired a clothing manufacturer which produced garments for brands including Aquascutum, Mulberry, Whistles and Jaeger, and is preparing to open a Tailoring Academy next year.
It also operates a factory for large scale production and a fashion studio for smaller production runs.
Imports of textile yarn, fabric and made-up articles grew by 8.58% to $168.64 million in June. Though, exports of cotton yarn, fabrics and made-ups grew by 24% to $986.2 million. Exports of man-made yarn, fabrics and made-ups grew 8.45% to $403.4 million.
Exports of all textile readymade garments sinked by 12.3% to $13.5 billion.
For more than five decades, Ankur has been designing high-quality voiles ranging from 100 percent cotton to all fancy blends that are available throughout India and exported to Switzerland, Middle East, China, Thailand and Africa.
Ankur Textiles has launched a wide range of modal, viscose, cotton Lycra blended fabrics as an alternative to traditional cotton for the new-age Indian woman. Ankur, which is a heritage brand, develops high-quality fabrics for womenswear and menswear.
With an aim to pay an ode to the rich heritage of India through their collection, the designers blended traditional craft and weaves to showcase their modern styles and sensibilities of contemporary India at the Amazon India Fashion Week (AIFW) Autumn-Winter 2016 at the Jawaharlal Nehur Stadium.
Names like Rahul Mishra and Samant Chauhan presenting Indian traditional craft with a contemporary twist and in a more global format.
African premier a Chinese manufacturer that produces and deal with African fabrics since 2003. African premier is one such company that sells innovatively designed laces, dresses, wigs and various other accessories. Currently, the demand for laces and wax print fabrics has increased significantly. People like to use these elegant materials and that suit all occasions and give a person a different look.
