Brazil target target Middle-East oil-rich countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and also Egypt
The Brazilian textile, apparel and fashion industry is targeting 38 countries worldwide as part of a promotion and marketing export program
The strategic program initiated by TexBrasil will encompass 1,174 small and medium companies across the textile value chain which includes products like apparels, bed and bathing products etc
Categories: WORLD FASHION Tags: Brazil Apparel & Clothing
Nepalese find Korean clothes to be attractive, well-fitting, fashionable and affordable. Moreover, the Nepali traders who buy the clothes from international markets such as Bangkok and Hong Kong are fully geared to Korean fashion
More than others, Korean trends are followed closely by boutiques and fashion designers who are busy replicating what they see in Korean films and fashion magazines
The big shopping malls in the Kathmandu valley are fully loaded with Korean attire. The medium-cost Korean attire is not as expensive compared with European and other Western fashion products
The low-cost clothes were mostly dominated by Chinese imports. Chinese clothes still maintain the biggest portion of low-cost clothes in the Nepalese market, and are reasonably cheap
Categories: Asia (in General) Tags:
Malaysian fashion model, entrepreneur and former beauty queen Kavita
launching her own clothing line
The former Miss Malaysia who is also an actress, TV host and film producer, recently sealed a deal with a top eco-friendly clothing manufacturer and exporter from India to produce her resort wear collection.
Kavita said the STYLO Fashion Grand Prix KL would be the launching platform for her debut collection comprising some 40 pieces, including jeans, swim wear and beach outfits.
The fashion event would take place at the end of March in conjunction with the Malaysian Formula One Grand Prix
Categories: ASEAN Tags: jeans, Malaysia Fashion, swim wear and beach outfits
While summers normally take us to the beach wearing stripes, navy blue and brilliant white, this year the call is for rustic charm and nostalgic simplicity, with lots of flowers, free-form graphics and raw materials.
Pastel colours and white are the main tones, with tinges of black and grey and some bold hues like coral red, mint green, lemon yellow and dusty pink.
Don’t think “farmers and farmers’ daughters”, though – think modern folk, urban chic and romantic grunge
Spring and summer are relaxing, laid back and carefree. Our outfits will tend to go either short – as in micro-miniskirts and shorts ending above the knees – or super-long like maxi-dresses.
The same goes for guys: shorts and loose, baggy pants are in. Out go the skinnies and pencil legs.
Oversized jackets are going, too. Now it’s all about small, fitted and shaped tops and fitted pantsuits.
The winter saw runway models covering up in baggy clothes, but now it’s time to show off the curves with close-fitting and slim-fit garments
Promoting local brands both domestically and overseas, the Bangkok Fashion Society was established in 2004 by many of the best – Asava, Disaya, Good Mixer, Greyhound, Issue, Kloset, Manchu’s, Mung-Doo, Sarit, Senada, Sretsis, Sunchai, Theatre and Zenithorial
Categories: Asia (in General) Tags: 2010 Spring-Summer trend, Fashion & Lifestyle Trends 2010
KYIV – Ukrainian Fashion Week is a unique professional fashion event in Ukraine which fully meets the global standards of pret-a-porter fashion weeks
Ukrainian Fashion Week is held each season featuring collections by the best Ukrainian and foreign designers as well as trade marks
Venue: ACCO International Centre
Duration: 11th March, 2010 To 16th March, 2010
Fashion Links
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Categories: Asia (in General) Tags: Asia Fashion Weeks, Asia Wholesale Fashion, Russia Fashion Week, Ukraine Garments
Dunedin – New Zealand – The Southern Trust id Dunedin Fashion Week 2010 will be held at Dunedin Railway Station from March 08 – 14, 2010
Do come and enjoy the Fashion Week at Dunedin city, New Zealand
Venue: Dunedin Railway Station
Duration: 8th March, 2010 To 14th March, 2010
Fashion Links
Homepage Fashion Week
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Categories: ASIA FASHION Tags: Asia Fashion Weeks, Asia Trade Fairs
Colombo Fashion Week is a completely integrated showcase, aimed at developing a South Asian fashion hub, which encourages and promotes commerce between regional designers and retailers
Its main aim is to uplift the fashion industry of Sri Lanka, and its approach is multifaceted
Venue: TBC
Duration: 5th February, 2010 To 7th February, 2010
Fashion Links
Homepage Fashion Week
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Categories: ASIA FASHION Tags: Asia Fashion Weeks, Asia Online Fashion Shopping, Asia Trade Fairs, Asia Wholesale Fashion
Philippine Designer Jay Nicolas Sario Storm the ‘Project Runway’ Catwalk
Designer Jay Nicolas Sario has come a long way from producing makeshift fashion shows in his childhood home in the Philippines.
