Clothing Industry

The Industrial Development Corporation is working in partnership with the department of trade and industry to uplift the clothing and textile industry

Wearing a suit instead of ‘African’ garb is an existential crisis with a postmodern twist.

Designers should understand how the US market works and use that knowledge to create successful relationships with businesses, say experts.

Retailers wanting to cash in on trends quickly have thrown local clothing makers a lifeline.

Shares at clothing, sportswear and household goods retailer Mr Price have reached record highs, despite tighter household budgets.

The clothing retailer posted a wider annual loss as changes in stores disrupted sales, but it expects trading results to improve from September.

Phoebe and Floyd Designs was established in 1996 by husband and wife team, Bert and Martha Nagel.

The textiles and clothing unit of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) supports a number of enterprises across the industry.

The clothing manufacturing industry is on a knife edge after the announcement of planned retrenchments of about 1 900 workers by two big players.

Capitalist production will always follow those who are prepared to work for the cheapest rates.

<strong>Teigue Payne</strong> unpicks a major difference between clothing factories in South Africa and elsewhere.

Clothing industry employment is stabilising, according to the job-loss database of the SA Labour Research Institute.

In a recent article, Teigue Payne demonstrated his poor grasp of journalistic objectivity, says <b> Simon Eppel</b>.

Newcastle remains an area of contention in the local clothing industry and indeed in the national consciousness too, writes <b>Andre Kriel</b>.

The textile and clothing industry urgently needs to get over this narrow-minded dispute around wages, says Renato Palmi, a researcher.