28 March 2022, Mumbai:

The budget on Saturday had some good news for Gandhi Nagar in east Delhi.

It has a reputation for being among Asia’s biggest wholesale markets for readymade garments with a daily turnover of around Rs 100 crore. But it is also a poorly organised area with narrow congested lanes and a tottering infrastructure.

Delhi government proposes to redevelop this market into what it called a ‘grand garment hub”.

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The Gandhi Nagar market in east Delhi, which is the largest wholesale garments market, will be rebranded as ‘Grand Garment Hub’ in the field of readymade garments textile, Sisodia said.

A readymade garments market, Gandhi Nagar has a daily turnover of more than ₹100 crores and it generates 100,000 direct and nearly 200,000 indirect employment opportunities.

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“The market requires legal recognition, infrastructure redevelopment, construction of new service centres and re-branding, marketing and re-positioning.

This project is expected to create more than 40,000 new employment opportunities in the next five years,” Sisodia said.

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A day after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced the development of the textile market in Gandhi Nagar as a "grand garment hub", traders at the Gandhi Nagar textile market said that the decision will generate more revenue and thousands of jobs in the city.

K K Balli, president of the Association of Wholesale Readymade Garment Dealers (Gandhi Nagar), said retailers and shopkeepers have been demanding the restructuring of the market for quite a long time as several structural flaws have prevented the growth of their businesses.

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CREDITS: TOI The Pioneer The Print HT (The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff).

25 March 2022, Mumbai:

Sahiba-owned apparel brand for women ‘Saundh’ has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in India in Bengaluru.

Spread across 750 sq ft, the new store launched with five capsule collections from the brand.

Titled, ‘Ganjifa,’ ‘Cheriyal’, ‘Gond’, ‘theyyam’ and ‘Khaas,’ these five collections offer designer-wear clothing including Kurtis, kaftans, lehengas, tops, and indo-fusion sets.

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Located amid Bengaluru’s buzz of innovation and technology in the central shopping hub, Saundh aims to balance traditional and modern culture with its offerings.

The everyday luxury wear label for women thrives to attain a perfect union of yesteryear charm with contemporary iterations.

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Sarabjeet Saluja, Founder & CEO says, Saundh aims to minimize the gap between designer clothing, aesthetics, and affordability through strong product development, powerful manufacturing, and distribution capacities, and striking price points.

The brand aims to thrive to make deeper inroads in the country’s fashion market, by being accessible to a wider customer base and delivering beautiful collections that embody Saundh’s philosophy.

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25 March 2022, Mumbai:

TEA, Tirupur

Tirupur Exporters Association – popularly known as TEA – was established in the year 1990. This is an Association exclusively for exporters of cotton knitwear who have production facilities in Tirupur. From the modest beginning TEA has grown into a strong body of knitwear exporters.

Today, TEA has a membership of 1076 Life members and 155 Associate Members. The members of the Association, from the beginning, have resolved to develop their organization focusing on Multilateral growth of knitwear industry and exports Development of infrastructural needs for Tirupur.

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Raja.M.Shanmugham, President-TEA, Tirupur 

 A first generation entrepreneur, Shanmugam hails from an agrarian family. His father was primarily a cotton farmer. Raja M Shanmugam, founder of Warsaw International, a company that was started with Rs 5 lakh in 1989.

*Export of knitwear from Tirupur, near here, clocked US $ 4 billion this financial year, Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA) has said. With this, the exports from Tirupur have contributed one per cent to the total exports worth $ 400 billion from the country, the TEA said in a press release.

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President of TEA Raja M Shanmugham thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for rebate on State and Central taxes and levies (RoSCTL) for three years for the garment sector, remission of duties and taxes on export products (RoDTEP) for other industries, additional 10 per cent credit under emergency credit-line guarantee scheme (ECLGS), continuance of interest equalisation scheme with retrospective effect from October last year, said the release.

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Despite announcing a high export total, the knitwear industry in Tirupur has struggled with high yarn prices over the past few months, even organising strikes to draw attention to the issue.

In January 2022, the TEA announced that yarn prices have been high for 15 months which has has had a significant effect on the industry.

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CREDITS:The Print & Fashion Network.

26 March 2022, Mumbai:

Showcased at the recent FDCI X LFW event, the men’s and womenswear collection by JJV by JJ Valaya titled ‘Rumeli- The Summer Story’ has been made with sustainable Tencel textiles for a bold effect.

JJV is the new bridge-to-luxury brand by designer JJ Valaya whose new collection featured monochrome, graphic prints, and sleek silhouettes.

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For women, leather-look obi-style belts, the brand’s signature belted sarees, and oversized animal print gave a slight resort feel. For the men, sharply tailored fusion-style suits paired with printed turbans had a bold effect.

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The first physical edition of FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week takes place at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium at India Gate in New Delhi from March 23 to March 27.

