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    Textile News - Accessories News  
   
  USA: Product Innovations and Aggressive Marketing Efforts Will Step Up  
  Aggressive marketing and promotional activity underpinned by increased media budgets have led to a gradual transformation of footwear products, from a commodity-based positioning to one increasingly driven by demand for greater performance, comfort and convenience....
 
  USA: Remodeling Trends Will Spur Growth in Home Furnishings  
  Functional Products & Remodeling Trends Will Spur Growth in Home Furnishings,...
 
  USA: United Feather & Down Offers Celebrity-Inspired Bedding  
  Bedding manufacturer offers Moonlight Sonata bedding by designer Eileen West, to coordinate with the sleepwear actress Angelina Jolie wore on the much-anticipated recent People Magazine cover featuring her newborn twins....
 
  USA: isABelt will be at Fashion Week Sponsoring Designer Edwing D'Angelo  
  On September 5 isABelt, the patent pending, "ORIGINAL" virtually invisible belt product, along with SoftSheen-Carson Professional (L'Oreal USA), will sponsor the spring 2009 runway presentation of Edwing D'Angelo....
 
  USA: Original Jewelry Design Has Chic Pieces at Affordable Prices  
  In December of 2007, Glantz opened the doors on her online business,...
 
  USA: Unprecedented Diamond Trade-Up Offer to Benefit Consumers  
  Russian Brilliants® clients who currently own a diamond simulant now have the opportunity to upgrade to a natural diamond from Hadar, through its sister company Hadar Diamonds, and the initial purchase price will be credited in full....
 
  USA: Enjoy Dazzling Diamond Jewelry by Tacori at Robbins Brothers  
  Guests invited to a Tacori trunk show that will feature engagement rings and fine jewelry worn by the stars....
 
  USA: Planet Shoes Partners with Carbonfund  
  Planet Shoes is looking out for the planet by ensuring that the only footprint you leave behind is the one from your stylish new shoes, and not from your carbon impact....
 
  USA: ICO, Inc. Announces the Resignation of Phillip D. Ashkettle  
  ICO, Inc. Announces the Resignation of Phillip D. Ashkettle as a Director...
 
  USA: Madonna Rocks Out in Ray-Ban on Her Current Sticky & Sweet Tour  
  Material Girl Wears Classic Ray-Ban Wayfarers During Performance...
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Apparel/Garments News  
   
  USA: ApparelCandy, the Highly Anticipated Wholesale Apparel Site  
  Apparel Candy, Inc. has now officially launched their new wholesale clothing e-commerce website, "ApparelCandy.com" which tailors to the B2B Suppliers and Retailers of Wholesale Women's Clothing....
 
  USA: Organic Baby Clothing by Lynda Fassa Debuts Spring 2009 Collection  
  The original organic cotton clothing company, 14 year old Green Babies, launches its wholesale Spring 2009 collection online. Founded by former Ford Model Lynda Fassa, author of Green Babies,...
 
  USA: Developing Countries Offer Hope to Departmental Stores  
  Growing competition from counterparts in the retail industry has forced departmental stores to rethink and restructure operations, and adopt innovative strategies to sustain consumer interest. Developing countries are emerging as new centers of growth, driven by favorable economic conditions, rising levels of disposable consumer incomes, and changing purchasing patterns....
 
  USA: IGIGI Releases Fall 08 Collection  
  Wardrobe sponsor for full-figured celebrities like America's Got Talent's Queen Emily, BET and MTV award shows, plus-size designer and etailer now offers tailored suiting separates in addition to popular line of day and evening dresses...
 
  USA: Largest Online Costume Retailer and Party Retailer Merge  
  BUYSEASONS, Inc. and Celebrate Express Inc. combine forces to create the #1 direct retailer of party supplies and costumes....
 
  USA: Fleeting Fashion Trends Dictate Growth in the World Apparel Market  
  World apparel market is largely influenced by factors, such as, globalization, ever changing consumer preferences, levels of disposable incomes, dynamic business practices, fashion trends, and technological developments in fabrics....
 
  USA: Fusion of Sports & Fashion to Drive Growth in Market  
  Fusion of Sports & Fashion to Drive Growth in the Sporting Goods Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc....
 
  USA: Obama to Wear Union-Made Suit for Speech  
  Barack Obama will be wearing a suit made by UNITE HERE members from the Hart Schaffner Marx plant in Des Plaines, Illinois....
 
  USA: Holidays Are Here at Destination Maternity  
  The Holidays are approaching which means it's time for family, friends, and fabulous fashion!...
 
