Julia Alcântara
Rita Galkina
Tini Tani
Samantha Mariko
Guiri Uribe
Juvie, the popular online children's retailer of clothing, gifts and accessories for boys and girls, announced new lines and their take on the trends and must-have items for back-to-school season, fall 2011.
The color watch for fall shows jewel tones mixed with darker hues (think charcoal gray) popping up everywhere for girls. Girls will be drawn to the fun mix of textures and prints from Libertalia, a Los Angeles designer known for fashion forward tunic style tops. Cotton Caboodle's designs for fall are similarly rich in tone, but with a sportier, preppy look in garnet and amethyst-hued solids. Boys will find lots of deep turquoise, reds, and greens in Chaser's line of pop-culture-referencing graphic t-shirts.
The time lag between adult and children's fashion continues to narrow this fall, with several trends that are hot on the heels of their grown-up counterparts. Skinny cargo pants take a girl's two favorite pieces (cargo pants and leggings) and combine them into one go-to garment she'll reach for day after day. Look for Juvie's skinny cargo pants in a neutral green that can be worn with everything from It Jeans.
Another grown-up trend taking the kid's world by storm is faux fur vests. The hooded faux fur vest from Peas and Queues is expected to sell out well before the cold weather actually hits. And not leaving out the little guys, Juvie has partnered with Babiators to bring toddlers their very own hip aviator sunglasses that are safe and comfy for the little active sun-lovers in your family.
If there's such thing as "subtle bling," Tiny Hiney has found it, combining retro-cool studded appliques of anchors, skulls, guitars and angel wings to darling knit pieces for toddlers sizes 2-4. These pieces are great on boys and girls, who all love a little shine in their everyday wear.
Juvie, a unique online boutique for older boys and girls, features clothing for children from toddlers to tweens in sizes 2T-14. Juvie's modern selections are age-appropriate and stylish, so kids and parents are both happy.
LOS ANGELES – As a young teenager, before the fame, kids, paparazzi and front-row seats at fashion shows, Demi Moore regularly passed an Ann Taylor store at a local mall, taking note of the clothes.
In the years since, she's been a red-carpet rebel, jeans-wearing mom, bikini globetrotter and Versace model. Now her style evolution has come full circle, and Moore is the star of the Ann Taylor fall ad campaign.
She is the latest Hollywood connection for a company that previously tapped Katie Holmes and Naomi Watts to court its shoppers. "I feel like I've known Ann Taylor since I was a kid. I've watched the clothes move into support for the working woman," said Moore, 48, during a break at a recent photo shoot in L.A. "It used to be a lot of suiting. I've seen as we've changed, that they've changed, reflecting on how we live as modern women, which is wearing things that take us from day to night . from workout to work to weekend."
Looking at Moore's own fashion history, she's changed a lot, too. She has done the menswear thing, the retro siren and many plunging necklines. She's been bald and buff — and totally bare. (Remember the Vanity Fair cover when she was pregnant in 1991?)
In recent years, she has developed more of a signature look — one that's both sophisticated and sultry — which has won her praise from fashion insiders.
"We have to remember it's OK to take risks. Sometimes it will work and sometimes it won't. For me, I know there's a certain kind of balance of criteria. I like things that are classic. I want to know that I'll look in my closet five years from now and that piece still has a place. I don't have room or time for something's that just absolutely of the moment."
She has no problem taking some cues from the past, though. "I look at Katharine Hepburn, from the `30s and `40s, and the women of the `70s, Bianca Jagger," said Moore. "When we're young, we're finding ourselves, what we like. I can say there are certain things that remain a constant. I've always loved vintage. I've rested in a place that's classic, with a twist."
That's the look you see in the Ann Taylor ads, shot by top photographer Patrick Demarchelier at one of Rockefeller Center's rooftop gardens in New York City against a backdrop of towering buildings. In one ad, the star of movies "Ghost" and "A Few Good Men" stands confidently, hands on her hips, wearing a `60s-esque beige wool cape and a black blouse edged in lace.
In another shot, she sports a sexy-chic long V-necked grey sweater accented by faux fur. Moore hadn't worked with Demarchelier since he photographed her as the cover of an issue of Harper's Bazaar in the `90s, one of her favorite shoots, she said.
The collection also includes animal-print jackets, tailored tweed, wide-legged pants and bling-y statement jewelry. Moore added her own creative slant to the ads, suggesting the pairing of a leopard-print shirt with khaki pants, and the faux fur-trimmed sweater.
"That was actually one of my favorite pieces, when I first looked through the collection," said Moore.