The runway shows are broadcast live on the organisers’ respective websites and social media accounts this season and designers can retail their wares at the fashion week’s designer showroom segment. 

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25 March 2022, Mumbai:

Popeye the Sailor Man has launched a new Popeye x Wrogn men’s apparel collection in collaboration with Indian cricket star Virat Kohli.

The collection offers a range of 28 T-shirts featuring classic poses of the spinach-eating sailor paired with the graphic Wrogn logo.

It also features tie-dye detail, an oversized Wrogn logo, etc.

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The graphic tees will be available on Shoppers Stop, Pantaloons, Myntra, and the brand’s exclusive outlets.

Owned by King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst, Popeye is home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters. 

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Its partnership with Wrogn offers fans a fresh line of unique, on-trend merchandise celebrating his ‘strong to the finish’ lifestyle, says Carla Silva, Vice President, General Manager, Global Head, Licensing, King Features.

Anjana Reddy, CEO, Universal Sportsbiz, Owner, Wrogn adds, this collaboration gives the brand the perfect opportunity to present its fun and quirky renditions to customers.

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23 March 2022, Mumbai:

Sharad Amalean, Chairman of the Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF), says, the global apparel industry will reach $2.2 trillion by 2025.

With sharp price points and the constant pursuit of cost efficiencies, the apparel industry currently faces competing priorities, Amalean adds.

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The pandemic has brought these aspects even more sharply into focus; brands and companies have increased their vigilance on the social, environmental, governance, and ethical aspects of manufacturing.

Only those that take a holistic view of their production and eco-system will thrive while those with scant respect for ethics, the environment, and social responsibility will not find favour with customers.

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Having built a reputation of being a sustainable and ethical manufacturing destination, Sri Lanka is well placed to thrive in this evolutionary phase.

The Sri Lankan apparel industry is on track to achieve its revenue target of $8 billion by 2025, adds Amalean

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26 March 2022, Mumbai:

ReshaMandi, India's first and largest digital ecosystem for natural fibre supply chain, starting from farm to retail announces the grand opening of their store ReshaWeaves at Nehru Place, New Delhi.

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The NCR-based store will showcase an exquisite range of natural fabrics including - high-quality silks, cotton, viscose, hemp and banana fabrics sourced straight from weavers across the country.

ReshaMandi, India's first and largest digital ecosystem for natural fibre supply chain, starting from farm to retail announces the grand opening of their store ReshaWeaves at Nehru Place, New Delhi.

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The NCR-based store will showcase an exquisite range of natural fabrics including - high-quality silks, cotton, viscose, hemp and banana fabrics sourced straight from weavers across the country.

The company has recently also ventured into D2C with its e-commerce platform ReshaWeaves that caters to end consumers, bringing them exquisite sarees from different parts of India.

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CREDITS: Business Standard Indian Retailer The Print (The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff).

25 March 2022, Mumbai:

There was a preference for bespoke or customized clothing in India long before ready-to-wear apparel made inroads in the domestic market.

However, the entry and growth of international and domestic fashion brands in the 1990s gave rise to the ready-to-wear clothing culture in the country.

Yet, there are many who prefer made-to-order clothes. They demand a better quality and fit in their garments over traditional ready-to-wear clothes that could often be ill-fitting.

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This is once again giving rise to the organized custom clothing sector in the country with a wave of new business erupting on high streets across metros.

Memorable shopping experiences for customers Rather than just a product, these new companies focus on offering a memorable shopping experience.

They offer a great alternative to ready-to-wear clothes through their adoption of a technology-focused lean methodology to test products, get user feedback and engage with influencers.

Rapid advancement of fashion technology is also enabling fashion firms to upgrade their supply chains, develop digital channels and increase revenues.

The pandemic has compelled these companies to adopt change and technology innovations for more customer enhancement.

AR/VR and online marketplaces emerge

Many of these companies are exploring digitalization in the form of VR/AR configuration, 3D design and graphics, virtual fitting and trial rooms, digital Apparel, AI buyer prediction testing, etc.

They are also employing sustainable materials. Others are developing a bespoke clothes online marketplace to help buyers select fabrics, accessories, and styles, as well as designers, tailors, and manufacturers. Most of these platform use AI and data analytics to scan and analyze millions of data on different social media platforms.

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This helps fashion marketers estimate customer demand and trends accurately. With the help of data, companies can schedule their product releases. 3D software and apps enable customers try new clothes Buyers can also use the 3D design on the platform to take their photos and post them on the app.

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These photographs help buyers generate a 3D model to enable customers try on new clothes from their home. They can also use other apps including bespoke apparel design in 3D view, quick order tracking with ERP, confirming orders via WhatsApp using a 3D engine, and a virtual QR textile sample book, etc.

Another is uploading the photo of their preferred clothes from any source and identifying the most appropriate product from the brand’s website with the aid of visual AI, natural language processing, and tailored search engines.

