Certain international brands and organizations must halt their inappropriate exclusion of cotton produced in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and related products from their supply chains, the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC) said Thursday.
 

The CNTAC said in a statement it opposes any move that stigmatizes Xinjiang cotton, whose quality has been recognized globally. It urged those brands and organizations to respect the solemn position of Chinese companies and consumers and correct their wrong actions immediately.

China has the world's largest and most complete textile and garment industry and consumer market, and it is open to the world, the statement said, adding that the CNTAC supports the normal operation of transnational companies and their efforts in establishing industrial chains and supply chains in China.

The CNTAC will continue to support the production of Xinjiang cotton, and facilitate the development of Xinjiang's textile and garment industry, according to the statement.

Also on Thursday, China Cotton Association said suppressing China's cotton industry would hurt cotton farmers and textile workers, as well as the global supply and industrial chains of the textile and garment industry.

The association said brutal suppression by the West would not only hurt millions of cotton farmers and textile workers in Xinjiang, but also the interests of consumers, retailers, distributors and importers of textiles and garments in all countries.

This would, in turn, hurt the stability and prosperity of the global supply and industrial chains of the textile and garment industry, the association said.

China's cotton and textile industry has always protected the rights and interests of its employees, it said, with efforts being made to improve workers' living and working conditions, while boosting product quality to keep supply chains stable and efficient for global garment and retailing brands.

Cotton farmers and textile workers from China, as well as other participants in the industry, have contributed greatly to the development of the global cotton textile industry and deserve fair treatment, the association said.

As China's largest cotton-growing region, Xinjiang's annual cotton output stands at five million tonnes, accounting for more than 80 percent of domestic cotton production.

Cotton is a major source of income for farmers in Xinjiang, which contributes over 80 percent of the region's agricultural income. More than 50 percent of farmers in Xinjiang grow cotton, while the textile industry has created nearly 600,000 local jobs, according to the association.

Source: http://www.china.org.cn/business/2021-03/26/content_77348747.htm

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பி.எஸ்.ஜி கலை மற்றும் அறிவியல் கல்லூரி மற்றும் ஜவுளி மற்றும் ஆடைகளுக்கான AIC- NIFT-TEA Incubation Centre (அடல் புதுமை மிஷன், என்ஐடிஐ ஆயோக், இந்திய அரசு ஆதரவு) திங்களன்று புரிந்துணர்வு ஒப்பந்தத்தில் கையெழுத்திட்டது.

AIC- NIFT-TEA Incubation Centre மாணவர்களின் தயாரிப்புகள் மற்றும் யோசனைகளை அடுத்த கட்டத்திற்கு கொண்டு செல்வதன் மூலம் அவர்களுக்கு உதவும். AIC-NIFTEA மாணவர்களுக்கு ரூ .2 லட்சம் வழங்குவதன் மூலம் அவர்களுக்கு நிதியளிக்கும். முன்மாதிரி வடிவமைப்பு மற்றும் செயல்பாட்டை மேம்படுத்தவும், மேலும் ஆராய்ச்சி சாத்தியங்களை ஆராயவும் வல்லுநர்கள் உதவுவார்கள் - என்றார் பி.எஸ்.ஜி சிஏஎஸ் முதல்வர் டி பிருந்தா.டி.என்.

தொழில் முனைவோர் மற்றும் ஜவுளி கண்டுபிடிப்புகளை மேம்படுத்துவதற்கான புரிந்துணர்வு ஒப்பந்தத்தில் பி.எஸ்.ஜி சிஏஎஸ் முதல்வர் பிருந்தா மற்றும் ஏஐசி-நிஃப்ட் டீ நிறுவனத்தின் தலைமை நிர்வாக அதிகாரி எஸ்.பெரியசாமி ஆகியோர் கையெழுத்திட்டனர்.

Home textile exportes மற்ற ஜவுளிப் பிரிவுகளை விட வேகமாக வீழ்ச்சியிலிருந்து வெளிவருகின்றனர், Work From Home மக்களிடமிருந்து தேவை அதிகரித்து, தொற்றுநோய்களுக்கு மத்தியில் சுகாதாரம் மற்றும் சுகாதாரம் குறித்து கூர்மையான கவனம் செலுத்துகின்றனர்.

இந்திய ஜவுளி ஏற்றுமதியில் 60 சதவீதத்திற்கும் அதிகமான பங்கைக் கொண்ட 50 நிறுவனங்களின் கிரிசில் பகுப்பாய்வின்படி, வீட்டு ஜவுளி ஏற்றுமதியாளர்களின் வருவாய் சரிவு இந்த ஆண்டு நிதியாண்டில் 10-3 சதவீதமாக மட்டுப்படுத்தப்படும்.

