Following the Cape Town Fashion Council's (CTFC) 'Fashion for Business Programme' (F4B), implemented as a pilot in late 2009, a roundtable series addressing each sector of the fashion industry with the input of local experts and stakeholders will begin. 21 Sep 2010
Marie Claire Prix d'Excellence de la Mode South Africa was launched in 2007 and, after a two-year break, it is back with a new focus on the fashion retail industry and the role it has played in supporting local design and the business of fashion. 17 Sep 2010
Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies on yesterday, 14 September 2010, launched the Clothing and Textile Competitiveness Programme (CTCP) and its core funding mechanism, the Production Incentive (PI), aimed at restructuring South Africa's clothing and textiles sector. 15 Sep 2010
SA Clothing retailers are considering moving orders for Christmas stock to suppliers outside the country. This is because of the lingering uncertainty about the future of 386 local manufacturers who are not complying with minimum wages and labour standards. 13 Sep 2010
Clothing manufacturers and labour union Sactwu will meet the directors-general of various government departments to try to settle a dispute over a minimum wage. Thousands of jobs are at stake. 7 Sep 2010
Vogue could be described as nothing more than a glossy catalogue. Every fashion ad follows the same formula. Sexy models draped in a fashion house's latest range, shot and styled by a big name photographer and finished off with the logo. However, the print ads confirm the prestige of the brand. 1 Sep 2010
Woolworths launched its summer fashion range on Wednesday, 25 August 2010, with a campaign that focuses on the future and the wealth of young, local talent in South Africa. 27 Aug 2010
The KwaZulu-Natal department of economic development and tourism has thrown a lifeline to retrenched workers from the textile industry - pumping a whopping R30-million into it. 23 Aug 2010
The cost of school uniforms in the UK has fallen again in 2010 and prices are now lower than ever before, says new research from Verdict. 17 Aug 2010
The 2010 Making the Difference Through Design competition, sponsored jointly by Sappi and Woolworths, was won by a group of Grade 11 and 12 design learners from Zwartkop High School in Centurion, who have been named the Gauteng and overall national winners. 17 Aug 2010
Kensani Nkosi's eagerly awaited Stoned Cherrie Love Movement collection brought the house down on Friday night at the AFI Cape Town Fashion Week. 16 Aug 2010
As over one million public-sector workers prepared to strike for wage increases double the inflation rate, clothing workers in Newcastle earning as little as R90/week took up arms to prevent officials from closing down the mostly Chinese-owned sweatshops where they work. 13 Aug 2010
All eyes are on Cape Town Convention Centre as the Mother City welcomes the crème de la crème of fashion to the Spring-Summer 2011 fashion week. 12 Aug 2010
The South African clothing industry has been dealt another heavy blow by the news that clothing manufacturer Seardel Group is planning to close down its Intimate Apparel division in Cape Town due in part to what unions have said was "the refusal by Woolworths to improve the prices it paid" for merchandise. 29 Jul 2010
A further 800 garment makers from Seardel may soon be retrenched because the company says it cannot compete with cheap imports, the erosion of the industry due to unscrupulous business operations that under invoice and bring in illegal apparel as well as its inability to produce due to the technical complexity of bra manufacturing. 27 Jul 2010
Lucilla Booyzen has been announced the winner of the Corner Shop to Big Business Makers Category in the new Shoprite Checkers Women of the Year Award which searched for exceptional and visionary women achievers who with determination and foresight are making an impact on the future of fellow South Africans. 26 Jul 2010
LONDON, UK: A number of factors will combine to create the most inflationary environment since the mid-1980s, according to Verdict, the retail consultancy. Consumers can expect prices to rise by over 4% this year with more modest rises in every year out to at least 2014. 23 Jul 2010
The International Fashion Sale, on at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate, Johannesburg from 29 July - 1 August 2010, will feature workshops for fashion lovers. On 29 and 30 July, the workshops will be at 7pm and at 4pm on Saturday 31 July and Sunday 1 August. 21 Jul 2010
MADRID, SPAIN: Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer, said on Tuesday, 13 July 2010, it would move into Australia and South Africa next year as the Zara owner pushes ahead with its aggressive international expansion. 14 Jul 2010
It's all systems go for this year's prestigious horse racing event, the Vodacom Durban July. 13 Jul 2010