Solutions for contact-free shopping

AR and VR systems can also serve customers for contact-free purchasing in retail stores.

They can provide 3D e-commerce experience to help compare products from anywhere. Fashion startups across India are trying to build new technologies either internally or through collaborations. They aim to provide customers a lifetime shopping experience through technologies like 3D modeling and digital body measurement tools.

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Some companies are expanding their collections to incorporate buyers’ traits and personal preferences and provide unrestricted customization.

New technologies to boost mass-customization

Despite the emergence of regional and internet players in India’s ready-to-wear apparel market, demand for customized clothing is set to grow.

Introduction of new technologies is likely to encourage mass customization and personalized production. This will boost customized clothing trend which is set to growth at steady rate.

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23 March 2022, Mumbai:

NEW DATE, NEW LOCATION FOR CHIC SPRING SHANGHAI Nanjing International Expo Center, May 20 to 22, 2022 Asia's largest fashion fair, CHIC SPRING SHANGHAI, will move to Nanjing from May 20-22, 2022.

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The latest developments caused by the virus variant Omicron in China and especially in Shanghai prompted the CHIC organizers to take this step.

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The CHIC fashion fairs took place in 2021 with the greatest security measures.

With this move, the organizers are also taking into account the interests of international exhibitors and visitors. Various international joint participations will be represented.

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26 March 2022, Mumbai:

FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week 2022

FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week has returned in a fully physical format from 23rd to 27th March 2022 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in a grand style. It is seen an array of iconic fashion designers from India as well as a few exciting collaborations.

The early-2000s style is coming back with a vengeance and Outhouse's collection at FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week 2022 was proof of that.

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

The KVIC is charged with the planning, promotion, organisation, and implementation of programs for the development of Khadi and other village industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development wherever necessary.

Kangana Ranaut's magic has worked as ever having and it is no-brainer that she was an absolute stunner in the Khadi range & was an incredible showstopper for the FDCI Khadi presentation at FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week.

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*Promotion and reinvention of khadi have been the focus of many fashion showcases over the years, and once again, khadi took the centre stage at the ongoing FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) collaborated for a fashion show, where a group of designers presented their collection. Participating designers were France’s Mossi Traoré, Abhishek Gupta Benares, Anavila Misra, Anju Modi, Charu Parashar, and Rina Dhaka.

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Sunil Sethi, Chairman, FDCI, said, “I think cooperation, collaboration, alliance have emerged as the keywords to focus on during the pandemic.

It is great to join hands with KVIC and work with our designers for the promotion of khadi. With this showcase, we aim to bring to the fore khadi’s true potential and promote it at global platforms.” 

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25 March 2022, Mumbai:

According to Narendra Goenka, Chairman of the Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC), India's surpassing of $400 billion in goods exports heralds the start of an age of exponential expansion and global supremacy.

In particular, in 2021-22, Indian garment exports were able to enhance their position in traditional export destinations such as the United States, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and France.

The Indian textile sector is on track to become the world's largest manufacturer in the next three years, thanks to an emphasis on man-made fiber (MMF) garments, sustainability, and free trade agreements.

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"Indian exports reaching $400 billion is not only a tremendous achievement but will also prove to be a benchmark in the history of India's global commerce," he said in a statement.

The growth rates will be exponential from here on out, owing to our Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visionary leadership.

"In 2018-19, India easily eclipsed its all-time high of $330 billion in exports.

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Given the government's efforts to expand domestic industrial capacity, sign trade agreements, and foster a new entrepreneurial spirit in India, I predict goods exports to exceed $500 billion in 2019 fiscal," he said, adding that Indian garment exports are also expected to rise exponentially.

With programmes like RoSCTL, PLI, and PM-MITRA, the government has laid the groundwork for rapid expansion in the garment industry.

These will help to boost production, employment, and export capability in one of the industries with the greatest female workforce.

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23 March 2022, Mumbai:

Following the successful return of British Wool training courses in 2021, British Wool has launched the 2022 Shearing & Wool Handling courses this week.

For over 20 years British Wool have provided four stages of shearing certificates enabling UK shearers to safely and effectively shear British wool.  Training the next generation of shearers and wool handlers remains a key focus for British Wool with over 850 attending courses in 2021.

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Those booking courses will be done using British Wool’s new online system that is easier to use and navigate.

As in previous years, British Wool launched its exclusive training offer for young farmers in January providing an opportunity for YFC members who have not previously attended a British Wool course to work towards a Blue Seal. 

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Any interested YFC member should make contact before the 31st March closing date. Richard Schofield, Shearing Manager, British Wool, said: “We are once again delighted to be launching our shearing and wool handling courses this year.

Supporting the training and development of the next generation of shearers and wool handlers is crucial as we continue to work in partnership with key stakeholders in supporting the UK shearing sector.”

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