குறைந்த வருவாய் இயக்க விளிம்புகளை பாதிக்கும் அதே வேளையில், ஏற்றுமதியாளர்கள் பணி மூலதனத்தின் தேவை மற்றும் குறைந்த கேபெக்ஸ் தேவை குறைந்து விடும். ,  

55,000 கோடி இந்திய வீட்டு ஜவுளித் துறை, டெர்ரி துண்டுகள், படுக்கை விரிப்புகள் மற்றும் பரவல்கள், தலையணைகள், திரைச்சீலைகள் மற்றும் விரிப்புகள் மற்றும் தரைவிரிப்புகள் போன்ற தயாரிப்புகளை உள்ளடக்கியது, அதன் வருவாயில் 60-70 சதவீதத்தை ஏற்றுமதியிலிருந்து பெறுகிறது. இந்த ஏற்றுமதியில் 80 சதவீதத்திற்கும் மேலாக அமெரிக்காவும் ஐரோப்பிய ஒன்றியமும் உள்ளன, 

முக்கிய வாடிக்கையாளர்களிடையே அத்தியாவசியப் பொருட்கள் மற்றும் துறைசார் கடைகளின் பெரிய பெட்டி சில்லறை விற்பனையாளர்கள் உள்ளனர். கிரிசில் மதிப்பீடுகளின் மூத்த இயக்குனர் அனுஜ் சேத்தி, நடப்பு நிதியாண்டின் இரண்டாவது காலாண்டில் தொடங்கி ஏற்றுமதி ஒழுங்கு ஓட்டம் கணிசமாக முன்னேறியுள்ளது, ஏனெனில் துறைசார் கடைகள் மீண்டும் திறக்கப்படுவதாலும், தேவை அதிகரிப்பதாலும். இந்த சில்லறை விற்பனையாளர்கள் பெரிய அளவிலான திட்டங்களைத் தொடங்கும் பண்டிகை காலத்தின் காரணமாக மூன்றாம் காலாண்டில் விற்பனை வலுவாக இருக்கும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது, என்றார்.

இந்த முன்னேற்றம் நிதியாண்டின் இரண்டாவது காலாண்டில் 7 சதவீத விற்பனை வளர்ச்சியால் நான்கு பெரிய, பட்டியலிடப்பட்ட வீட்டு ஜவுளி ஏற்றுமதியாளர்களுக்கு முதல் காலாண்டில் 40 சதவிகிதம் குறைந்த வருவாயைப் பதிவு செய்துள்ளது. கோவிட் -19 தொற்றுநோய் மூலம் இயங்குவதால், பூட்டுதல் அத்தியாவசிய சில்லறை விற்பனையாளர்களுக்கு ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட தாக்கத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியது. இருப்பினும், மார்ச்-மே காலகட்டத்தில் துறை கடைகளில் விற்பனை பெரிதும் பாதிக்கப்பட்டது. 

சில சில்லறை விற்பனையாளர்களும் மறுசீரமைப்பிற்கு உட்படுத்தப்பட்டனர், இது நிரந்தர கடை மூடல்களுக்கு வழிவகுத்தது. வீட்டு ஜவுளி ஏற்றுமதியாளர்களின் இயக்க அளவு 200 அடிப்படை புள்ளிகள் குறைந்து 12-13 சதவீதமாக கடந்த இரண்டு நிதியாண்டுகளில் காணப்பட்ட 15 சதவீதத்திலிருந்து குறையும் என்று எதிர்பார்க்கப்படுகிறது.

இந்தியாவில் விரிவான lockdowns மற்றும் படிப்படியாக பல சில்லறை விற்பனை நிலையங்கள் திறக்கப்படுவதால், உள்நாட்டு வருவாய் உற்பத்தியாளர்கள் உள்நாட்டில் தங்கள் வருவாயில் பெரும்பகுதியைப் பெறுகின்றனர்.

Source: https://texcovery.com/news/indian-home-textile-exporters-are-emerging-out-of-the-downturn-faster-than-other-textile-segments

Join Love Happens as we explore the top 50 top fashion designers of all time!

Top 50 Best Fashion Designers

1. Coco Chanel

French fashion designer Coco Chanel (1883 – 1971), circa 1962. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, “Coco” was an exquisite French fashion designer and founder of the well known Chanel brand, whose modernist thought, practical design, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important and influential figure in 20th-century fashion. Coco Chanel was the only fashion designer to be named on the Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.

2. Donna Karan

Donna Karan’s love of fashion was instilled in her a young age, shaping her brand in a number of ways. The renowned fashion designer launched Seven Easy Pieces with her first collection in 1984, transforming the way women dressed and thought about style. Donna Karan’s understanding of the needs and desires of the modern woman is conveyed through every fabulous piece.  The fashion visionary is the sole creator of the DKNY label (Donna Karen New York), flourishing as an iconic creative mind and designer throughout past three decades.

3.  Giorgio Armani

The outstanding Italian fashion designer, Giorgio Armani, is famous for the clean, tailored lines of his menswear collections. He established the fashion power house, Armani, in 1975, and by 2001 was acclaimed as the most successful designer from Italy. Successful is an understatement for Giorgio Armani, earning an annual turnover of $1.6 billion and a personal fortune of $7 billion as of 2012. Armani is the first ever designer to ban models who had a Body Mass Index under 18, revolutionizing the fashion industry and transforming how the industry thinks about body image. Giorgio Armani is truly a living legend.

4. Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein has dominated the fashion world as a top house for over 75 years. Born in 1942, the Bronx native studied fashion at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, before apprenticing for a designer for a coat and suit manufacturer in the New York garment district. When he established his company in 1968, he transformed style in an age where hippie-style clothing was all the rage. His timeless aesthetic is portrayed in his collections, emphasizing classic modernity with simple yet trendy and fashionable pieces.

5. Donatella Versace

After the murder of Gianni Versace in 1997, his younger sister Donatella Versace took the reigns and leading the Versace name to new heights and vast fame. She ensured that Versace stores and boutiques would cater to different fashion centers around the world, particularly Milan and New York. Prominent celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Madonna have endorsed the company’s fabulous collection of clothing, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings.