  USA: Nordstrom Rack to Open at Shops of Southlake  
  Nordstrom Rack to Open at Shops of Southlake in Southlake, Texas...
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Budget 07-08 News  
   
  USA: J. W. Hulme Company Announces The Frederic Remington Collection  
  An exclusive agreement with the Frederic Remington Art Museum makes new limited edition art available to Remington and western art collectors, some of it in the form of genuine buffalo leather bags....
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Budget 07-08 News  
   
  USA: J. W. Hulme Company Announces The Frederic Remington Collection  
  An exclusive agreement with the Frederic Remington Art Museum makes new limited edition art available to Remington and western art collectors, some of it in the form of genuine buffalo leather bags....
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Budget 07-08 News  
   
  USA: J. W. Hulme Company Announces The Frederic Remington Collection  
  An exclusive agreement with the Frederic Remington Art Museum makes new limited edition art available to Remington and western art collectors, some of it in the form of genuine buffalo leather bags....
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Budget 07-08 News  
   
  USA: J. W. Hulme Company Announces The Frederic Remington Collection  
  An exclusive agreement with the Frederic Remington Art Museum makes new limited edition art available to Remington and western art collectors, some of it in the form of genuine buffalo leather bags....
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Company Results News  
   
  USA: Dress Barn Q1 net income falls 28.4%, Backs FY08  
  Dress Barn Inc., an operator of women's apparel stores, has reported a 28.4% fall in net earnings to $19.6 million for Q1 from the $27.4 million, or 40 cents a share it reported in the year-ago period....
 
  USA: Charming Shoppes reports net loss in Q3  
  Charming Shoppes Inc., a leading apparel retailer, has reported a net loss of 3.6 million U.S. dollars for the quarter ended Nov. 3, 2007. The company had reported a net income of 19.4 million dollars for the same period last year....
 
  USA: Talon International reports decline in Q3 sales  
  Talon International, Inc., a global supplier of apparel fasteners, trim and interlining products to manufacturers of fashion apparel, specialty retailers, mass merchandisers, brand licensees and major retailers, reported financial results for Q3, 2007....
 
  USA: Target reports drop in Q3 net income  
  Target (TGT), the discount store chain known for chic apparel from high-end designers like Isaac Mizrahi and home furnishings from upmarket names like Thomas O'Brien and Cynthia Rowley, saw its fiscal third-quarter net income...
 
  USA: Limited Brands reports sharp fall in 3Q earnings  
  Limited Brands Inc. has reported a 48% fall in profit for the third quarter, hurt by weak sales during the abnormally warm fall, and it predicted profit would fall short of Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter....
 
  USA: Youth apparel retailer reports 3rd-Quarter Loss  
  Youth apparel retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. has reported loss of $20 million in the third quarter. Last year, it earned $8.98 million, or 13 cents a share, due in part to $31 million, or 45 cents a share, in charges. Pro...
 
  USA: JCPenney reports drop in Q3 sales  
  Home furnishings powerhouse JCPenney declared its Q3 results today. Management now expects fourth quarter earnings to be in a range of $1.65 to $1.80 per share....
 
  USA: Hallwood Group reports loss in Q3, 2007  
  The Hallwood Group Incorporated has reported Q3 results for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For Q3, Hallwood reported a net loss of $367,000, or $0.24 per share, compared to a net loss of $848,000, or $0.56 per share, in 2006....
 
  USA: Timberland reports drop in Q3 net income  
  Timberland profit, has reported a fall in Q3 net income. The net income fell to $25.9 million, or 42 cents a share, from $55.6 million, or 88 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding restructuring...
 
  USA: Under Armour reports 25% rise in Q3 earnings  
  Under Armour Inc., the athletic apparel and footwear Company has announced its Q3 results. The earnings rose 25 percent on strength in the apparel business. For the quarter that ended Sept. 30, Under Armour earned $20 million compared...
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Cotton News  
   
  USA: Cotton - 'A Natural Part of Everyday Life'  
  Cotton Incorporated has developed "A Natural Part of Everyday Life"; a branding campaign that will appear in approximately 85 malls throughout all 50 states....
 
  USA: Wal-Mart's Support for Farmers Adopting Sustainable Practices  
  Retailer encourages farmers to make transition from conventional to organic cotton...
 
  USA: Cotton output marks a record  
  Cotton USA releases US cotton supply & offtake....
 
  USA: U.S. cotton forecasts lower exports  
  2007/08 U.S. cotton forecasts in March 2008 include sharply lower exports, resulting in a 15 percent increase in ending stocks compared with last month....
 
  USA: Cotton prices rose late in this week  
  Grain prices rose again this week while cotton prices rallied late in the week....
 
