Leading British designer, Vivienne Westwood is to redesign the iconic red uniform of Virgin Atlantic's crew. Over 7500 staff including cabin crew, pilots, Clubhouse staff and Virgin Holidays employees will receive new uniforms, with employees being involved throughout the design process. 6 May 2013
Mat & May is the latest addition to the 18 fashion forward brands that make up leading retail group TFG (The Foschini Group). Its core focus is to provide consumers with good value and on-trend accessories that bridge the gap between function and form. 30 Apr 2013
Seardel Investment Corporation (SER) says for the year ended March 2013 it expects its headline earnings per share to be in a range of 2 to 6 cents‚ compared with 20.86 cents a year ago. Its earnings pe share are seen in a 4-8 cents range from 19.47 cents a year ago. 29 Apr 2013
On Saturday 23 March, workshop participants can harness the rays of the sun to print original designs on bags and t-shirts at the Puma Creative Factory 'Love Thy Planet' workshop from 12-6pm at the Grove in South Point, Braamfontein, Johannesburg. 14 Mar 2013
Founder and creative director of designer label PALSE Homme, Paledi Segapo is to showcase in SA Fashion Week and promises fireworks. 12 Mar 2013
The textile and clothing industry occupies an important role within the economy. Together, textiles and clothing account for about 14% of manufacturing employment and represent South Africa's second largest source of tax revenue. 8 Mar 2013
Internationally acclaimed fashion designer David Tlale is investing time to nurture the upcoming generation of fashion designers. 5 Mar 2013
What comes from the earth will be returned to the earth. This truism now seems to apply to clothes and shoes as well, all for the sake of saving the environment. 4 Mar 2013
Having selected the 10 semi-finalists in the Foschini Fashion Design Awards in November 2012, the judges asked them to design an exhibition outfit, inspired by their choice of three time periods (Turn-of-the-Century Baroque, 1920s or 1960s) to reflect their unique design style. 26 Feb 2013
Juju, the clothing range inspired by expelled ANC Youth League president Julius Malema, has suffered the same fate as the political life of its namesake. 18 Feb 2013
Five months after showcasing his collection called Transcendence during the spring New York Fashion Week, designer David Tlale was back in the Big Apple at the weekend. 13 Feb 2013
NEW YORK, USA: New York Fashion Week injected a bit of color and glamour into wintry Manhattan on Thursday, 7 February 2013, with the first of 300 autumn-winter collections for men and women unveiled on the runways. 8 Feb 2013
Fashionistas rejoiced and local clothing retailers stepped up their plans to maximise supply chain efficiencies as global fashion brands such as Zara and Topshop expanded in South Africa last year. 8 Jan 2013
In November last year (2012), PEP ran a survey to find out attitudes towards Back-to-School (BTS) issues. From the hundreds of thousands of responses to the survey, it appears parents have strong opinions about how schools could help them more with uniforms. 3 Jan 2013
PARIS, FRANCE: From the court of Louis XIV to the dawn of the 20th century, a Paris exhibit last week charted two centuries of European fashion through scores of immaculately-preserved silhouettes, male and female. 18 Dec 2012
Having selected the 10 semi-finalists for the Foschini Fashion Design Awards 2012/13, the judges have now sent them on the next phase of the competition; creating an exhibition outfit inspired by the turn of the century, the 1920s or the 1960s, within the budget given to them. 14 Dec 2012
Since 1994, about US $1500 million has been spent locally on modernising and upgrading the textile industry in South Africa, making it efficient and internationally competitive, which could be harnessed to make South Africa more of a future force in the world market. 14 Dec 2012
Caterpillar has extended its offering to include menswear, as its apparel product line has evolved from elementary work wear to fashion apparel and accessories that will appeal to the utility-inspired consumer. 12 Dec 2012
TOKYO,JAPAN: Clothes that could literally light up your life were unveiled on Tuesday, 11 December 2012, by Japanese researchers who said their solar-cell fabric would eventually let wearers harvest energy on the go. 11 Dec 2012
Seardel Investment Corporation (SER) on Monday, 19 November 2012, reported unchanged diluted headline earnings per share of 0.1 cents for the six months ended September 2012. 21 Nov 2012
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