International jewellery designer, Rafi Anteby has introduced his jewellery line with a conscience, Bullets4Peace, to a South African audience. International celebrities such as Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé and Eva Longoria support the pendants, manufactured from recycled bullet casings. 24 Oct 2013
Having selected the three winning students, Sheila-Madge Bakker, Frances Buchner and Sabrina Linder in the 2012/13 Foschini Fashion Design Awards, the group launched the winners' capsule collections in the Canal Walk, Gateway and Eastgate stores in October 2013. 21 Oct 2013
PARIS, FRANCE: A huge collection of haute couture and ready-to-wear fashion owned by the model who inspired Yves Saint Laurent's famous "Le Smoking" tuxedo went under the hammer on Monday (14 October) in Paris. 16 Oct 2013
Thembi Shangase was so concerned about the amount of money people spent on fragrances while she was working for a top retailer that she started her own business making them. 9 Oct 2013
Dominique Gatland, a designer from Lunar, has won the inaugural Crowne Plaza Sleepwear Design Competition. Made from a silky natural bamboo fibre, her top and bottom sleepwear design is seamless, lightweight, breathable and hand finished for extra comfort. 8 Oct 2013
Truworths has adopted a cautious and incremental approach to store expansion plans outside SA in order to gain a better understanding of the operating environment and the market potential, the fashion retailer said in its annual report, released last week. 30 Sep 2013
The top 10 finalists for the Crown Plaza inaugural sleepwear design competition have been selected and will display their creations at the SA Fashion Week from 3-5 October 2013 at Crowne Plaza Johannesburg - The Rosebank. 26 Sep 2013
Inspired by magic, stardust and fantasy, Madame Zingara has taken a step outside entertainment to debut its cosmetic and party accessory collection. 19 Sep 2013
MADRID, SPAIN: Spanish textile company Inditex, owner of global fashion brand Zara, reported a slight rise in profits in the first half of 2013 on Wednesday, 18 September, saying it had made a solid start to sales in the second half. 19 Sep 2013
MILAN, ITALY: Italy's luxury fashion brand Prada said on Tuesday (17 September) that its net profit rose by 7.6% in the first half of its fiscal year to €308.2 m and expressed confidence for the future despite an uncertain international economic outlook. 18 Sep 2013
Empowerment investor Brimstone faces a predicament in dealing with its investment in fashion retailer Rex Trueform (Rextru), which owns the Queenspark chain. 16 Sep 2013
HONG KONG, CHINA: Fashion retailer Esprit said on Tuesday, 10 September, that it suffered a net loss of HK$4.39bn (US$566m) in the year to June as it struggled to turn its brand around amid stiff competition. 10 Sep 2013
NEW YORK CITY, USA: Models joined labour activists at New York fashion week to protest clothing brand Nautica over its parent company's failure to sign an agreement to improve conditions in Bangladeshi factories. 9 Sep 2013
Rex Trueform‚ which reported a 138.3% fall in full-year profit, said its retail segment would remain under pressure in the 2014 financial year as international brands continued to enter the local clothing retail market‚ intensifying industry competition. 9 Sep 2013
More than 50,000 clothing and textile workers will not go on strike as five out of six employer organisations and the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers Union (Sactwu) have reached a last-minute deal to prevent strike action. 3 Sep 2013
The Crowne Plaza Sleepwear Design Competition 2013 will form part of the official SA Fashion Week programme and is open exclusively to designers on the SA Fashion Week database. The challenge is to design a piece of stylish sleepwear, which both looks great and helps promote a comfortable night's sleep. 29 Aug 2013
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Embattled Australian surfwear brand Billabong reported a huge Aus$859.5m (US$771.7m) net annual loss on Tuesday, 27 August, triple the firm's market value and far worse than analysts forecasts. 28 Aug 2013
A wage settlement for SA Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) members with clothing sector employers could be expected soon, the union said on Monday, 26 August 2013. 27 Aug 2013
Fashion retailer Truworths International boosted fully diluted headline earnings per share by 8.4% from 517.1c to 560.7c for the year to June. 23 Aug 2013
The Wedding Expo, being held at the Dome 24-25 August 2013, features daily Coca-Cola light Fashion Spectaculars. The fashion shows are the perfect platform to turn the spotlight on the Sparkling Together campaign, which sees leading fashion visionary Marc Jacobs lend his creativity to the limited edition 330ml and 500ml PET bottle collection. 19 Aug 2013
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