1 September 2010, San Jose, CA – Global Industry Analysts (GIA)
has released a comprehensive report on the global hosiery sector, which forecasts
the market will reach US$20.3 billion by 2015. According to GIA, the need for a
trendy lifestyle and desire to pamper oneself with the &lsquo...
31 August 2010, Sao Paulo, Brazil – Global alternative asset
manager The Carlyle Group announced yesterday it had made a significant
investment in Scalina, Brazil’s largest manufacturer and retailer of woman’s
hosiery and lingerie. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Carlyl...
12 August 2010, Geneva - Invista has launched its Legwear
Innovation Collection for Autumn / Winter 2011 – 2012 with an emphasis on
providing fashion-forward styles and solutions for the sector.
Stand-out legwear has been a fashion staple on catwalks
across the world for the past few ...
29 July 2010, Castel Gofreddo - As ready-to-wear fashion becomes
more and more body hugging, with tailored t-shirts, slim skirts and skinny
jeans and leggings, Italy’s Norman Group, a specialist in seamless wear, has created what it calls the perfect
collection of Seamless shapewe...
27 July 2010, Friedrichshafen - The growing demand for garments with wool are
beginning to make merino a favourite for Outdoor apparel and in response Mönchengladbach based Stöhr AG a manufacturer of
combed wool yarns, and Leicester, UK based Wykes International Ltd., a y...
14 July 2010 – Invista, owner of the Lycra fibre brand, has published
details of the pan-European brands that are showcasing its ground-breaking Lycra
Fusion fibre in their latest and up-coming collections.
“Invista’s most recent innovation in hosiery offers wearers
the ul...
12 July 2010, Geneva - Invista, owner of the Lycra fibre brand, says it
continues to cement its commitment to the socks and legwear market with the
launch of an expanded branding and segmentation of its global socks portfolio
made with Lycra or Lycra T400 fibre. The expansion of the heavy g...
29 June 2010, Istanbul - Turkish knitter Eurotex Tekstil has
introduced the world’s first seamless garments made from Biophyl sustainable
yarns in its ‘Green is Smart’ collection. The new collection includes eco-active
base layers with zonal patterns and elastic recovery pro...
24 May 2010, Misgav, Israel – Seamless apparel specialist Tefron
has announced the appointment of Ilan Gilboa as Executive Vice President for
Operations and Customer Support. The company also announced the departure of
Amit Tal as chief marketing officer, who has resigned and chosen to ...
26 April 2010, Hamn – Chinese sports socks manufacturer China
Access Marketing Ltd. (CAML) has introduced a new range of engineered performance
socks for cyclists and runners based on Advansa’s ThermoCool polyester fibres. CAML
is known for its winter sports and trekking socks.
C...