Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk could not hide his embarrassment after he was alerted that a company his department hired to produce scarfs locally decided to import them from China. 25 May 2010
It's ridiculous to be asked to pay R599 for an official replica Bafana Bafana shirt and that's the word from the workers who make it. 17 May 2010
PARIS, FRANCE: Jean-Louis Dumas, who chaired the French luxury goods group Hermes for almost three decades until 2006, has died at the age of 72, his spokesman said on Sunday, 2 May 2010. 4 May 2010
About six years ago, when I was editor of Elle magazine, Louis Vuitton announced that it was setting up shop in this country. 30 Apr 2010
Popular designer Ephraim Molingoana's dreams of clothing Bafana Bafana for the 2010 Fifa World Cup were shattered after a bungle by team manager Sipho Nkumane. 26 Apr 2010
The Disney Channel's viewers, in an online vote, crowned 13-year-old Samantha Lawrence the winner of the nationwide “Hannah Montana Style” T-Shirt design competition on Saturday 24 April 2010. 26 Apr 2010
LONDON, UK: A major British retailer apologised and stopped selling a padded bikini top for young girls Wednesday, 14 April 2010, after criticism that the garment over-sexualised children and pandered to paedophiles. 15 Apr 2010
Ebrahim Patel, the Economic Development Minister, has explained in a written reply to a Parliamentary question how the R1,75 billion to help the clothing and textile industry will be allocated. 13 Apr 2010
The Alliance Francaise of Port Elizabeth will be hosting its first ever Fashion Design Showcase, starting at 11am on Saturday, 10 April 2010 and running until 29 April. The showcase features local designers, each of whom brings creative and unique inspired designs to his/her plate. 9 Apr 2010
The Disney Channel announced the three finalists for the Hannah Montana nationwide T-shirt design competition earlier this week. They are Jennifer Ueberberg, aged 14 from Empangeni; Hana Garnie, aged 9 from Bedfordview and Samantha Lawrence, aged 13 from Warmbaths. 8 Apr 2010
The Advanced Photoshop T-shirt design competition closes on 20 April 2010 and online voting begins 22 April. 6 Apr 2010
The Cape Clothing & Textile Cluster's AGM held recently in March 2010 awarded K-Way the ‘Best Practice Award' for showcasing excellence in world class manufacturing. 1 Apr 2010
From the Easter weekend, Protea badges will be available to the public for the Bafana replica jersey. 30 Mar 2010
The release of the second Industrial Policy Action Plan predictably drew bland support from industry and criticism from economists of the support measures for “sunset” industries. What has been lacking in the debate is the context of the plan in SA's socioeconomic environment. 30 Mar 2010
South African Fashion Week, which started with an off-site show at The Firs in Rosebank on Thursday, 25 March 2010, was a bit flat this year. The wow effect that the show is known for was absent. 29 Mar 2010
The Disability Workshop Development Enterprise (DWDE) announces the launch of its Ukwakana School Uniform Design Competition. The competition is based around the theme “sustainable development” through working with the community and has financial support of DPOD (Disabled Peoples Organisations of Denmark). 17 Mar 2010
LONDON, UK: The company behind Calvin Klein has bought fellow US fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger for €2.2 billion (US$3.0 billion), Hilfiger's current owner said in a statement on Monday, 15 March 2010. 16 Mar 2010
Despite a difficult economic environment, clothing manufacturer and retailer Rex Trueform managed to improve headline earnings per share by 11.8% from 65.3 cents to 73 cents for the six months ended December. 9 Mar 2010
Restrictions on Chinese clothing imports demanded by trade unions and textile and clothing manufacturers had, at best, a mixed effect on SA's industry. 3 Mar 2010
MILAN, ITALY: Fashion is hard work, top Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana reminded punters on Sunday, 28 February 2010, illustrating their show at Milan Fashion Week with video of frenetic scenes behind their creations. 2 Mar 2010
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