A major confrontation is brewing in the clothing industry, in which business and labour must choose between higher wages or more employment. 22 Mar 2011
The global clothing brand to be launched by non-profit organisation 46664 will not commercialise former president Nelson Mandela in any way, the organisation said at a press briefing in Houghton on Wednesday, 9 March 2011. 10 Mar 2011
The new Mango collection, called Modernist Resort, has gone for a clean, modernist look with a focus on simple lines and minimalist silhouettes that use bright colours and graphic contrasts in the stripes to add energy. The longer skirts move towards pencil styles and slightly fuller forms, adding movement and sensuality. 4 Mar 2011
The SA Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) on Thursday, 24 February 2011, said it supported the comprehensive response issued by the Congress of SA Trade Unions (Cosatu) regarding Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Budget speech, but wished to draw specific attention to issues affecting the manufacturing sector and the clothing, textile, footwear and leather (CTFL) industry. 25 Feb 2011
Today, Friday 25 February 2011, Zanele Ncane, winner of the 16th Annual Vukani Fashion Awards 2010 goes to start her international fashion and entrepreneurship internship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This programme, arranged by the DAD Fund, places Ncane in the NGO "Barriera do Vasco", where she will assist the samba schools in creating the elaborate garments for the biggest show on earth, the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. She will also work with established and well known Brazilian designers, Sol Azulay and Patrizia D'Angelo. Ncane, a 21-year old fashion designer from Umbilo KwaZulu-Natal, returns to South Africa on 8 April. 25 Feb 2011
A new industry body, United Clothing and Textiles Association (UCTA), an umbrella body currently representing more than 300 compliant clothing companies that employ over 28 000 workers has been formed to engage with the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union, the Clothing Bargaining Council and government. 23 Feb 2011
MILAN, ITALY: Lean times over, Milan Fashion Week kicks off Wednesday, 23 February 2011, with a celebration of Italian flair fuelled by Asian spending power and a love of conspicuous excess. 22 Feb 2011
Last week's opening show of Joburg Fashion Week 2011 on Wednesday 16 February saw Suzaan Heyns' autumn/winter collection 'Die Vorm', produce a study of the anatomy of fashion with flesh tone-inspired colours gradually give way to whites, charcoals and black, all complementing the exaggerated silhouettes that mimic the human form. 22 Feb 2011
David Tlale will send out 92 models down the Nelson Mandela Bridge, each one representing every year that Madiba has lived, when he reveals his 2011 Autumn/Winter collections, 'Made in the City', at Joburg Fashion Week on 19 February 2011. 18 Feb 2011
Fresh new design talent Kutloano Molokomme was pumped full of confidence at fashion week. 17 Feb 2011
NEW YORK, USA: Limousine snarl-ups, bodyguards, scuffles in the entrance hall: even at nearly 48 years old, America's hottest designer Marc Jacobs remains everyone's favourite enfant terrible. 15 Feb 2011
CAIRO, EGYPT: Workers at Egypt's largest factory have suspended a strike in support of the revolt that toppled strongman Hosni Mubarak but will continue to press for higher wages, they told AFP on Sunday, 13 February 2011. 14 Feb 2011
Joburg Fashion Week, opening on Wednesday 16 February 2011 at the Bus Factory, in Newtown, Johannesburg, will launch with the new autumn/winter (A/W) collection - Die Vorm from Suzaan Heyns. 14 Feb 2011
CAIRO, EGYPT: Workers at Egypt's largest factory walked out on Thursday, 10 February 2011, on an open-ended strike in solidarity with anti-government protesters and to demand a raise in the minimum wage, they told AFP. 11 Feb 2011
Fashion was once again on full display as politicians and their spouses outdid themselves for President Jacob Zuma's second State of the Nation Address last night, 10 February 2011. 11 Feb 2011
Tourism is closely tied to fashion and entertainment. Cities like Milan, New York and Paris have benefited enormously from their status in the fashion world. 10 Feb 2011
What most people in the South African fashion industry forget is that it is a business, says Renato Palmi, director of the ReDress Consultancy, a fashion, clothing and textile industry research and development agency. 9 Feb 2011
MPs should support local jobs by showcasing South African-made outfits to the opening of Parliament, the SA Clothing and Textile Workers' Union said on Tuesday, 8 February 2011. 9 Feb 2011
In January 2011, Cavendish Square began its campaign as the official shopping partner to the J&B Met, with its FEDISA students' Larger than Life design competition. The centre entered the winner into the finals of the 2011 J&B Met Most Elegant Couple competition and elected to take second and third place runners-up to the race. 2 Feb 2011
A&E, the South African subsidiary of US company American & Efird, has been bought by Cape Town based sewing thread manufacturer ACA Threads as a going concern, which will see the 55 staff members from its Epping premises incorporated into the 86 staff at ACA Threads Brackenfell factory during the course of 2011. The combined turnover of the two companies is around R70-million per year. 28 Jan 2011
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