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The show of wedding dresses designed by Ms Katsura-yumi staged in Dalian World Expo Center on 7th September. Forty seven most beautiful wedding dresses were displayed on that night.
Ms Katsura- yumi was a famous Japanese wedding dress designer, who was born in Tokyo. She was the very first wedding dress designer in Japan, starting her design early in 1864.
The news of China Textile City Fabrics Sourcing Center openning branch in Italy attracted merchants' attention. Some companies expressed their intent of cooperation. Zhongjin Guofu Beijing Investment Consluting Company is one of them. Peng Funan, the president of Soucing Center sent the relative documents to Zhongjin Guofu.
China Textile City Fabrics Sourcing Center is an innovative fabrics sales platform, comprising the functions of textile display, trade, information and communication. Through the international fabrics sourcing site, the online and offline sales connect together. This center is working hard to explore the international and domestic trade, and attract more fine fabrics suppliers to set down. It established cooperation with textile associations and chambers of commerce in home and abroad to form a trans national fabrics sourcing network.
The innovative sales model is supported by Zhejiang Bureau of Commerce and meet the demand for going abroad strategy in this province. Its Italian branch could get the financial aid of several millions yuan per year from the government.
Ten of shoemakers from Huidong city by Group attended the China International Footwear Fair in Shanghai that just ended on September 3, 2010.
The special designed booth for Huidong exhibitors attracted around 12,000 buyers for visiting, who came from countries of Russia, Australia, Brazil, EU and America, Middle East and Southeast Asia, as well as buyers from national wide. The exhibitor said "during the three-day fair we signs the on-site contract worth 16.8 million yuan for sales of 480,000 pairs of fashion lady’s shoes, the intention of the contracts amounte to 150.5 million yuan." Furthermore Huidong County took the opportunity of fair and launched promotion activities to attract more investment to their footwear production base.
The first forum for improvement of the quality and reputation of Chinese industrial products held in Beijing on September 2, 2010. During the forum 156 Chinese firms signed a written proposal "promising to make quality products for the world," and called upon their peers in China to raise the quality of industrial products. Footwear enterprises of kangnai and Delixi are on behalf of leather industry signed the proposal.
The vice Premier Zhang Dejiang urged the Chinese enterprises industrial enterprises to produce high-quality products as part of the effort to enhance the image of "made in China" while he met with the delegates, he further stressed quality of products and reputation of enterprises are the essential life for sustainable growth.
After 30 years’ development Kangnai has grown to a well known footwear group in China due to its longstanding quality strategy on pursuing good quality. On behalf of the leather industry Kangnai Group President Zheng Xiukang made a speech on the forum to promise to make quality products for the world.
Huasi Agriculture is approved by China Securities Regulatory Commission to issue the IPO on Shenzhen Stock Market, this mark the first stock issued in China fur sector.
Huasi Agriculture plans to issue 28.50 million shares for collect of 260 million yuan from IPO, the news released on the website of CSRC.
Suning-based Huasi Agriculture Group is a Chinese leading fur enterprise specialized in animal farming and processing, fur and fur clothing making and designing, production for fashion fur clothing and fur ornaments in 2009 reached 0.2698 million pieces.
The world’s largest watch and clock trade event, the HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair, opened with over 700 exhibitors from 14 countries and regions taking part.
The fair, which runs until 10 September at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), is organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) together with the Hong Kong Watch Manufacturers Association Ltd and the Federation of Hong Kong Watch Trades and Industries Ltd.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Fair Organising Committee Co-Chairman Peter Sin noted that the 29th edition includes 68 buying missions from 64 countries and regions. “Their presence speaks of the recovering global economy,” he said.
Mr Sin pointed out that, in the first half of 2010, Hong Kong exported watches and clocks valued at more than US$3.14 billion. “That’s up 24 per cent over the same period last year. Indeed, most of Hong Kong's export markets recorded double-digit growth, including the Chinese mainland, Italy, Japan, Switzerland and the United States.”
Name Brands, New Piazza
“The Brand Name Gallery, which features about 100 brands, is a fair centerpiece,” according to Fair Organising Committee Co-Chairman Joseph Chu. Mr Chu said that well-known names on display include DUNLOP, EVERLAST and NBA, fashion labels COSMOPOLITAN, elite MODELS’ FASHION, Levi’s and MC marie claire, and prestigious labels ICE-WATCH from Belgium, FIYTA from the Chinese mainland, odm and TEMPORIS from Hong Kong, Tonino Lamborghini from Italy and FOCE from Korea. .
The Brand Name Gallery’s Wine Cellar, where visitors can also enjoy wine and coffee, is hosting fashion shows throughout the fair period. Models will wear selected timepieces at 10 fashion parades.
Members of the public, 12 and above, will be allowed free admission to the Brand Name Gallery on the fair’s final day, giving exhibitors instant market feedback on their new offerings.