His passion for fashion lured him to New York City for a “Project Runway” casting call four seasons ago. But his designer dreams were quickly curbed.
“The moment I walked in I just felt this really, really bad vibe that, ‘Oh my God these people hate me, they don’t like me!’ [Laughs] And they said it,” explained Sario about his first audition for the Lifetime TV show “Project Runway.”
“I just went back to my hotel room, slept and tried to get over it. I couldn’t get over it until I woke up the following morning. And I was like, ‘You know time will tell. Eventually I’m going to make it on.’”
Sario’s hunch would prove to be right
With a new portfolio, Sario strolled confidently into the season 7 auditions to have his designs critiqued again by Tim Gunn, the show’s fashion consultant, among others.
“I was like, ‘I’m going to walk into this room with the same confidence but I’m just going to expect the worst,’” Sario said during a phone call from Los Angeles, Calif. “Right when they were saying all these great things about me, I was just like, ‘Oh my God! This is it!’”
Sario learned on his birthday in June via telephone that he would appear on the reality show. He is one of 16 designers who competed to win this season’s “Project Runway.”
Starting Jan. 14 viewers can expect to watch the commonplace “Project Runway” mania: designers creating outfits at a frenzied pace, arguing over who failed to change the bobbins on sewing machines and bickering over models.
Each season competitors fight to win a cache of prizes including $100,000 from L’Oreal Paris, a chance to sell their designs on Bluefly.com, a technology suite by Hewlett-Packard and Intel Corp. worth $50,000 and a layout in Marie Claire magazine
For a fledgling designer like Sario the win could mean being plucked from obscurity for a chance to have their designs shown at Bryant Park during New York Fashion Week.
“My goal is to work for someone who is very respected in the fashion industry whether it’s in New York or L.A.,” said Sario, a 31-year-old visual merchandiser for the clothing retailer Gap, Inc. “And if that doesn’t work out, I don’t want to go back to the Gap styling mannequins.”
Categories: ASEAN Tags: Philippines Fashion Designer, Project Runway USA
Chinese Fashion designers challenge traditional Western couturiers
China is on the verge of fielding high-end fashion that can compete with anything coming out of Paris, New York, London or Milan, say observers.
“It is very likely to be the next birthplace of another luxury brand because of the country’s cultural history, booming market and a big number of talented designers,” said a London-based buyer who purchases fashion items for department stores
However, the road ahead will be long and hard for fledgling Chinese fashion gurus competing with Western rivals, say experts
“It requires a long time to develop the philosophy behind a new brand
Furthermore, it will take generations to gain the worldwide acceptance of designers, the fashion media and, of course, fashion enthusiasts. It is the same for all luxury brands.”
The Chairman of Hong Kong Fashion Designers, said China shouldn’t rush into the business of luxury branding because of the length of time it takes to build up popularity and reliability among consumers, encouraging them to accept the brand’s philosophy and inevitable high prices
Categories: China Tags: China Fashion Designers, Chinese Fashion, Hong Kong Fashion Designers
Thailand’s multi-billion-baht fashion apparel business is changing rapidly as producers chase benefits from zero import tariffs under the expanded Asean Free Trade Area (Afta) agreement that took effect this month
Thai brands as well as trading firms representing global labels are exploiting new market opportunities in the region.
A director of the Thai Garment Manufacturers Association (TGMA), said that dozens of international brands were planning to make their debuts in Thailand this year.
They will enter the market on their own or will be imported by Thai manufacturers and distributors. At the same time, some firms are studying launching their own brands in the long term
Categories: Thailand Tags: AFTA Fashion Brands, AFTA Thai Garments, TGMA, Thai Garment Manufacturers
