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Fashion and social media: Boon or bane?
Social media has been a boon in many ways to the fashion industry, helping it grow and bring to the frontline many new and interesting designers and trends from around the world. Supriya Ghurye,...
7 Steps to growing your fashion brand profitably
Launching the first collection of a fashion brand is just the initial step. It takes a lot more to sustainably grow it over time, requiring discipline and commitment. Supriya Ghurye outlines the...
End-to-end fashion design: A guide for the fashion entrepreneur
With the growth of e-commerce through platforms like Amazon, Flipkart and Jabong, many would-be fashion entrepreneurs found an opportunity to fulfill their aspirations. While fashion holds the...
"Amid the Intense" autumn/winter 17-18 trends
Keeping in mind that the season's topical patterns gesture to past impacts, Autumn/Winter 17-18 is without question energising. A new interpretation of femininity weaves all through, booming an...
Evolution of French fashion from 16th to 19th century
France was one of the most energetic and creative nations in Western history.The ever-evolving French clothing tradition has remained an inspiration for fashionistas, says Abarma Devi R. Fashion is...
Special, and without precedent
The Copenhagen Fashion Summit is the annual pilgrimage of all those in the textiles-apparel industry who are working on sustainability issues. Over 1,000 professionals had gathered at the Danish...
Cross-pollination of trends
Cross-cultural values and ethics have shaped the world of fashion into an awe-inspiring platform, says Riya Jain. With the world becoming a global village, with creative minds growing wider, with...
Clothes maketh a man
The common perception seems to be that men pay no attention to their clothes; they might as well dress in the dark as they just throw on a pair of pants and a shirt!! Nothing could be more incorrect. ...
Influence of fashion shows on the fashion market and on society
Fashion shows are a channel of communication between fashion designers and customers where designers showcase new ideas through merchandise on live models. Saranya looks at the impact these shows...
Fashionable fusion wear for preteens
Curious and selective about wardrobe solutions, tweenagers today are as fashion conscious as adults and love to flaunt the latest trends, says Mohita Indrayan. Guess what's spilling out of the...
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The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
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Fanny Vermandel | Jun 24,2016
Fanny Vermandel | Jun 24,2016
It was not very long ago that people who shopped online in India were considered 'ahead of time'....
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Arun Sirdeshmukh | Jan 21,2016
Arun Sirdeshmukh | Jan 21,2016
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
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Rahul Mehta | Sep 11,2015
Rahul Mehta | Sep 11,2015
Is your business ready for Textiles 4.0?
Before you can say, 'Yes', 'No', 'May be' or 'I don't...
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Aseem Prakash | Apr 25,2016
Aseem Prakash | Apr 25,2016
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
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Abhay Gupta | Dec 23,2016
Abhay Gupta | Dec 23,2016
Effective quality management starts with a quality policy. Effectiveness is the extent to which...
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Pradip Mehta | Jan 23,2016
Pradip Mehta | Jan 23,2016
Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
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Anurag Batra | Sep 02,2015
Anurag Batra | Sep 02,2015
It was in 1987 that Asif Merchant got into the business of wholesaling of footwear. He bought from...
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Asif Merchant | Sep 02,2015
Asif Merchant | Sep 02,2015
Why do I ask if India can afford to miss the bus again? Because whether we like it or not, whether...
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Rahul Mehta | Aug 12,2017
Rahul Mehta | Aug 12,2017
A few years later, the same process is now taking place in textile printing, and this has never...
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Gabi Seligsohn | Feb 04,2016
Gabi Seligsohn | Feb 04,2016