  USA: Cotton farmers should focus on modern technology: ECCI  
  The local cotton farmers should now focus more on modern technology to avoid the negative impact environmental and pest factors have had on the last cotton......
 
  USA: Cotton prices can increase if subsidies end  
  U.S. cotton growers are insisting that they need government subsidies, but the WTO says these subsidies lower the cotton prices all over the world which is hurting foreign farmers....
 
  USA: Too much work for local cotton gins  
  Christmastime isn’t quite as white this year as it usually is for West Texas cotton ginners. The holiday season coincides with the cotton harvest, and cotton gins in Farwell and Muleshoe have seen high quality but low quantity....
 
  USA: Drought has cut cotton yields  
  Bobby Greene, Servico Gin president, while speaking at the monthly luncheon of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce said that a full year's worth of rain has been lost this year. For the last three years we are 56 inches...
 
  USA: Cotton farmers are sowing seed crops to make more money  
  Cotton farmers from California fields to Texas plains are planning to sow their fields with wheat. Farmers are plowing under cotton - once the king of U.S. agriculture - to seed crops that make more money....
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Expansions News  
   
  USA: Reliance Industries USA to invest $215 m in US polyester unit  
  Reliance Industries USA has acquired a polyester manufacturing facility in North Carolina for about $12.2 million from Unifi Kinston...
 
  USA: Wal-Mart Canada Unveils 300th Store  
  Wal-Mart Canada opened the doors of its 300th store, a Wal-Mart Supercentre in the Heartland retail district of Mississauga, Ontario....
 
  USA: L.L.Bean Set to Open Second Metro Chicago Store  
  L.L.Bean announced the additional expansion of its retail presence with a second store in the metro Chicago area. This new store will be located at the Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, Illinois...
 
  USA: Clear Creek Trading Company Launches Website  
  Clear Creek Trading Company Launches Massive Native American Artifacts and Traditional Merchandise Website. Over 1,200 items online for purchase, including Native American jewelry, baskets, dream catchers, fans, arrowheads, drums, dolls, plus a plethora of leather products, animal hides and much more....
 
  USA: Nordstrom Opens Third Detroit-Area Store at The Mall at Partridge Cree  
  Retailer Nordstrom opened the doors to its newest store at The Mall at Partridge Creek in Clinton Township, Michigan...
 
  USA: MARTIN + OSA Launches E-Commerce Web Site  
  American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. today announced the launch of the e-commerce Web site for MARTIN + OSA, its brand targeting 28- to 40-year-old women and men....
 
  USA: Joe's Jeans Announces Its Second Outlet Store  
  Joe's Jeans Inc. announced today that it has finalized its lease for the Company's second fashion outlet store,...
 
  USA: The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc: Green Bay Distribution Center Operations  
  The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. announced it will consolidate the merchandise processing functions at its 175,000 square foot distribution center located in Green Bay, Wisconsin into its other distribution centers located...
 
  USA: Nordstrom Opens Second Bay State Store at Burlington Mall  
  Nordstrom NYSE: JWN opened the doors to its second Boston-area store today at Burlington Mall. The 138,000-square-foot, two-level store offers a well-edited selection of luxury and quality fashion apparel, footwear...
 
  USA: World Market for Textile Materials to Exceed 127 Million Tons  
  Global market for Textile Materials is projected to exceed 127 million tons by 2010. Demand for textiles is a function of consumers' preference towards consumption for apparel, home furnishings...
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Fabrics News  
   
  USA: Coated Fabrics Market to Reach $2.8 Billion in 2012  
  Coated Fabrics Market to Reach $2.8 Billion in 2012, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc...
 
  USA: Cotton Recognized During International Year of Natural Fibers  
  Cotton and all natural fibers will be celebrated around the globefollowing a declaration by the United Nations General Assembly proclaiming 2009 the International Year of Natural Fibers...
 
  USA: EmbroidMe Franchise in Stratham  
  EmbroidMe Franchise in Stratham Under New Ownership...
 
  USA: pink-themed warm-up suits  
  The College of Textiles at NC State teams With Carolina Companies to make hoops for hope warm-up suits, a project to design and manufacture...
 
  USA: Jumping Beans, a new children’s playwear brand  
  Kohl's Corporation announced the launch of Jumping Beans™, a new private children’s playwear brand....
 
  USA: The green trend is extending to the holidays  
  The green trend is extending to the holidays, with gift wrap a primary offender. There is more interest in recyclable and recycled paper for gift wrap this year, and some companies are jumping on that trend....
 