6.  Ralph Lauren

Worth $7.5 billion, Ralph Lauren is celebrated for his exquisite fashion sense that embodies chic sophistication and classic innovation and style. In 1970, the first ever Polo logo was showcased in Ralph Lauren’s ground-breaking line of women’s suits, designed in the classic men’s style. Two years later, the famous short sleeve shirt with the renowned Polo emblem appeared again, becoming a classic. The shirts have since prevailed, permeating throughout the world.

7. Christian Dior

Born in 1905, the iconic French designer was eminent for his distinctive “New Look” silhouette. Debuted in 1947, Christian Dior suits and dresses revolutionized the way women dress and considered fashion following World War II.  The house made headlines in July of 2016, naming Maria Grazia Chiuri as the first ever female artistic director in Dior’s seven decades of male leadership. In two short years, the former Valentino co-creative director has already made an incredible impact on the fashion house, using the runway as a platform to spread messages of women empowerment, feminism, and the arts.

8. Tom Ford

Tom Ford is donned one the most famous contemporary designers, creating high fashion, high end accessories and clothing that we can’t get enough of. The designer has served as creative director for both Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, before creating his own fabulous label. The Texas born icon aspired to become an actor, but fate had other ‘designs’ for him. The icon’s popularity reached its peak in 2000, when he won the award for Best International Designer.

9. Pierre Cardin

The Italian-born Frenchman is praised for his 20thcentury pieces that exuded a futuristic flair. As Pierre Cardin rose to fame in the age of the space race, his creations embodied the perfect touch of innovation, inventiveness, and modishness. His ‘bubble dresses’ radiated science fiction, combining earthly elegance with out-of-this-world colors and avant-garde design.

10. Yves Saint Laurent

Yves Saint Laurent gained popularity in the world of fashion due to his creativity in redesigning masculine clothing into beautiful, feminine pieces for women. Perhaps one of the most renowned designers in France, Yves was the first designer to introduce ‘power dressing’ for women in the form of trendy, high fashion power suits in 1966. The visionary is credited with designing the men’s smoking jacket, and goes down in history for his legendary ‘ready to wear’ fashion clothing, a fresh concept during his time.

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11. Christian Louboutin

Born in France in 1963, Christian Louboutin has flourished as a top fashion designer for over two decades. The icon was expelled from school at age 16, a blessing in disguise in that he was able to work for the brilliant and talented shoe designer Charles Jourdan. In the early 1990s, Louboutin launched huis own line of women’s shoes, adding his bold, legendary bright red sole in 1993. The Christian Louboutin brand is a crowd favorite, enchanting women by the striking high heel and eye catching red sole.

12. Karl Lagerfeld

One of the most acclaimed fashion designers in the world, Karl Lagerfeld was born in Hamburg, Germany. As a teenager, Lagerfeld worked at Balmain for four years before moving to Jean Patou where he became artistic director at 21. His prolific portfolio now encompasses Chanel and Fendi along with his own house. Known for his bold designs and constant reinvention, he’s been hailed Vogue magazine as the “unparalleled interpreter of the mood of the moment.” King Karl, the one-man multinational fashion phenomenon.

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13. Roberto Cavalli

Born in Florence, Italy in 1940, Roberto Cavalli exuded artistic talent early on. Roberto showcased his first collection in 1970, shocking the world with his beautiful and lavish printed, colored leather gowns and denim. Exotic elegance was his signature, enchanting fashion lovers with wild prints and bohemian glamour. He has designed red carpet pieces for exclusive celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Victoria Beckham.

14. Marc Jacobs

Born in 1963, New York designer Marc Jacobs has taken the fashion world by a storm with his bold, high fashion pieces worn by Cara Delevingne, Dakota Fanning, Kate Moss, and Lady Gaga, just to name a few. Since he established his successful label in 1986, Marc Jacobs has never gone out of style, continuing to impress fashion lovers across the globe.

15. Betsey Johnson

The Connecticut born designer spent her childhood in dance classes, inspiring her exuberant, vivacious label that rocks the fashion industry due to unique, one-of-a-kind designs since the 1960s. Betsey Johnson’s creativity and imagination are apparent in her pieces, constantly ever-changing with the times but remaining true to herself and her personal design aesthetic, embodying enthusiasm, fun, and fervor.

16. Sandy Powell

British costume designer Sandy Powell has won numerous awards for her incredible, inspiring creations that exude personality and individuality of character. The impressive, Oscar-Winning costume designer has also won three Academy Awards for Best Costume Design, and has been nominated a whopping 12 times for the award. She crafts beautiful, breathtaking masterpieces that elevate the meaning of fashion design in the film industry.

17. Domenico Dolce (R) and Stefano Gabbana

For Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, women empowerment is a significant mantra to live by, demonstrated through their strong designs that emphasize the womanly shape. They duo debuted their collection in Milan in 1985, establishing them as a new luxury brand to be reckoned with. Dolce&Gabbana express a new form of elegance, adding touches of modern classicism that evolves, but steer away from their original timeless creations. Dolce and Gabbana are arguably the most influential designers of our time, revolutionizing the fashion world.

18. Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen perfected his tailoring skills at reputable names such as Anderson & Shepherd, Barmans & Nathans and Romeo Gigli before launching his own brand in 1992. Alexander McQueen was highly regarded in the fashion industry, recognized for his iconic sense of style and extravagant, extraordinary design. It came as a devastating surprise when McQueen took his own life in 2010, shocking the fashion world and beyond.  The Alexander McQueen label designed Kate Middleton’s wedding gown in showcased in 2011, praised across the globe for its beautiful craftsmanship.

