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Is there anyone who will say no to a vacation? Well probably not. Changing lifestyles, urban pressures and increase in earning power has meant that Indians holiday a lot. And not just holiday, most of them holiday in style. This is probably why vacation wear has become an in thing today. We explore what is… Read More Vacation Wear Trends
Athleisure as a segment is growing by leaps and bounds in the country. A key driver of this segment is the fact that Indians are increasingly becoming health conscious and are investing in a fitness wardrobe as well. HRX, India’s homegrown active wear brand was founded in November 2013 by Hrithik Roshan and Exceed Entertainment.… Read More HRX Brand Profile
There is a slow yet sure resurgence of traditional Indian fabrics – from Pochampally to Ikkat to Patola, Maheshwari and more that is changing how the apparel industry is working. Tradition is coming back strongly and there is a change that is susceptible as far as apparel is concerned. Likewise, apparel exports of what is… Read More Reviving Traditional Indian Fabrics
India is the second largest denim consumer in the world. Over 550 million pieces of denim apparel and over 750 million meters of denim fabric were sold in domestic market in 2016. India is already consuming more denim than US and EU market and it is projected that the country will consume more than 800… Read More All About Denims
P N RAO is a name that one immediately associates with men’s suits. One of the country’s iconic and leading men’s fashion brand that represents the changing landscape of men’s fashion without compromising on the golden standards set by P N Rao, who at the beginning of the brand’s journey encouraged budding tailors to hone… Read More P.N. Rao Stretch Fabric
Globe Textiles India Ltd. is an ISO 9001:2008 is a leading Indian manufacturer and a star export house of textiles, fabrics and garments based in Ahmedabad. The company started operations in 2008 and has a sprawling futuristic manufacturing facility dedicated to garmenting for international customers in an Apparel Park. Cumulatively, the company has its production… Read More Globe Textiles – Brand Profile
For the first time, UNSW biomedical engineers have woven a ‘smart’ fabric that mimics the sophisticated and complex properties of one of nature’s ingenious materials, the bone tissue periosteum. Having achieved proof of concept, the researchers are now ready to produce fabric prototypes for a range of advanced functional materials that could transform the medical,… Read More Fabrics Go Smart
Textile companies are upping the ante as far as using technology is concerned. One such innovative organization is Textronics Design Systems, established in 1990 provides intelligent CAD and WEB solutions, to help Textile and Fashion companies increase their global competitiveness, by facilitating Innovative Design & 3D visualization tools optimizing Sales, Design Communication and enabling E-commerce.… Read More Tech Push for Fabrics
Apparel exports are set to reach $20 billion in 2017-18, 13 per cent higher than a year ago, on policy support from the government ns a sharp increase in orders from the US, the EU and the West Asia. The government also announced Rs 6,000-crore textile package last year. Duty exemptions like the refund of… Read More Apparel Exports – New Vistas
Cotton plays an important role in the Indian economy as the India’s textile industry is predominantly cotton based and India is one of the largest producers as well as exporters of cotton yarn. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Punjab are the major cotton producers in India. According to reports,… Read More Impact of Cotton Imports