Married to actor Ashton Kutcher, with three daughters from her ex-husband Bruce Willis, Moore said she definitely identified with Ann Taylor's working-mom demographic. Looking like a casual mom herself during her break on the L.A. photo shoot, she charmingly wore Harry Potter-ish designer black round glasses and loose-fitting jeans. On set, she transformed, moving fluidly into poses, doing yoga stretches between takes.
There's back-and-forth style advice between her and her daughters, including oldest Rumer Willis, a budding actress featured in ads for Badgley Mischka's spring 2011 collection.
"There are things that I might wear with flats that they would put with heels," said Moore. "They definitely stay at a kind of cutting edge because they're still in that experimental stage, which is important to remember. You keep going outside your comfort zone. When you get too confined to `This is what I know works and looks good,' I think you also don't stay fresh and current."
Moore still can push the envelope. For example, to this spring's Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she wore a strapless Prabal Gurung gown dripping in black feathers topped by a Philip Treacy head piece.
"Some of the kind of unspoken rules of what we're allowed to do at this age, and what you can get away with, really comes down to what's in your comfort zone, what makes you feel good about you," Moore said. "I think a part of it is on average we're living 34 years longer, so it's really changing, how we look at ourselves at different times. There might have been a time when we would say, `Post 40, dress above the knee, I shouldn't be doing this.' But that depends on the person. Fashion style really comes from the inside out."
Adjoa Osei is a brand that personifies quality and detail by creating pieces for customers looking for signature pieces.
July marks the official launch of Adapt by Adjoa Osei, an exclusive and rare collection from London's newest designer of the same name.
Adjoa Osei's capsule collection, Adapt is an effortlessly chic array of hand finished jersey vests, loose fitting tops and bright maxi skirts all emboldened with a signature woven West African print detail.
The key focus of the both the collection and the brand is to enhance everyday pieces with African print, creating an 'experimentally classic' look for women who appreciate well placed accents of colour and detail without compromising on their simple, clean lined staples.
Adjoa Osei is not about seasonality, trend or shock factor but about intertwining signature West African print detail into the fabric of every day silhouettes making it accessible to everyone.
Adjoa Osei is about timeless, ever wearable pieces so you won't find any clichéd tributes to 'tribal' inspired clothing here.
As the seasons change and garment trends evolve so will Adjoa Osei, creating limited handcrafted( in London), purposefully small collections, all carrying their signature print.
Global textile consumption is estimated to expand at an annual average rate of 4% and reach 87 million tons by 2020. This growth is likely to fuel the demand for textile fibres. Asia Pacific comprises the biggest market for textile materials, closely followed by Europe.
Asia Pacific will continue to be the biggest market for textile fibres for the years to come. Synthetic fibres represent the biggest segment of the total textile fibre market.
China is the world’s largest manufacturer and consumer of textile fibres. The country also leads in the exports of filament yarn, polyester filament yarn, polyester staple fibre, viscose, and viscose staple fibre.
Global prices for all textile fibres are predicted to increase during 2011. Textile fibres are being used increasingly in many household furnishing due to their inherent performance. Synthetic fibre market is estimated to grow in globally, and more particularly in the developing countries.
Specialty products such as spandex, aramid, and carbon fibres will see a fast growth. Polyester fibre will continue to dominate the fibre market, along with which it is expected that Asian market will see a good growth.
Retail expansion is a portfolio game, with a blend of success and failures. Recouping from recession blues, retailers are currently in expansion mode, developing their networks, and expanding into new markets. A research report states that retailers planning for expansion have increased by 19% in 2011.
Retailers seeking to expand their business must be capable of analyzing various retail specific variables. They need to devise successful expansion strategies and identify emerging markets, and investment opportunities.
Vigorous initiatives from the retailers regarding expansion plans indicate a positive outlook for consumer spending in the fashion apparel sector. Apparel retailers are attempting to make the maximum utilization of this opportunity.
Discreet retailers are rewarded for their long term outlook of business, maturity with varying consumer preferences, and ability to balance opportunities.
DAILY RFID has recently released a latest Gen 2 RFID UHF Hang tag for garment tracking. Operating in the frequency range of 860MHz to 960MHz, the Gen 2 UHF tag is especially designed as a hang tag to track garment to improve inventory accuracy in the retail or rental shops, while enhancing the presentation by sales.
With the EPC Gen 2 RFID hang tag clipped on clothing, the apparel can be track quickly since the UHF hang tag can store the information of the garment. By detecting with UHF reader, hundreds of the Gen2 UHF Hang tags can be read within 4 meters per second. Thus, by using RFID clothing tracking system, all the information about the garment will be shown on the computer clearly, from the product name, model number, and place of origin to its location, etc.
Except for the information of the garment, any other information such as customer’s preferences, their shopping history can be tracked down in the UHF hang tags. Thus, value marketing data could be captured in the same time. The Gen 2 RFID tag can be printed with the logo or size number of the clothes.