  USA: DuPont launches new line of inherently flame resistant fabrics  
  A science-based products and services company founded in 1802, DuPont has launched a new line of inherently flame resistant fabrics, DuPont(TM)......
 
  USA: Fabtex introduces 100pct polyester fabrics symphony collection  
  The Company turning vision into reality, designing and fabricating custom window designs and bed coverings for hospitality properties worldwide, Fabtex has.....
 
  USA: Flame resistant fabrics for protection in automotive racing  
  Glen Raven has announced that, GlenGuard FR, its technical flame resistant fabric will be protecting drivers and crew members in automotive racing. Glen Raven will present its proprietary fabrics at the Performance Racing Industry...
 
  USA: DuPont offers new line of flame resistant fabrics  
  Protective apparel leader DuPont is offering a new line of inherently flame resistant fabrics engineered to protect against electric arc hazards. The new fabrics meet NFPA 70E as well as the new National Electrical Safey Code...
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Fairs/Exhibitions News  
   
  USA: Techtextil North America 2008  
  Techtextil North America 2008 highlighting the higher performance areas of technical textiles and continue to grow and attract an eclectic collection of researchers...
 
  USA: ISPA expo in Baltimore  
  International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) expo in Baltimore....
 
  USA: Oeko-Tex to address textile symposium in Long Beach  
  The International Oeko-Tex Association (Oeko-Tex), headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland is all set to present “Textile Ecology and Oeko-Tex: Major......
 
  USA: TTSNA to present technical textiles technology and market trends  
  The Techtextil-Symposium North America (TTSNA) will host the latest technology and market trends in technical textiles presented by advanced......
 
  USA: Decorative textile designs inspired by nature  
  Welstar's Winter Art show is "Nature by Design". The show will open on Saturday December 8 at 5:30pm. WELSTAR is pleased to announce the opening of their winter art show featuring the works of Mahara Ashlie....
 
  USA: Annual exhibit of contemporary textile works  
  Michele Nielsen, Curator of History of the San Bernardino County Museum, selected a number of textiles from the museum's collection and asked the members of the Western Textile Center Association to come up with their own...
 
  USA: A wearable art exhibit and sale  
  Art comes in many forms. One art form often overlooked is art to wear. McGee and Gordon Marley are opening up their homes for a wearable art sale....
 
  USA: Exhibition of antique kashmir shawls  
  Long known for its inventory of antique Oriental rugs, Minasian Rug Company presents its Textile Arts division's second exhibition of the year. Minasian Textile Arts has opened "Wrapped in Beauty: The Allure of Antique Shawls" at its...
 
  USA: Shows Northwest to organise fabric show in Seattle  
  A not-for-profit organization, Shows Northwest, the sponsors and producer of the Northwest Fabric & Notions Show is all set to bring the yet......
 
  USA: ITMA to host semiannual 'Showtime Fabric Market 2007'  
  A non-profit business association established as a trade association to stimulate the growth and development within the home furnishings industry, the......
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Fashion News  
   
  USA: SKN Design offers organic cotton shopping bags  
  SKN Design, an up-and-coming design company, has added organic cotton reusable totes to its line of reusable shopping bags, uniting sustainability and style......
 
  USA: Academy—Seattle announces Advisory Committee Members in Fashion Design  
  The International Academy of Design & Technology in Seattle (Academy - Seattle) is excited to announce some of the latest developments in its Fashion Design program,...
 
  USA: Infant and Toddlers Rock Runway for Worldwide Fashion Preview  
  Latest spring and fall collections worn by models eighteen months to five years old at the "Sweet Petites and Tiny Treats" fashion show...
 
  USA: Cancer Patients & Their Caregivers Strut the Catwalk  
  April 5, at the Marley Station Mall in Glen Burnie, cancer patients and caregivers from Cancer Treatment Centers of America will strut down the runway in this spring’s most chic fashions...
 
  USA: Donatella Versace Signed Patrick Dempsey (Dr. McDreamy) As New "Face"  
  Patrick Dempsey, AKA Dr, McDreamy? Dempsey will soon be appearing in Versace Spring/Summer ad campaign....
 
  USA: SkinScan Announces Line of Urban Chic Clothing  
  Invisible Fashion is a Patented Process Which Creates Sensual Clothing Through the Capture and Transfer of an Individual's Skin Tone to Fabric...
 
  USA: Fashion Camp NYC Brings Fashion to Life for Teens  
  Fashion Camp NYC faculty is made up of fashion industry executives fromrenowned companies such as Coach, Victoria's Secret, American Eagle, Tommy Hilfiger and Cole Haan, RedBook and Vogue...
 
