Outlook for Asian Textile and Clothing Trade in the Post-quota Era
by William James
Survey of the European Yarn and Fabric Fairs for Autumn/winter 2008/09
by Philippa Watkins
Coco Chanel, high priestess of couture, created the look of the chic modern woman: her simple and elegant designs freed women from their corsets and inspired them to crop their hair. By the 1920s, Chanel employed more than two thousand people in her workrooms, and had amassed a personal fortune. But at the start of the Second World War, Chanel closed down her couture house and went to live quietly at the Ritz, moving to Switzerland after the war. For more than half a century, Chanel's life from...
World Markets for Textile Machinery 2008
by Robin Anson and Guillaume Brocklehurst
Alexandra - Britain's Oldest Workwear Company
by Helen McConnell Simpson, Jenny Dunford, and Tina James
Profile of Jack Wolfskin
World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends
World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends
The Market for Cosmetics and Toiletries in Asia (Emerging market report)
Fight for Ethical Fashion (The Mobilization Series on Social Movements, Protest, and Culture)
by Philip Balsiger
From consumer boycotts and buycotts to social movement campaigns, examples of individual and collective actors forging political struggles on markets are manifold. The clothing market has been a privileged site for such contention, with global clothing brands and retailers being targets of consumer mobilization for the past 20 years. Labels and product lines now attest for the ethical quality of clothes, which has, in turn, given rise to ethical fashion. The Fight for Ethical Fashion unveils th...
Red, White, and Black Make Blue: Indigo in the Fabric of Colonial South Carolina Life
by Andrea Feeser
World Textiles and Clothing After Quota Elimination
by Hildegunn Kyvik Nordas
Profile of IC Companys: A Multi-Branded Approach to Fashion Retail
by Lisa Muran