Exports of textiles and apparel from the United States went up by 13.10 per cent year-on-year in the first six months of this year. The value of exports stood at $12.434 billion during January-June.

​Ranra has walked away with the fourth Zalando Sustainability Award during Copenhagen Fashion Week. Its genderless collection “focused on longevity and used exciting techniques with textiles and dyes”.

​Growth in Bangladesh's garment exports could drop to 15% this year after an unusually strong expansion of more than 30% in 2021, two industry leaders told Reuters, as US and European customers grapple with inflation.

The import of textiles and apparel by the US continues to grow fast, rising by 30.97 per cent to $66.308 billion in the first six months of 2022, compared to $50.626 billion in the same period of 2021. 

Archroma has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Textile Effects business from Huntsman Corporation, an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of chemical products.

Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, whose global career spanned more than half a century, has died aged 84 of cancer, it emerged on August 9.

Finnish lifestyle design company Marimekko is planning to launch a community-driven marketplace for its vintage and second-hand goods, Marimekko Pre-loved, on August 25.

Global recession is knocking at the doors of Indian textile industry. The impact of recession is clearly visible on new orders received by Indian exporters.

Avery Dennison Corporation, the US-based labelling and functional materials specialist, has reported that its net sales increased by 11.7 per cent to reach $2.3 billion in the second quarter.

​Leather materials and leathergoods specialist Pittards has acquired the brand and assets of Hill & Friends Limited, the contemporary luxury bag brand founded by Emma Hill and Georgia Fendley.

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma plans to give up control of financial technology company Ant Group Co in an effort to move away from affiliate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Sustainable fiber and technology solutions firm the Lycra Company announced on Tuesday a partnership with Browzwear, the industry's leading 3D software for apparel design and development. 

Two years on and garment factories in Leicester are still underpaying and exploiting staff, a new study reveals. The Low Pay Commission said non-compliance with the minimum wage remains “a serious issue".

Cotton On Group clearly sees Britain as a key target market and a year after it launched in the country, the e-tail giant has taken a lease on a logistics space in Nottinghamshire.

Primark is upping its sustainability status with the launch of a new eco leisurewear range, to be sold in selected stores across all its 14 markets in Europe and the US.

Since 2014, more than 30 brands have linked themselves with the brand's homoerotic imagery. Fashion Network sat down with Joakim Andreasson, Tom of Finland's license director, to discuss them.