Yarns have rarely looked so spring-like, light and airy as in the recent Pitti Immagine Filati.

Men's fashion for winter 2013/14 does not disappoint, either in terms of top quality materials, originality or deft combinations of colours and textures.

The 18th Intertextile Shanghai expo was held at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) from October 22 to 25, 2012.

The season of wool continues to embed itself in the vernacular of the season in all areas for Autumn Winter 2013/14, as shown at Premiere Vision Paris.

Autumn Winter is always wool's season, and this year at Milano Unica pure wool and wool blends were more high profile than ever, shown in extraordinarily versatile forms in the new fabrics for 2013/14.

The 20th SpinExpo was been held September 4 to 6 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Centre, with 200 exhibitors from 15 countries attending.

Pitti Immagine Filati underlined its reputation as a powerhouse of innovation in the development of yarns which will influence the course of design for Autumn/Winter 2013/14.

Pitti Uomo ushered in another important season of focus on natural fibres, with a mix of colours and looks contributing to men's fashion for Spring/Summer 2013.

Connecting the wool industry with the retail industry, against the backdrop of Times Square's bright lights, Woolmark International and Women's Wear Daily (WWD) presented the 2012 fashion and retail market report entitled What's Working Now and Why.

Twelve months after the country was shaken to the core by earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown, Tokyo Fashion Week was marked by an unsurprising emphasis on cocooning, protection, realness and rebirth.