19.  Valentino Garavani
 

Born in Italy in 1932, Valentino Garavani studied fashion design at a young age, training in Paris in 1950 and starting his own fabulous line in Rome in 1959, after working for impressive houses like Dessus and Laroche. Valentino is celebrated for his profound ability to make women look utterly glamourous. The Italian maestro dressed influential women such as Jacqueline Kennedy, and goes down in history for his signature fabric shade, Valentino Red.

20.  Miuccia Prada

Born on May 10, 1949, one of our favorite Italian fashion designers, Miuccia Prada was once a member of the Italian Communist Party and a mime student. The amazing designer first dazzled the fashion world in 1985 with a series of black nylon handbags and backpacks. Prada has flourished as a billion-dollar company, transforming the fashion world through stylish minimalism based on pared-down design, innovative fabrics, and computer-enhanced patterns, become influentially iconic.

21. Tommy Hilfiger

Known as the champion of star-spangled glamour, Tommy Hilfiger‘s favorite trends go from red, white and blue. Since introducing his first collection in 1985, no designer has become more closely associated with Ivy League prep than Tommy Hilfiger. After building his company on the modernization of all-American men’s wear, and winning the CFDA Menswear Designer of the Year award in 1995, Hilfiger introduced women’s wear in 1996 and sold the company for $1.6 billion ten years later.

22. Carolina Herrera

Fashion icon Carolina Herrera has a keen eye for beauty. Her elegant yet dynamic sense of style was shaped at a young age, exposed to international culture and global fashion trends in her home country of Venezuela. The style expert and fashion aficionado launched her renowned label in 1981, quickly gaining reputable attention for her refined yet chic designs. Carolina Herrera flourishes in her career, celebrated for her classic modernity in dressing celebrities and influential leavers throughout the world.

23. Jean-Paul Gaultier

Photo by Bernard Boyé via Wikimedia Commons

Born in 1952 in Val-de-Marne, France, Jean-Paul Gaultier thrives as a French fashion designer, exuding sensual, irreverent style that continually challenges stereotypical femininity, and ignored traditional gender roles by embracing androgyny and the freedom of sexuality. At age 18, he joined the house of Pierre Cardin before moving on to Jacques Esterel and Patou. Gaultier’s collection launched in 1976, but his own design house was established in 1982.

24. Herve Leger

Herve Leger is most famous for the brand’s iconic bandage dresses, taking the fashion world by a storm during their initial production in 1989-1997, and again from 2008-present. Herve Peugnet’s fashion resume in nothing short of impressive. At only 23 years old, Herve Peugnet gained recognition from talented fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld, and was sought after by designers such as Chanel, Lanvin, Fendi, Diane von Furstenburg, Chloe and Swarovski. When he created the Herve Leger Line at age 28, the fashion world was astounded and inspired by his signature bandage dress, debtuted at Herve Leger’s 1989 runway show. An instant sensation, the bandage dress is still coveted today.

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25. Stella McCartney

Stella McCartney’s signature sense of style is sharp and sophisticated when coupled with natural confidence and sexy femininity. Born and raised in London as well as the English countryside, Stella McCartney graduated from Central St. Martins in 1995 and two years later had already debuted two collections, and was appointed the Creative Director of Chloe in Paris. The hip fashion icon launched her fashion power house in 2001, famous for chic designs and the brand’s opposition to leather and fur. The now 51-year-old designer’s collections include women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, accessories, lingerie, eyewear, fragrance and kids.

26. Ralph Rucci

When Ralph Rucci launched Chado Ralph Rucci in 1994, a new standard was established for lavish dress coupled with an artistic twist. Ralph Rucci’s work extends beyond trends, and he is the quintessential American couturier. Rucci is a forever favorite among high society socialites’ due to his sculptural silhouettes, impeccable craftsmanship, and to-die-for materials.

27. Salvatori Ferragamo

Born in 1898, Salvatore Ferragamo made his name working with top celebrities and Hollywood stars in the 1920s. The Italian shoe designer established his iconic brand in 1927, changing the way people thought about shoes all together. His scientific and creative approach to shoes inspired many innovations such as the wedge and cage heel.

28. Jimmy Choo

Jimmy Choo is an iconic luxury lifestyle designer defined by an empowered sense of glamour and a confident sense of style. Born in 1948 in Penang, Malaysia, Jimmy Choo Yeang Keat designed his first pair of shoes at the young age of 11. The London based designer traveled to England in the early 1980s to study at the Cordwainers Technical College in Hackney. After graduation, Jimmy Choo remained in England where he established Jimmy Choo Ltd in 1986 with good friend and British Vogue magazine accessories editor Tamara Mellon. The Malaysian icon has created shoes for many prominent figures such as Princess Diana, Julia Roberts and Renee Zellweger.

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29. Alexandre Herchovitch

Since launching his collection in 1994, the Brazilian designer has turned heads in the fashion industry with bold looks and striking, politically charged ensembles. Alexandre Herchovitch is a Brazilian icon, celebrated for his famous skull print collection and punk roots. His avant-garde aesthetic and daring taste make him a force to be reckoned with in the fashion world.

30.  Mossimo Giannulli

American fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli is world-renowned for his famous youth clothing line, Mossimo. The brand has flourished since its creation in 1986, thriving for his contemporary pieces and fresh collections that are ever-changing with the latest trends. The designer is married to Full House star, Lori Loughlin, and lives in Newport Beach, California, where he founded his company more than three decades ago.

