SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Embattled Australian surfwear brand Billabong reported a huge Aus$859.5m (US$771.7m) net annual loss on Tuesday, 27 August, triple the firm's market value and far worse than analysts forecasts. 28 Aug 2013
A wage settlement for SA Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (Sactwu) members with clothing sector employers could be expected soon, the union said on Monday, 26 August 2013. 27 Aug 2013
Fashion retailer Truworths International boosted fully diluted headline earnings per share by 8.4% from 517.1c to 560.7c for the year to June. 23 Aug 2013
The Wedding Expo, being held at the Dome 24-25 August 2013, features daily Coca-Cola light Fashion Spectaculars. The fashion shows are the perfect platform to turn the spotlight on the Sparkling Together campaign, which sees leading fashion visionary Marc Jacobs lend his creativity to the limited edition 330ml and 500ml PET bottle collection. 19 Aug 2013
South African designers are defining their own path when it comes to trends, with unique prints coming out strongly at the weekend's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Cape Town. 13 Aug 2013
Planning for the 2013 Sanlam Investments FoodWineDesign Fair is well underway and this year's fair promises to include a series of new projects, including one called the Odd Sock Project. 7 Aug 2013
The success of a small handcrafted textile company in South Africa points the way for the struggling textile industry to overcome the onslaught by Asia, through niche-market-led growth. 5 Aug 2013
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Output from Bangladesh's accident-prone garment sector increased in June, data showed Tuesday, with demand from foreign retailers still growing despite the country's factory disaster in April. 12 Jul 2013
Mihlali Gqada, the 30-year-old designer behind S'dudla Couture, a label for voluptuous women, is redefining the rules of styling for fuller-figured women. Sowetan asked the Pretoria-based designer her style tips for big girls. 10 Jul 2013
PARIS, FRANCE: Asian designers on Thursday, 27 June 2013, took to the catwalks at Paris fashion week with the sharp lines of South Korea's Wooyoungmi's scorched desert-inspired collection vying for attention with young Japanese designer Yusuke Takahashi's colourful exploration of traditional dyeing techniques for Issey Miyake. 28 Jun 2013
Former president Nelson Mandela's signature shirts have been flying off the shelves since he was hospitalised. 27 Jun 2013
In the time-honoured tradition of swopping clothes with friends, Skip and Destiny magazine have extended this to a wider circle through the return of the successful 'Swop to Shop' fashion exchanges taking place on 26 June, 23 August, 23 October and 28 November 2013 in Johannesburg, and on 1 August and 25 September in Pretoria. 24 Jun 2013
The International Fashion Sale (IFS), an annual shopping event that attracts over 25,000 consumers each year, opens under new ownership and management at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand from 26-28 July 2013. 21 Jun 2013
A new high fashion stiletto incorporates engineering plastics and bright neon colours to produce a unique range that provides wearers with standout crowd appeal, while supporting international charities has been launched internationally. 11 Jun 2013
For those trendsetters wanting a unique and fresh take on fashion, the Puma Braamfontein store is now home to the Creative Factory suitcase. This allows customers to create their very own unique Basket or First Round style sneaker, choosing from an assortment of materials and fabrics to make a one-of-a kind pair of Creative Factory kicks. 7 Jun 2013
ROME, ITALY: Women's prison workshops across Italy are joining up under a new commercial fashion brand they hope will help encourage more detainees to learn the trade and give them hope for a future on the outside. 6 Jun 2013
Selected from 10 semi-finalists, the winners of the Foschini Fashion Design Awards for 2013 were announced on 30 May amid Baroque-style celebrations at Truth Coffee HQ on Buitenkant Street in Cape Town. 4 Jun 2013
Kurt Geiger has launched a digital app allowing South African consumers to view the shoe catalogue imagery on Facebook in a full 360 degrees. 3 Jun 2013
DHAKA, BANGLADESH: Hundreds of Bangladeshi garment factories are to close indefinitely after worker unrest sparked by last month's collapse of a nine-storey building, the textile industry's main body said on Monday, 13 May 2013. 14 May 2013
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Ewan McGregor and Sean Connery wear them. Mel Gibson sported one in Braveheart and Prince Charles regularly has to hold his down to prevent flashing royal flesh during a stiff breeze. 6 May 2013
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