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The jewel-encrusted white glove of pop-icon ‘Michael Jackson’ has sold for $49,000. The late pop star wore this famous accessory during his wedding with Debbie Rowe in the year 1996. The glove was bought in an auction in Australia by Las Vegas Hard Rock curator Mr. Warwick Stone, ...
This September, lucy activewear celebrates National Yoga Month with the release of its most innovative collection to date: the new Power Yoga Collection, featuring lucy powermax, a new performance fabric that offers maximum compression, moisture management and the four-way ...
Indian Government Urged to Crack down on Child Traffickers Following the recent release of 94 trafficked bonded child labourers in India, the Global Union representing workers in the garment industry has called on the government to bring the traffickers to justice and to sentence ...
Children and forced laborers are mining gold, sewing clothing and harvesting cocoa around the world, and India is the source for the biggest number of products made by these workers, a U.S. government report said on Thursday. The Department of Labor for the first time released a ...
Is it OK to sell $5 undies and $10 T-shirts next door to a fabled jeweller offering $100,000 diamond rings? Tiffany & Co doesn't think so. Australian shopping centre giant Westfield disagrees. An American judge is set to decide after Tiffany sued Westfield in an attempt to stop ...
Recession-hit fashionistas wanting to look a million dollars without paying so much are keeping up appearances and fuelling a new industry in Australia -- online fashion rentals. Struggling with redundancy or lower salaries, many Australian women are following in the designer ...
Indian textile companies are expanding their manufacturing facilities to industrial fabrics to tap new customers in the construction, automobiles and healthcare sectors, who are currently importing these products. Alok Industries, S Kumars Nationwide and SRF are keen to expand ...
Despite the two biggest economies of Europe; Germany and France recording economic growth in the second quarter, garment exporters in Bangladesh do not sound optimistic about the same. Experts from the sector aver that in spite of the good tidings, shipments from the sector, ...
The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka granted investment approval to Naturub Lingerie Accessories (Private) Limited. Mr. Dhammika Perera, Chairman / Director General signed the agreement on behalf of the BOI and formally presented the BOI Certificate of Registration to Mr. Tissa ...
The main lesson from the financial crisis is that the economic problems that the world now faces will always in future be global problems and the solutions will have to be global, said Andrew Cahn, CEO of UK Trade and Investment. He told Xinhua in an exclusive interview that the ...
No matter how many times the ugly truth behind the production of clothes for our high street is exposed, our appetite for cheap clothing remains undiminished. This summer, while much of the retail sector struggled in the recession, Primark revealed that sales were up 21 per cent. ...
The US Open has ended and Stick It Wear?! starts with new player designs framed with new colors and fabrics around the game's favorite movers. Much of the Stick It Wear?! by Joe Durica collection is inspired from the refined Olympic pictograms and patterns of the 60s and 70s. The ...
We’re all familiar with the scenario - a moment of distraction and the damage is done: salad dressing splashes onto the silk tie and it has to be sent for dry cleaning. During a flight, the coffee cup tips its contents over the fine wool suit and there is no time to change before ...
The Air Force will unveil a new lightweight running short this month in time for the Air Force Marathon. The shorts feature a durable, quick-drying nylon shell with polyester brief for moisture management, a 4.5" inseam, drawstring waist, and oversized inside back key pocket. ...
They do claim that a wild cat the size of a Puma stalks the hinterland of Dartmoor with many a sighting of oversized black felines reported in the area - usually late on a Saturday night. But at the Wickedelic Lingerie warehouse, perched on the very edge of Dartmoor, they find ...
Seventy-five years ago, Levi Strauss & Co. took a risk that forever changed the course of women’s fashion. In the fall of 1934, the company introduced “Lady Levi’s jeans” – the world’s first jeans made exclusively for women (www.womensjeans75.com). Originally created as men’s ...
Industrial GUFs, ITGLWF, ICEM, IMF, Demand Jobs Focus from This Week’s G20 Meeting Three Global Union Federations (GUFs), representing 55 million industrial workers, call on G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Pittsburgh, USA, this week to prioritise the ...
The debate about skinny models resurfaced at London Fashion Week on Monday, when a stylist was forced to deny she stormed out of a show because the designer was using larger-than-normal models. Erika Kurihara told the Guardian newspaper that she left Saturday's show by up-and...
Saxx, the latest innovation in men's underwear, announced the sale of its 50,000th pair, a milestone reached in the less than two years since the product was introduced and,remarkably, achieved almost entirely by the word of mouth of devoted male consumers. Sales figures were ...
Urbana, the range of premium formal wear for professionals has been the pioneer in blending innovation and craftsmanship, offering the customer, finely crafted clothing. This season Urbana has launched its latest innovation – The fully taped shirt, adding to its line of ...
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Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
Xi Jinping to lead national security commission
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee has decided that ...
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
China's reform leading group holds first meeting
BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's leading group for overall reform ...
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates confirmed on Wednesday that he is ...
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
Xinhua Insight: Emerging economies able to secure steady growth
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Emerging economies are ...
China cuts retail oil prices
China cuts retail oil prices
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced on ...
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary ...
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
Shell companies struggle to stay listed
China is planning to clamp down on back door listings. A back door ...
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
HK Disneyland Gets Toy Story Land
A general view of Toy Story Land at Hong Kong Disneyland is taken ...
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
Retailer's Net Profit Falls 3%
A Wal-Mart store is seen in Stratford, Connecticut, the United States. ...
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualifies for FIFA U-20 women's World Cup
Ghana qualified for the 2014 FIFA U-20 women's World Cup following a 4...
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Stars 'Big Three' fall short of title in 1st year
Miami Heat's LeBron James (R) stands with teammates Chris Bosh (C) and ...
Yao's gift of sport for all
Yao's gift of sport for all
Chinese NBA player Yao Ming teaches a boy with special needs how to ...