31. John Varvatos

Before launching his career in fashion, Detroit-native John Varvatos had his heart set on teaching science. Fate landed him in retail in 1983, where he began working for Polo Ralph Lauren and later, in 1990, earned head of the department of menswear at Calvin Klein. In 1995 returned to Ralph Lauren as the design head for menswear for all the brands of the company and introduced the Polo Jeans line. This success drove him to create his own menswear brand in 2000. Today, John Varvatos continues to prosper, gaining much of his fashion inspiration from his rock n roll obsession and favorite artists.

32. Daphne Guinness

Daphne Guinness was born in 1967 to brewery heir Jonathan Guinness and prominent French beauty icon Suzanne Lisney. The legendary UK designer is an heiress, socialite, muse, and mother and has been a fashion stylist, film producer, designer, and perfumer. Daphne Guinness is celebrated for her love of couture and extravagant personal style.

33. Jonathan Jony Ive

Sir Jonathan Ive was born in 1967 in London, England. The British designer studied art and Newcastle Polytechnic, paving his course to become a successful industrial designer and one of Apple Inc.’s most valued executives. Apple’s Chief Design Officer crafted many of our iMac computers, ensuring its power, speed, and easy-to-use features due to his flawless attention to detail.

34. Kate Spade

Known for her distinctive aesthetic, Kate Spade was celebrated for her modern, sleek, and vibrant, colorful designs. The fashion designer and businesswoman was born in 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri, and gained fame for her line of Kate Spade handbags in 1993. Her company expanded soon after, including several brand retail stores and her handbags showcased in many high-end boutiques.  In 1996 the Council of Fashion Designers of America honored Kate’s timeless designs by selecting her for the “America’s New Fashion Talent in Accessories” award. Kate Spade New York is known over the world for its bold and stylish designer clothing, designer shoes, women fashion accessories, and more. The iconic designer tragically passed on June 5, 2018, due to apparent suicide.

35. Christian Audigier

French entrepreneur and fashion designer, Christian Audigier, was born in France in 1958. Christian Audigier has designed the trucker hats, jeans, t-shirts, bags, jackets, shoes, perfumes, motorcycles, furniture, and many other things for many of his brands such as Ed Hardy. American Outfitters, Guess, and Von Dutch. An international sensation, Christian’s iconic designs are sold in more than three thousand stores around the world.

36. Allegra Versace

Allegra Versace was born in Italy and has an estimated net worth of $800 million dollars. The niece of legendary designer Gianni Versace, Allegra Versace received 50% of the Versace design empire after her uncle’s murder in 1997.

37. Diane Von Furstenberg

Fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg is best known for her use of bold color and unique fits, such as her debut wrap dress which launched her career in 1974. Today in what Diane calls her “third-act” she is highly focused on using her voice to empower women around the world through philanthropy, mentorship, and The DVF Awards.

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38.  Michael Kors

Michael Kors was born on August 9, 1959, on Long Island, New York. The prominent designer moved to New York City to attend the Fashion Institute of Technology but dropped out after two semesters. Kors launched his women’s collection in 1981 and became a judge on Project Runway in 2004. His collections are vastly worn worldwide, even First Lady Michelle Obama posed in a Michael Kors dress for her first official portrait.

39. Tory Burch

Famous for her preppy-bohemian tunic style, over the past 13 years, Tory Burch has turned her brand into a global household name, celebrity favorite, and gained billionaire status! Growing to over 100 freestanding stores, a presence online and in over 1,000 department and specialty stores Tory Burch has learned first hand the obstacles women in business face leading her to launch the Tory Burch Foundation in 2009 which provides programs and initiatives to help women-owned small businesses

40. Phoebe Philo

Phoebe Philo British fashion designer Phoebe Philo is known for her stunning yet understated designs. Her love of fashion started at a young age, and went on to study design at Central Saint Martins. After graduating, Philo moved to Paris to join the house of Chloé as Stella McCartney’s design assistant. She took over from McCartney as creative director of the label in 2001, where she presented her first ready-to-wear collection in October of that year. In 2002 she launched the label’s accessories line and was appointed creative director of French fashion house Céline in September 2008.

41. Oscar de la Renta

Born in the Dominican Republic in 1932, Oscar de la Renta dressed every important woman throughout his six decades as a fashion designer. From Hilary Clinton to Sarah Jessica Parker, La Renta had every dress any girl wanted to have. The unique tone of red from his dresses became to be known as “De la Renta red.” Oscar de la Renta will always be remembered as the man who knew what women wanted and desire. An old fashion gentleman who lived to dress women and make them feel amazing.

42. Zac Posen

Zac Posen is world-famous for his modern American glamour that combines couture techniques and profound innovation. Born in New York City, the designer attended London’s Central Saint Martins University in the womenswear degree program. He debuted his first runway show at the young age of 21. In Fall 2014, Zac Posen was announced as Creative Director for the prominent brand Brooks Brothers signature women’s collection and accessories.

43. Riccardo Tischi

Relatively new in the fashion world, Italian-born Riccardo Tisci is already making quite the impact. Having graduated from London’s Central Saint Martins Academy in 1999, he was soon picked up as Creative Director for Givenchy womenswear and haute couture.