Other highlights include World Brand Piazza, new this year. Located in the concourse leading to the Brand Name Gallery, the Piazza is sponsored by Prince Jewellery & Watch Company and pays homage to the art and craftsmanship of haute horlogerie, featuring limited-edition timepieces from such global brands as Audemars Piguet, Breguet, Cartier, Omega, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin.
The fair also sees the return of the Pageant of Eternity. Located in Hall 1, the special zone showcases timepieces of outstanding beauty and craftsmanship.
Timely Design
In addition to established brands, the fair is also a showcase for innovative new timepiece design. Finalist and prize-winning entries from this year’s Hong Kong Watch and Clock Design Competition are on exhibit at the Hall 1 Concourse. Team 1 Design Ltd’s “Spring & Winter” was selected champion in the Open Group, and Kin Waily’s “Garden Clock” won top honours in the student category.
Industry Insight
The Wine Cellar is also the venue for seminars to be held on the final day of the fair. Watch collectors will hear experts discussing successful watch brands, as well as a focus on luxury watches.
The Asian Watch Conference also returns with a half-day session on 7 September (Tuesday), featuring Will A Stein, President of the Philip Stein Group. Mr Stein joins Chinese mainland government official Ren Xing-zhou. Ms Ren is Director of the Institute of Market Economy Research in the Development Research Centre of the State Council.
Mr Stein’s address will cover several topics, including “Natural Frequency Technologies,” used to keep watches in tune with the wearer’s body, while Ms Ren will offer insights about the latest Chinese mainland consumption patterns and their impact on the watch market. Industry trends will also be the focus at this morning’s Hong Kong International Watch Forum, which brings together leaders of world watch associations.
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August 30, 2010 – New York, NY – Stylesight, the leading global provider of trend content, tools and technology for the style and fashion industries, presented an exclusive seminar surrounding F/W 11 Interiors & Home Textile Trends at the Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles Trade Fair. Stylesight’s Trend Director for Asia, Valerie Wilson Trower, provided Stylesight subscribers and Trade Fair attendees with an in-depth look at Stylesight’s unrivaled Trend Forecasting and Analysis.
Stylesight’s F/W 11 Interiors and Home Textiles Trend Seminar was held Wednesday, August 25th at 15:30 hrs. Trend Director, Valerie Wilson Trower, presented an in-depth analysis of essential F/W 11 Interior design directives to an audience of over 135 Trade Fair guests. Ms. Trower focused on the essential palettes, prints, and details for the season.
Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles is the largest Home Textile Trade Fair in Asia, organized by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. The Trade Fair was held at The Shanghai New International Expo Centre from August 254h to August 26th, and brought in nearly 908 exhibitors from 24 countries, and over 36,854 Trade Buyers from 99 countries and regions.
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Gucci, in collaboration with the Venice International Film Festival, is pleased to announce a new annual award that will celebrate an outstanding artistic achievement by a woman in filmmaking: the Gucci Award for Women in Cinema. The Florentine House has joined forces with one of the world’s most prestigious and glamorous film festivals to spotlight and acclaim the unique contributions that women make to the film industry in a wide range of capacities, from director to actor, cinematographer to set designer, screenwriter to costume designer.
This new accolade will follow on from the Gucci Group Award which, for the past four years beginning in 2006, honoured artists who made a remarkable contribution to film. The Gucci Award for Women in Cinema will be inaugurated at the 2011 Venice International Film Festival, but thanks to Gucci and Martin Scorsese’s non-profit organization, The Film Foundation, will be preceded in 2010 with the world restoration premiere of Wanda, the highly regarded independent film directed by Barbara Loden which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year.
“Women have had an indisputable impact on filmmaking since the very early days of the industry,” says Frida Giannini, Gucci Creative Director, “both onscreen and behind the camera, in all aspects of the art. The American film director Barbara Loden is a shining example, having written, produced, directed and starred in Wanda in 1970. It is a memorable example of breakthrough independent cinéma verité, which 40 years ago won the International Critics’ Prize at the Venice Film Festival. It is achievements such as Barbara’s that we hope to acknowledge and highlight through this new award.”
Marco Mueller, Artistic Director of the Venice Film Festival adds, “The Venice Film Festival is delighted that Gucci is taking on the mantle from the Gucci Group, which has supported the art of film for the past four years. Cinema has also played a vital part in Gucci’s 90-year history and we particularly appreciate the theme of women as their work and contribution to the industry should receive greater recognition.”
The award winner will be selected through an Advisory Committee led by Marco Mueller, which will provide Frida Giannini, serving in the role of Jury President, with a list of nominees. The jury itself, composed of leading representatives from the film industry, will then evaluate and rank these nominees in order to select a winner. The first recipient of the Gucci Award for Women in Cinema will be announced at an inaugural event during next year’s Venice Film Festival. A US Dollar 25,000 scholarship fund will then be awarded by Gucci to a leading Film School in the name of the honoree.
