Swedish clothing retail major H&M will continue to buy garment items from Bangladesh even as it scouts for alternative sourcing destinations, a top official of the company has said according to reports in the Bangladeshi media. “H&M has maintained good relations with Bangladesh over the last 30 years. We have a long-term plan for Bangladesh. Read More →

In the Hindu Kush mountains craftswomen painstakingly stitch flowing scarves, skilled artisans who were unable to sell their products beyond the remote region until mobile internet came to Pakistan and dropped the market into the palms of millions of previously marginalised people. The women of northern Chitral are among the unlikely profiteers of an e-commerce Read More →

Hong Kong-based jeweller Wallace Chan will showcase his one-of-a-kind creations at the European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF) scheduled for March 11 to 20 in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Chan will mark his Maastricht debut with his exhibition, “Dream Light Water,” which was unveiled in Hong Kong last November, Forbes.com reported. First held in 1988, the annual Read More →

The first edition of the Shunde Jewellery Design Competition is now accepting entries. Jointly organised by the Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China and the Shunde Jewelry Chamber of Commerce, the contest serves as a platform for aspiring designers to share their creative ideas. The competition is open to all designers, based in or Read More →

The Gem & Jewellery India International Exhibition (GJIIE) has been rescheduled for October 7 to 9 at the Chennai Trade Centre in view of the Legislative Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu. “As a valued stakeholder in the show, it is our duty to update you that the upcoming Legislative Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu necessitates a Read More →

Diversity campaigers Monday condemned the darling of Paris fashion week after he failed to cast a single model of colour in his two headline-grabbing shows. Demna Gvasalia, who counts black US music superstars Rihanna and Kanye West among his biggest fans, used only white models in shows for his own hip Vetements label and for Read More →