44.  Vera Wang

Bridal gown connoisseur, Vera Wang began her career as the youngest editor ever of Vogue where she spent 17 years. It wasn’t until age 40 and after 2 years working for Ralph Lauren that she launched her own collection. Since, Vera Wang has become a lifestyle brand offering a variety of fashion and home products.

45. Isabel Marant

Isabel Marant was born in 1967 in Paris, France. The fabulous designer never planned on falling in love with design, but after designing clothes with good friend and Hermés creative director, Christopher Lemaire, Isabel decided not to study economics and switched course to study design at Studio Berçot fashion school. She created her own brand in 1994, setting up her studio in the Marais in Paris. The designer is known for her bohemian, tomboyish design aesthetic. The French fashion designer’s brand of effortless chic is practically a uniform for off-duty models and movie stars in the know.

46. Esteban Cortázar

Colombian fashion designer Esteban Cortazar made his name for being the youngest fashion designer in history to debut at prestigious New York Fashion Week. Esteban Cortazar is a Paris-based designer whose career includes his eponymous line CORTAZAR, a tenure as chief creative director at Emanuel Ungaro, and much more. Vogue even donned the designer “the most uninhibited designer showing in Paris.”

47. Vivienne Westwood

Vivienne Isabel Swire was born in England on April 8, 1941. Considered one of the most eccentric and candid fashion designers in the world, Westwood rose to fame in the late 1970s when her early designs helped shape the look of the punk rock and grunge movement. Her daring sense of style has made her an iconic fashion figure who will go down in history. Vivienne Westwood is truly a living legend in the fashion world.

48. Paul Smith

Born in 1946 in Nottingham, England, Paul Smith‘s childhood ambition was to become a professional racing cyclist. At age 17 he suffered a serious accident that put an end to his dream of racing; instead, he spent months in the hospital making friends with people from the local art college who would introduce him to the world of art and fashion.  His designs aesthetic is synonymous with classic British tailoring and style. Simplicity is the designer’s mantra, relying on as “well-made, good quality, simple cut, interesting fabric, easy to wear” as the driving force of his brand.

49.  Jil Sander

German fashion designer, Jill Sander, created her first collection in 1973. She soon became celebrated for designing sophisticated, stylish workwear that was expertly tailored and made in lavish fabrics. Her collections had neutral color palettes and focused on simplicity and wearability, which stood in stark contrast to the brightly hued, highly embellished looks that would follow in the 1980s.

50. Anna Sui

American fashion designer Anna Sui is famed for her boho-chic style aesthetic and several ready-to-wear collections. The Detroit native has mastered the art of pairing bright colors with black and used bold fabrics that reflect her Asian culture and individual creativity.

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Medical or healthcare textiles constitute one of the highest growing sectors in the technical textile market due to the increased use of textile materials across healthcare and medical products ranges such as prostheses used in permanent body implants, the scaffolds used in culturing tissue, bandage materials, and even simple gauzes. The use of textile products across medical practice and human hygiene remains widespread and based on basic textile properties such as filtering, flexibility, lightness, softness, etc.

The development of new intelligent textile products and the expansion in implantable devices, bandaging, and pressure garments, and healing and controlled disease have played a significant role in advancing medical textiles. The increased demand for medical textiles has been caused by the present-day societal changes such as hazards of civilization and human activity such as sports and transport accidents, diseases, fire and cold, the need to increase the human lifespan, and changing population sizes. This has also led to the growth in studies and research into medical polymers and textile materials worldwide.

Recent years have seen tremendous growth in Nano-techniques, which has championed medical innovations such as Nanofibre-based products and Nano-coated materials. The choice of nano-based products and the latest medical textiles was made based on the following features and applications.

Nanofibers have a number of unique properties such as a lighter weight, the diameter porosity of the nanoscale fiber structure, film thinness, and a high surface area to volume ratio, which makes it more attractive for medical applications. Nanofibers also have a broad application as engineering scaffolds in the field of tissue engineering due to their porous nature, which allows a wide range of distribution of pore size. Other notable applications of nanofibers include carrying drugs to specific sites, bone regeneration, and wound dressing.

In 2000, the annual global consumption of Medical Textiles was at 1.5M tons, with a growth rate of 4.6% annually. The size of the Indian medical textiles market in 2003 stood at INR 14.8 Billion and was expected to reach INR 23.3B by 2008, a growth rate of 8& p.a.

The classification of medical and healthcare products based on their use can be done using the following areas:

• Elasticity Free from contamination or impurities
• Air permeability
• Repellency/Absorption
• Good dimensional stability
• Resistance to micro-organisms, acids, and alkali
• Biocompatible
• Requirements of textile material for medical applications
• Extra Corporal devices such as art. kidney
• Implantable materials, such as art. Joints and sutures etc
• Hygiene material
• Wound care material
• Bandaging and pressure garment
• Barrier material for infection control.

Uses of Medical Textiles

Medical textiles are the products primarily used for biological and medical applications such as hygiene, clinical, and first aid purposes. They include all textile materials used across hygienic and health applications across medical and consumer markets. Therefore, medical textile products have considerable variations based on their unit value and product performance. Additionally, medical products are disposable due to the nature of their application. The growing use and demand for textiles across various applications are likely to lead to significant fiber consumption growth in terms of volume.

Traditional applications

Traditional applications of medical textiles include belts, ropes, beddings and covers, breathing masks, wipes, orthoses and prostheses, braces, diapers, and wound care products.

Innovative textile products

Unlike traditional textile products, the latest innovative textile products can play a critical role in increasing patient comfort and medical treatments' effectiveness. They can also help with medical cost containment.