The RFID UHF hang tag allows for easily added as a removable label, instead of embedding them in clothes. And it is suitable for use in apparel retail, garment rental operations to streamline the process and win more customers.
DAILY RFID CO LIMITED, a subsidiary of PAN Group Co., ltd, is the leading company focusing on the RFID LF/HF/UHF/ readers, tags in China. Also, we own a factory covering an area of 26,000 square meters. Through ease of use, wide-reaching functionality RFID readers, RFID tags and RFID kits, DAILY RFID is hoping to have a solution for serving the large variety of needs in the expanding RFID market
Adjoa Osei is a brand that personifies quality and detail by creating pieces for customers looking for signature pieces.
July marks the official launch of Adapt by Adjoa Osei, an exclusive and rare collection from London's newest designer of the same name.
Adjoa Osei's capsule collection, Adapt is an effortlessly chic array of hand finished jersey vests, loose fitting tops and bright maxi skirts all emboldened with a signature woven West African print detail.
The key focus of the both the collection and the brand is to enhance everyday pieces with African print, creating an 'experimentally classic' look for women who appreciate well placed accents of colour and detail without compromising on their simple, clean lined staples.
Adjoa Osei is not about seasonality, trend or shock factor but about intertwining signature West African print detail into the fabric of every day silhouettes making it accessible to everyone.
Adjoa Osei is about timeless, ever wearable pieces so you won't find any clichéd tributes to 'tribal' inspired clothing here.
As the seasons change and garment trends evolve so will Adjoa Osei, creating limited handcrafted( in London), purposefully small collections, all carrying their signature print.
First Lady Michelle Obama stays cool in the summer heat while wearing CHRIS BENZ' Resort Nelda Dress for her appearance on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Thursday, July 21st, 2011.
The episode, which is set to air in October, focuses on redesigning and expanding a North Carolina community resource center for homeless female veterans.
The CHRIS BENZ collection is a reflection of Chris' Seattle upbringing and his ability to transform his influences to create a unique American style. His collection reflects the ease and carefree attitude one can expect from a true American Sportswear collection, which is made in the USA. In February 2007, Chris Benz presented his first ready-to-wear collection to high acclaim from fashion press and retailers during New York Fashion Week.
Chris grew up in Seattle, before arriving in New York City at the age of seventeen to study at Parsons School of Design. He graduated in 2004 winning the prestigious CFDA Emerging Designer Award. While at Parsons, Chris interned with Marc Jacobs where he reinforced his Parsons curriculum with the fundamentals of design. After graduation, Chris joined the dynamic J. Crew team as Designer of Dresses and Special Occasion.
Chris Benz is fascinated by innovation, proportions, refined tailoring and finishing details. The Seattle color palette prevails, with its deft blend of muted and neutral tones, shaken to life with an infusion of color. Classic silhouettes incorporate specialty details and elements of surprise.
Following a hike in cultivated area, cotton production is expected to ascend in the new cotton season 2011-12 beginning from October.
This was revealed by Textiles Commissioner, Mr AB Joshi.
Cotton output may surpass 32.5 million bales (1 bale = 170 kg), he said after a meeting of the Cotton Advisory Board (CAB).
The CAB has estimated the cotton crop in the current season at 32.5 million bales.
He added that cotton acreage in the next season is also expected to touch above 11.4 million hectares, the sowing area reported last year.
In its domestic cotton consumption estimate, CAB has reduced overall mill consumption estimates from the earlier 25.8 million bales to 23.6 million bales, considering the slowdown in cotton off take in recent months.
Intertek has launched its Passport Express Inspection Program, which enables consumer goods retailers, manufacturers and brands to advance their products to market in less time while maintaining quality standards.
Intertek's Passport Express Inspection Program is available onsite at manufacturing facilities in China for goods manufactured there and exported around the globe. The program features a simplified and standardized inspection program that offers online convenience for scheduling inspections at www.onlineinspection.com. Backed by Intertek's network of 1,200 quality practitioners, Passport Express enables retailers, manufacturers and brands to easily implement an inspection program that addresses sample sizes, acceptable quality levels (AQL), inspection protocols and reporting requirements.
"Passport Express allows retailers, manufacturers and brands to manage their risk and product quality while enjoying simplicity and speed to market," said David Horlock, Vice President Global Inspection and Auditing, Intertek Consumer Goods. "Our inspectors have industry-specific experience and use best-in-class inspection protocols and defect classification lists to ensure product quality while enhancing turnaround times."
Passport Express offers simplified reporting in a concise 2-3 page format, same-day reporting, web-based inspection booking, realistic and reduced AQL and inspection protocols for more than 200 product categories.
Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers’ products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 30,000 people in more than 100 countries around the world.
