11 March 2022, Mumbai:

The Fall/Winter edition of China’s most important fashion week event was originally scheduled to be held from Mar. 25 to Apr. 1.

New dates have not been announced.

The postponement comes as China’s financial capital battles its most serious outbreak of Covid-19 since early 2020, dozens of new cases have been identified in Shanghai in recent days and various parts of the city have heightened restrictions.

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This is the second time Shanghai Fashion Week has postponed its event in recent years due to Covid-19 outbreaks.

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CREDITS: Business of Fashion.

10 March 2022, Mumbai:

International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

Satyam Fashion Institute, Noida, Delhi NCR

It is one of the top fashion Institutes in India, providing UGC approved courses in affiliation with SNDT Women's University, Mumbai.

TRIPTYCH 2022

Triptych consists of three nights, each featuring three of our favourite bands and each accompanied by a lathe-cut vinyl release, one for each night, limited to 15 copies each.

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*The Satyam Fashion Institute showcased an array of fashion designs by its graduating students on the ramp at Triptych 2022 in Noida and the fashion show was designed to celebrate and uplift women.

The Satyam Fashion Institute’s annual fashion show was momentarily paused during Covid-19 but returned this year on the occasion of International Women’s Day on March 8, the institute announced in a press release.

“Each year we aim to make a difference in the design industry, the way people dress, the way people perceive clothes,” said Satyam Fashion Institute’s show organiser and principal Vandana Jaglan in a press release.

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CREDITS: Fashion Network.

10 March 2022, Mumbai:

Adidas announces new China chief as it looks to revive sales.

Adidas (ADSGn.DE) has replaced its China chief, it said on Tuesday, as the German sportwear brand looks to revive sales in the world's second largest economy.

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The company has appointed Adrian Siu to take over from Jason Thomas, who became Adidas Greater China's managing director in 2019, it said.

Siu has held multiple roles with Adidas in Hong Kong and Shanghai and also served as the chief executive of Chinese fashion label Cosmo Lady.

Thomas will assume the role of senior vice president, global franchise, Adidas added.

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CREDITS: Reuters. 

11 March 2022, Mumbai:

About Us Cloudtailor is a team of extremely committed and super enthusiastic fashion-conscious individuals who have come together to create an innovative and the best-in-class experience in the hyper-personalized women’s wear space.

Cloudtailor was the brain child of the wife-husband duo, Susmitha and Rudra, who wanted to offer an organized and stylish personalized fashionwear option to the regular boutique for both domestic and overseas customers.

Susmitha Lakkakula, Rudra Pratap, and Mahesh Patel are founders of Cloud Tailor

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A direct-to-consumer platform Cloud Tailor plans to expand its personalized fashion fulfillment centres across eight Indian cities besides growing its technology team and marketplace business models.

Cloud Tailor will expand across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Patna, and Mumbai with an investment of Rs 7 crore. As per a Fashion Network report, it has raised these funds from 35North Ventures and MergerDomo.

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The project will disrupt the D2C fashion space through technology and cultivating consumer relationships across the globe with those seeking quality.

The partnership will make Cloud Tailor a D2C brand to reckon with in the personalized fashon sector, says Ashwani Singh, 35North Ventures.

Founded in December 2020, Cloud Tailor is the brainchild of Hyderabad-based wife-and-husband duo, Susmitha and RudraPratap. Cloud Tailor claims that it will be operational across 20 cities in the coming two quarters.

*Launched in 2020 with the vision of providing a smart and interactive digital solution to offline tailoring challenges and fashion needs of women customers, D2C fashion startup CloudTailor has now launched its first Fashion Touch Point at Nallagandla, Hyderabad.

CloudTailor’s fashion touchpoint is a smart studio that welcomes women customers to walk in and experience the brand on the digital portal along with the support of the in-house fashion consultant or designer.

The customer and the team of CloudTailor would be able to ideate on the design, styling, fabric, cuts, measurements, etc, and also place the order physically at the store.

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CREDITS: CloudTailor & Indian Retailer.

10 March 2022, Mumbai:

Textile Forum provides a fantastic opportunity to find:

-thousands of fabrics for womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, bridalwear, lingerie, and accessories from leading UK and overseas suppliers all in one place an abundance of trimmings

– from buttons, embroideries, and edgings to brooches, clasps, linings, and labels garment manufacturing Fabric minimums are low

– often from 1m; many collections are stock supported and there will be even more eco-friendly ranges on offer.

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Visit the UKFT stand to find out more about how the association is supporting the fashion and textile industry. Textile Forum is open 10 am to 5 pm next Wednesday and Thursday (16-17 March).

The venue is One Marylebone, opposite Great Portland Street tube station.

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10 March 2022, Mumbai:

Raymond Limited has appointed Sunil Kataria as the new CEO of Lifestyle Business.

In his new role, Kataria will lead the next phase of growth by driving the digital agenda and strengthening the brand’s presence in domestic and international markets.

With Kataria's appointment, the company has strengthened its leadership team by on-boarding the seasoned professional reckoned for leading large-scale business transformations and creating strong consumer brands in India and Southeast Asia.

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In his new role, Kataria will drive the ongoing transformation to create a future-ready Raymond that intersperses digital and physical experiences while infusing freshness to the product portfolio to drive growth.

With customer-centricity at the core, Raymond has been driving an enterprise-wide transformation aimed at harnessing the unprecedented digital opportunity.

The Lifestyle Business is the flagship vertical of Raymond Group which includes branded textiles, garmenting, shirting, retail, and apparel business including brands such as - Raymond, Raymond Ready-to-Wear, Raymond Made to Measure, Park Avenue, ColorPlus, Parx, and Ethnix by Raymond.

During his earlier stint as the CEO of Godrej Consumer Products, Kataria led the business operations of India and South East Asia. He spearheaded the transformation of the business – driving performance and best in class financial results and building a great workplace.

Having over 30 years of experience, Kataria has worked with eminent names such as Marico and Idea Cellular. Currently, he also serves as the chairman of The Indian Society of Advertisers (ISA).

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09 March 2022, Mumbai:

Sanjay Garg’s luxury women’s wear brand Raw Mango has launched a new campaign titled ‘Now Streaming’ in collaboration with Netflix India and a host of women in the Indian film and television industry.

Featuring actresses Prajakta Koli, Neelam Kothari, Madhuri Dixit, Aahana Kumra, Zayn Marie Khan, Anchal Singh,Rytasha Rathore, Amruta Subhash, Shweta Tripathi, and Taapsee Pannu. Producers Chandani Dabas, Ashwini Yardi, and Sarita Patil alongside filmmaker and writer Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and digital creator Kusha Kapila etc, the campaign changes the perspective of women in Indian cinema.

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The campaign features women wearing saris and lehengas from numerous Raw Mango collections including its recently launched ‘Sher Bagh’ and ‘Romantics’ collection. It displays a wide range of textiles and color palette demonstrating the breadth of craft techniques and weaves present in designer Garg’s work.

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