  USA: Wet Seal launch a new collection of tops  
  Wet Seal Inc, a leading specialty retailer to young women, announced the launch of a collection of tops designed by Ashlee Simpson. The collection features designs...
 
  USA: New Cleavage Covering Bra -- Victoria's Secret is Too Late  
  A new bra called Figs was born shortly after Victoria's Secret announced it's image was too sexy. The bra allows women to cover cleavage in low cut shirts and dresses...
 
  USA: Musotica.com Launches Political Swimwear Line  
  Musotica.com, online store for women swimwear, lingerie, clubwear and costumes, launches a Senator Barack Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton bikini line, made in California, U.S., to meet the demand for political fashion....
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Fiber News  
   
  USA: Invista prepares to meet growing demand for spandex  
  Invista, one of the world's leading integrated fibers and polymers suppliers, yesterday announced it would increase capital inputs to $99.6 million to expand its spandex production base in the Pearl River city of Foshan....
 
  USA: Laboratory testing to determine extent of toxic chemicals in apparel  
  Medical evidence has indicated that inhaling high levels of asbestos fibers over a period of time can result in diseases like asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma for which there is no cure. This was in the 1970s. After 30 years, people all over the world...
 
  USA: Stein Fibers to start manufacturing facility  
  Stein Fibers Ltd., a polyester fiber distributor, is planning to start a joint venture with a Korean businessman to open a manufacturing facility in South Carolina which will be known as Innovative Fibers LLC. Officials from Stein were in Spartanburg, South Carolina to...
 
  USA: Europe to become net importer of TPA  
  The annual global study compiled by Houston-based Chemical Market Associates Inc (CMAI), which covers the period 2002 to 2012 in a report entitled “2008 World Terephthalates & Polyester Analysis” says that Europe...
 
  USA: CMAI completes annual global study  
  Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) has completed the 2008 World Terephthalates & Polyester Analysis, the annual global study which covers the terephthalates and polyester markets covering the period 2002 to 2012....
 
  USA: New synthetic natural fibre for summer nights  
  Cotton, the preferred cool summer fabric for sheets, is getting some competition in the form of new synthetic-natural fibre blends that boast cool comfort during long, hot summer nights....
 
  USA: New security fibers and yarns from ARmark  
  To combat the ever-growing problem of counterfeiting and help brand owners address their authentication needs, ARmark Authentication Technologies has introduced new logo security fibers and yarns....
 
  USA: Johns Manville introduces a unique, new glass microfiber  
  Johns Manville has engineered a unique new glass Microfiber that will be used in HEPA, ULPA and ASHRAE filters....
 
  USA: Search for healthy textiles goes on  
  The popularity of organic fibers is increasing and the search for healthy textiles is on the way; experts said......
 
  USA: Solutia introduces new nylon 66 impact-modified product line  
  Solutia Inc.'s Vydyne nylon resin group today announced the commercialization of its new nylon 66 impact-modified product line. This new product line, the 50 Series......
 
 
     
 
    USA Textile News - Home Textiles News  
   
  USA: P'kolino To Launch New Line of Toddler Furnishings at Babies"R"Us!  
  New products with function and playful style to debut in select stores and online...
 
  USA: American Blinds as Exclusive Internet Retailer for New Custom Drapery  
  American Blinds, Wallpaper and More announced today that it has been selected as the exclusive internet retailer for Levolor Window Fashions’ new custom drapery collection....
 
  USA: Justin Charles' Upcoming Line of Premium Rugged Casual Apparel  
  Safari Club International's SAFARI Magazine Highlights New Line of Premium Rugged Casual Clothing to be Released late August 2008....
 
  USA: Save Money Buying Discount Bedroom Furniture Online  
  Home and Bedroom is helping homeowners save three ways with gas savings, discount prices and by extending it's recession discount special throug the end of July. Buying discount bedroom furniture online can save consumers money as gas prices are expected to keep rising this summer....
 
  USA: Fashion Window Treatments Expands Line with New Fabrics and Styles  
  Fashion Window Treatments, Inc., the leading retailer of online semi-custom window treatments, recently expanded its line by adding new styles of window valances, decorative throw pillows, and more....
 
  USA: Sunbrella Sheers Change New High Performance Fabrics at Calico Corners  
  Calico Corners tells how to decorate with these new sheers and easy-care home furnishings fabrics that can transform indoor or outdoor spaces....
 
  USA: DKNY Celebrates Summer with an Energetic and Spirited Home Collection  
  DKNY's new bedding and bath collection celebrates individuality, versatility and fun. Each piece is defined by texture and color, sophisticated in style and reflective of the DKNY spirit....