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The art of science in fashion and textile design

Science plays a major role in fashion design, impacting everything from fabric dyeing and weaving to pattern making. Historical examples like synthetic alizarin dye and Burberry’s gabardine fabric...

Fashion forward 2008 - The top hot fashion trends

Spring 2008 fashion revives 70s flowing styles with long skirts, silk, and chiffon, emphasizing femininity. Sheer fabrics, bold prints, and tribal patterns dominate, while accessories like headbands, ...

High heels: fashion icon or health hazard?

High heels admired since ancient time enhance a woman confidence, posture and leg appearance especially during formal occasion. Popular among women aged 18–44, they symbolize elegance but can cause...

Don’t be square

Artists guide the viewer’s eye using lines, preferring curves over rigid angles for a more natural, pleasing effect. This idea applies to art, fashion, and design. Straight lines and squares suggest...

Mineral makeup - melange of science and beauty

Environment and health has become an important component inall walks of life and makeup is no exception to it. Mineral makeup has beenaround for 30 years in countries such as Egypt, Morocco, India,...

Color and fabric trends for autumn, winter - 08/09

Fashion is now developing with a richness and creativity that is remarkable. Changes inthe fashion world are constant and always include an inspiration of the past. Fads change over the years and...

Go size zero?

London fashion week came and went but the issue still remains. UK fashion bosses want to ban the obviously underweight models and let our more "real" size women talk to the Catwalks. Where do we draw ...

Spring synopsis 2008

Wouldn't be nice if we could skip over the dark, dank, dreary days of winter and jump into the bright, bird- chirping, flower-filled days of spring? Well that's what happens in the fashion world....

Clothing sizes that adjust real body fittings

Recent studies show that traditional sizing methods fail to match evolving body shapes, causing fitting issues. Innovations like body scanning, used by brands like Lane Bryant, enable more accurate...

Pink is out but Blue is in... Understanding Fashion & trend forecasting?

Fashion trend forecasting predicts consumer behavior by analyzing seasons, colors, fabrics, and silhouettes. It relies on market intelligence and consumer research, helping businesses align products...

A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
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Bill D’Arienzo
The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
Posted by
Fanny Vermandel
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
Posted by
Rahul Mehta
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
Posted by
Abhay Gupta
Why do I ask if India can afford to miss the bus again? Because whether we like it or not, whether...
Posted by
Rahul Mehta
A few years later, the same process is now taking place in textile printing, and this has never...
Posted by
Gabi Seligsohn
It was not very long ago that people who shopped online in India were considered 'ahead of time'....
Posted by
Arun Sirdeshmukh
Effective quality management starts with a quality policy. Effectiveness is the extent to which...
Posted by
Pradip Mehta
Is your business ready for Textiles 4.0? Before you can say, 'Yes', 'No', 'May be' or 'I don't...
Posted by
Aseem Prakash
Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
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Anurag Batra