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Fusion wear poised for bigger growth with increased brand play

Unique to Indian catwalks, fusion wear is taking over as an innovative solution to changing fashion sensibilities. Global brands are competing with domestic players in mix-n-match apparel segment whose main influencing points are fabrics, silhouettes, cuts and latest styles. Flattering, chic yet comfortable and easily wearable garments are being pr... Read more

Revolutionising the clothing re-commerce market, some players take lead

As re-commerce, when particularly executed by partners, unleases a low-risk, high-reward market for goods, and offers a straightforward path into a more circular business model, clothing brands are increasingly turning to re-commerce partners to tap into secondary markets. As thredUp's 2018 Resale Report indicates, the secondary retail appa... Read more

Innovation, customisation drives denim demand amongst women

A plethora of factors such as growing urbanisation coupled with rising incomes in a rapidly growing India has resulted in continued success of women’s denim segment. To leverage growth in the current market scenario, denim brands are focussing on product innovations, pricing and consumer preferences when curating new collections for their dis... Read more

CMAI Apparel Index : Q2 records lowest ever growth at 0.18, Small brands …

CMAI’s Apparel Index for Q2 (July-Sept FY 2018-19) indicates growth has fallen to almost a no growth level and touched 0.18 points. It is the lowest ever, in last five years. Small brands are the big losers with negative growth of -1.71 points. However, big brand’s (Mid, Large and Giant together) cumulative growth of 3.39 points... Read more

Duke’s launches Austria inspired stylish options in sweaters, jackets

Duke sweaters & jackets’ collection for 2018-19 is a gamut of styles in lush fabrics, trending colors, designer patterns and prints, inspired by Austria. The men, women, and kids collections have been developed in sync with global trends. Since Duke understands Austria, which hosts fashion weeks, has its own state when it comes to styling... Read more

Value retail emerges a high profit business across India

While premium brands maintain their exclusive tag by being present only in select stores and places, value retail stores offer high street designs at affordable prices for the multitude. These stores generate profits through their large scale reach and unique target audience segmentation. Latest trends and styles at affordable rates A big format ... Read more

Cambodia’s Tonlé sets sustainability goals for global fashion industry

The world is being plagued by environmental abuse from all kind of industries. Traditional economies, dominated by the use and throw policy, did not consider the material’s end use. It only sourced the inputs from the environment, manufactured them, and channeled them into the industrial process to make end products. These products were then ... Read more

Aiming to spreadout, Madame scouting for a partner in Southeast Asia

Women’s fashion brand Madame is updating its sequenced stores in India. The brand’s joint venture with the Spanish unisex brand Camla Barcelona involves importing their products in men’s and women’s wear category. “We also set up their stores,” says Akhil. “We are their custodians in India and will create p... Read more

AEPC organises the Fabric of Unity to commemorate the Indian Textiles Ind…

AEPC, to mark the unveiling of the ‘Statue of Unity’ in Gujarat on October 31, 2018, organised the ‘Fabric of Unity", an event to commemorate the Indian textiles industry. Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister of Textiles, Government of India graced the event attended by EC Members of AEPC, Officials from Ministry of Textiles and s... Read more

Online marketplace Voonik launches new retail format

Voonik, the online market place for women's fashion has launched a new retail format known as the mini channels. As per Hari Prasadh, Senior Vice President these are neither pop-up stores nor micro pop-up stores. They are micro store format shops that are very strategically located at our customer catchment areas and serve as neighborhood-friendly ... Read more

Fusion wear offers innovative solutions for changing fashion sensibilitie…

An amalgamation of ethnic and western style, fusion wear is rapidly taking over as an innovative solution to changing fashion sensibilities. Chic yet comfortable, these easily wearable garments are popular amongst Indian urban women across metros and small towns. Growing demand in smaller cities Initially, ethnic wear was restricted to the more m... Read more

From Casual to Chic: Streetwear comes of age

The market for streetwear, despite the advent of new players, luxury collaborations and high-end designers, is still going strong. In fact, it may take quite a long time before the market, with so many crossovers and creative licenses, reaches its zenith. Brands like Nike and others continue to drive demand by producing limited quantities. Growing... Read more

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‘CMAI needs to take a leap into the next level’: Rahul Mehta

Rahul Mehta has been unanimously re-elected the President of Clothing Manufacturers Association of India popularly known as CMAI for the year 2018 - 2020. Under his leadership, CMAI has been growing leaps and bounds. He ... Read more

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