Such innovative products are essential in offering functional clothing to chronically ill people, thereby enhancing their quality of life, speed up post-operative medical treatment recovery (through breathable prostheses/orthoses, innovative wound dressings), and provide new treatment options (through artificial ligaments, joints, and tissues, textile-based implants rather than the use of scarce donor organs)

Medical textiles are comprised of constructions and products for use in medical applications such as rehabilitation, hygiene, clinical, and first aid purposes. Examples of medical textiles include the artificial cornea, eye contact lenses, artificial bones and joints, heart valves/vascular grafts, sanitary towels, nappies, artificial lungs/kidney/liver, sutures, artificial ligaments, bandages, wound dressing, and surgeon wear.

Application of medical textiles include:

• Antiseptic wound dressings
• Hygiene products
• Prosthetics, pressure garments, bandages, and dressings
• Protective and healthcare textiles

We hope you've gained a better understanding of some of the characteristics. If you have any queries, please drop us a line below.

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Automatic collection of information

When you open the Website, our servers automatically record information that your browser sends. This data may include information such as your device's IP address, browser type and version, operating system type and version, language preferences or the webpage you were visiting before you came to the Website and Services, pages of the Website and Services that you visit, the time spent on those pages, information you search for on the Website, access times and dates, and other statistics.

Information collected automatically is used only to identify potential cases of abuse and establish statistical information regarding the usage and traffic of the Website and Services. This statistical information is not otherwise aggregated in such a way that would identify any particular user of the system.

Collection of personal information

You can access and use the Website and Services without telling us who you are or revealing any information by which someone could identify you as a specific, identifiable individual. If, however, you wish to use some of the features on the Website, you may be asked to provide certain Personal Information (for example, your name and e-mail address). We receive and store any information you knowingly provide to us when you create an account, publish content, or fill any online forms on the Website. When required, this information may include the following:

• Personal details such as name, country of residence, etc.
• Contact information such as email address, address, etc.
• Geolocation data such as latitude and longitude.

Some of the information we collect is directly from you via the Website and Services. However, we may also collect Personal Information about you from other sources such as public databases and our joint marketing partners. You can choose not to provide us with your Personal Information, but then you may not be able to take advantage of some of the features on the Website. Users who are uncertain about what information is mandatory are welcome to contact us.

Use and processing of collected information

In order to make the Website and Services available to you, or to meet a legal obligation, we need to collect and use certain Personal Information. If you do not provide the information that we request, we may not be able to provide you with the requested products or services. Any of the information we collect from you may be used for the following purposes:

• Create and manage user accounts
• Run and operate the Website and Services

Processing your Personal Information depends on how you interact with the Website and Services, where you are located in the world and if one of the following applies: (i) you have given your consent for one or more specific purposes; this, however, does not apply, whenever the processing of Personal Information is subject to California Consumer Privacy Act or European data protection law; (ii) provision of information is necessary for the performance of an agreement with you and/or for any pre-contractual obligations thereof; (iii) processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which you are subject; (iv) processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in us; (v) processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party.

Note that under some legislations we may be allowed to process information until you object to such processing (by opting out), without having to rely on consent or any other of the following legal bases below. In any case, we will be happy to clarify the specific legal basis that applies to the processing, and in particular whether the provision of Personal Information is a statutory or contractual requirement, or a requirement necessary to enter into a contract.

Managing information

You are able to delete certain Personal Information we have about you. The Personal Information you can delete may change as the Website and Services change. When you delete Personal Information, however, we may maintain a copy of the unrevised Personal Information in our records for the duration necessary to comply with our obligations to our affiliates and partners, and for the purposes described below. If you would like to delete your Personal Information or permanently delete your account, you can do so on the settings page of your account on the Website.

Disclosure of information

Depending on the requested Services or as necessary to complete any transaction or provide any service you have requested, we may share your information with your consent with our trusted third parties that work with us, any other affiliates and subsidiaries we rely upon to assist in the operation of the Website and Services available to you. We do not share Personal Information with unaffiliated third parties. These service providers are not authorized to use or disclose your information except as necessary to perform services on our behalf or comply with legal requirements. We may share your Personal Information for these purposes only with third parties whose privacy policies are consistent with ours or who agree to abide by our policies with respect to Personal Information. These third parties are given Personal Information they need only in order to perform their designated functions, and we do not authorize them to use or disclose Personal Information for their own marketing or other purposes.

Retention of information

We will retain and use your Personal Information for the period necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. We may use any aggregated data derived from or incorporating your Personal Information after you update or delete it, but not in a manner that would identify you personally. Once the retention period expires, Personal Information shall be deleted. Therefore, the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification and the right to data portability cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period.

Transfer of information

Depending on your location, data transfers may involve transferring and storing your information in a country other than your own. You are entitled to learn about the legal basis of information transfers to a country outside the European Union or to any international organization governed by public international law or set up by two or more countries, such as the UN, and about the security measures taken by us to safeguard your information. If any such transfer takes place, you can find out more by checking the relevant sections of this Policy or inquire with us using the information provided in the contact section.