Gucci’s relationship with cinema dates back to the 1940s and over the past five years has centered its extraordinary commitment to preserving the art of cinema. Specifically, Gucci has donated a total of $1.5 million to Martin Scorsese’s The Film Foundation for the restoration of groundbreaking and influential films, touring the films at festivals around the world as part of the “Cinema Visionaries” screening program:
- In 2006- A Woman Under The Influence (1974, d. John Cassavetes)
- In 2007- Le Amiche (1955, d. Michelangelo Antonioni)
- In 2008- Wanda (1970, d. Barbara Loden)
- In 2009- Senso (1950, d. Luchino Visconti)
- In 2010- Il Gattopardo (1963, d. Luchino Visconti)
- In 2010- La Dolce Vita (1960, Federico Fellini)
Founded in Florence in 1921, Gucci is one of the world's leading luxury fashion brands. With a renowned reputation for quality and Italian craftsmanship, Gucci designs, manufactures and distributes highly desirable products such as leather goods (handbags, small leather goods, and luggage), shoes, ready-to-wear, silks, timepieces and fine jewellery.
Venice International Film Festival - Founded in 1932 and organized by la Biennale di Venezia, the Venice International Film Festival is a unique event for professionals and devotees of film and culture, which has been a showcase for memorable actors and cult directors over the years.
Award-winning designer Richard Chai has created an exclusive, limited-edition collection for Original Penguin, the classic American lifestyle brand. "Richard Chai for Original Penguin" will debut as a teaser Spring 2011 collection at the upcoming Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York, with a full collection available for Fall 2011.
The line is inspired by iconic Original Penguin pieces re-envisioned by Chai in his signature style of elegant tailoring infused with a shot of color and splash of wit.
"I'm very excited to be designing with Original Penguin," says Richard Chai. "I love the idea of searching Penguin's archives for classic vintage pieces to be reworked in a completely unique way."
The Spring 2011 offering of six to eight unique pieces will be featured during the Richard Chai Menswear fashion show in New York City this September. This teaser capsule will offer a sophisticated spin on signature Original Penguin pieces – classic polo knits reworked into ombre stripes, with interesting rib details, and cotton cardigans adorned with graphic prints and trims. Priced between $95 and $150, these pieces will be available in stores February 2011.
The complete Fall 2011 collection, to be unveiled in stores September 2011, will offer close to 25 unique pieces priced at $95 for knits, to $400 for outerwear. This collection will showcase Chai's fashion artistry, classic tailoring, love of quirky prints, and downtown sensibility.
"Richard and Original Penguin share an aesthetic – smart, classic clothes with a touch of modern whimsy," says Ann Payne, Creative Director of Original Penguin. "Richard is creating for us something totally new, while at the same time staying true to the roots of our heritage brand."
The "Richard Chai for Original Penguin" Spring teaser and the Fall 2011 collection will be available at OriginalPenguin.com, Original Penguin brick-and-mortar stores and select luxury retailers throughout the United States and Europe.
In 1955, Minneapolis-based Munsingwear – an underwear and military supply company – ironically became the touchstone of suburban sport with the introduction of the first iconic golf shirt to America – an ORIGINAL PENGUIN. Original Penguin has grown into a complete lifestyle brand creating classic sportswear apparel and accessory collections for men, women and boys who love great style and smart clothing. Currently, Original Penguin has 23 brick-and-mortar locations worldwide.
This autumn, MANGO’s new catalogue will feature the model Elettra Wiedemann, one of the models of the moment. Elettra Wiedemann, chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful women in the world, comes from a famous family. Born in New York, her first modelling job was for the cover of German Vogue. Since then she has appeared on the covers and pages of the most important fashion magazines in the world such as Vogue, Glamour, Elle, Grazia or Vanity Fair, among others.
The model is the face of important cosmetics brand Lancôme and has just completed a Masters in Biomedicine at the London School of Economics. Alongside her boyfriend, James Marshall, she recently set up the charity One frickin’ day, which preserves natural resources and is currently working on installing solar panels in Burundi.
During work on the MANGO catalogue, Elettra showed off her modelling skills with her natural poses. In this catalogue, the elegant and sophisticated Elettra shows us her characteristic vitality and energy, posing serenely for photographer Antoni Bernad at the AC Santo Mauro Hotel, in Madrid.
The new collection by MANGO combines simple and natural silhouettes and experiments with contrast and volume in its lines. This season, the Spanish brand’s philosophy consists in continuing to reinterpret traditional country wear, such as capes, garments with leather or suede appliqués, or thick handmade knits. All this, playing with camels and winter reds combined with touches of greys and blues. The silhouette for the season includes trousers pleated at the waist, a flowing blouse and long cardigan, which create a top-to-toe look in different classic camel shades.
MANGO opened its first store in Barcelona’s Passeig de Gràcia in 1984. It currently has more than 1,500 stores in 100 countries and is Spain’s second-largest exporter of women’s fashion. Its concept is based on combining a quality product, following the latest fashion trends, with an affordable price. The company-owned stores which act as a calling card strengthen the brand and create a dynamic atmosphere to match the customer’s personality.