The rights of users

You may exercise certain rights regarding your information processed by us. In particular, you have the right to do the following: (i) you have the right to withdraw consent where you have previously given your consent to the processing of your information; (ii) you have the right to object to the processing of your information if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent; (iii) you have the right to learn if information is being processed by us, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing and obtain a copy of the information undergoing processing; (iv) you have the right to verify the accuracy of your information and ask for it to be updated or corrected; (v) you have the right, under certain circumstances, to restrict the processing of your information, in which case, we will not process your information for any purpose other than storing it; (vi) you have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of your Personal Information from us; (vii) you have the right to receive your information in a structured, commonly used and machine readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any hindrance. This provision is applicable provided that your information is processed by automated means and that the processing is based on your consent, on a contract which you are part of or on pre-contractual obligations thereof.

The right to object to processing

Where Personal Information is processed for the public interest, in the exercise of an official authority vested in us or for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, you may object to such processing by providing a ground related to your particular situation to justify the objection.

Data protection rights under GDPR

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights and the Operator aims to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Information. If you wish to be informed what Personal Information we hold about you and if you want it to be removed from our systems, please contact us. In certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

• You have the right to request access to your Personal Information that we store and have the ability to access your Personal Information.
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• You have the right to request the erase your Personal Information under certain conditions of this Policy.
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• You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your Personal Information. When you restrict the processing of your Personal Information, we may store it but will not process it further.
• You have the right to be provided with a copy of the information we have on you in a structured, machine-readable and commonly used format.
• You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where the Operator relied on your consent to process your Personal Information.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about our collection and use of your Personal Information. For more information, please contact your local data protection authority in the European Economic Area (EEA).

California privacy rights

In addition to the rights as explained in this Policy, California residents who provide Personal Information (as defined in the statute) to obtain products or services for personal, family, or household use are entitled to request and obtain from us, once a calendar year, information about the Personal Information we shared, if any, with other businesses for marketing uses. If applicable, this information would include the categories of Personal Information and the names and addresses of those businesses with which we shared such personal information for the immediately prior calendar year (e.g., requests made in the current year will receive information about the prior year). To obtain this information please contact us.

How to exercise these rights

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Privacy of children

We do not knowingly collect any Personal Information from children under the age of 18. If you are under the age of 18, please do not submit any Personal Information through the Website and Services. We encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their children's Internet usage and to help enforce this Policy by instructing their children never to provide Personal Information through the Website and Services without their permission. If you have reason to believe that a child under the age of 18 has provided Personal Information to us through the Website and Services, please contact us. You must also be at least 16 years of age to consent to the processing of your Personal Information in your country (in some countries we may allow your parent or guardian to do so on your behalf).

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We may use cookies to collect, store, and track information for statistical purposes to operate the Website and Services. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit internetcookies.org

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Some browsers incorporate a Do Not Track feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Tracking is not the same as using or collecting information in connection with a website. For these purposes, tracking refers to collecting personally identifiable information from consumers who use or visit a website or online service as they move across different websites over time. The Website and Services do not track its visitors over time and across third party websites. However, some third party sites may keep track of your browsing activities when they serve you content, which enables them to tailor what they present to you.

Email marketing

We offer electronic newsletters to which you may voluntarily subscribe at any time. We are committed to keeping your e-mail address confidential and will not disclose your email address to any third parties except as allowed in the information use and processing section or for the purposes of utilizing a third party provider to send such emails. We will maintain the information sent via e-mail in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

In compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act, all e-mails sent from us will clearly state who the e-mail is from and provide clear information on how to contact the sender. You may choose to stop receiving our newsletter or marketing emails by following the unsubscribe instructions included in these emails or by contacting us. However, you will continue to receive essential transactional emails.

Links to other resources

The Website and Services contain links to other resources that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other resources or third parties. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Website and Services and to read the privacy statements of each and every resource that may collect Personal Information.

Information security

We secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We maintain reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards in an effort to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and disclosure of Personal Information in its control and custody. However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed. Therefore, while we strive to protect your Personal Information, you acknowledge that (i) there are security and privacy limitations of the Internet which are beyond our control; (ii) the security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and the Website and Services cannot be guaranteed; and (iii) any such information and data may be viewed or tampered with in transit by a third party, despite best efforts.

Data breach

In the event we become aware that the security of the Website and Services has been compromised or users Personal Information has been disclosed to unrelated third parties as a result of external activity, including, but not limited to, security attacks or fraud, we reserve the right to take reasonably appropriate measures, including, but not limited to, investigation and reporting, as well as notification to and cooperation with law enforcement authorities. In the event of a data breach, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe that there is a reasonable risk of harm to the user as a result of the breach or if notice is otherwise required by law. When we do, we will post a notice on the Website.

Changes and amendments

We reserve the right to modify this Policy or its terms relating to the Website and Services from time to time in our discretion and will notify you of any material changes to the way in which we treat Personal Information. When we do, we will post a notification on the main page of the Website. We may also provide notice to you in other ways in our discretion, such as through contact information you have provided. Any updated version of this Policy will be effective immediately upon the posting of the revised Policy unless otherwise specified. Your continued use of the Website and Services after the effective date of the revised Policy (or such other act specified at that time) will constitute your consent to those changes. However, we will not, without your consent, use your Personal Information in a manner materially different than what was stated at the time your Personal Information was collected. Policy was created with WebsitePolicies.

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You acknowledge that you have read this Policy and agree to all its terms and conditions. By accessing and using the Website and Services you agree to be bound by this Policy. If you do not agree to abide by the terms of this Policy, you are not authorized to access or use the Website and Services.

Contacting us

If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to individual rights and your Personal Information, you may send an email to sales.rukman@gmail.com

This document was last updated on October 31, 2020

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