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Making up a career in make-up

A career as a make-up artist demands creativity, attention to detail & passion for beauty trends. Essential skills include communication professionalism & adaptability. Success involves building a...

Do we need to follow fashion trends

Fashion trends, often dictated by global media and brands, risk stifling individuality and local creativity. Young South African designers are encouraged to reinterpret trends rather than mimic them. ...

Fashionable Indian embroidery styles

Indian embroidery, rich in regional diversity, has gained immense global popularity. Styles like Chikankari, Kantha, Zardozi, and Kashida showcase India's cultural heritage through intricate stitches ...

Fashion modelling - it's not just about a pretty face!

Fashion modeling is a competitive yet glamorous career requiring photogenic looks, confidence, fitness, and professionalism. Success involves creating a strong portfolio, networking, and...

The journey of Indian fashion

India’s diverse traditional attire reflects its ‘unity in diversity’, varying across regions and communities. This report explores traditional garments for men and women, regional dressing styles,...

Fashion fabrics from metallic fibres

During historic ages, threads of gold and silver were used by the royal garment makers to adorn the clothing of kings, queens and people of status. The entire cloth was completely made out of gold...

Chinese fashion: A threat for South African designers?

China is rapidly advancing into the high-end fashion market challenging the misconception that it only produces low-end clothing. With strong government backing fashion education international...

Hong Kong Fashion Week, 2008

This study examines North Carolina's textile industry amid global restructuring, aiming to enhance competitiveness using the state's rich resources. As a historic leader in textile production and...

Body piercing - the hygiene aspect

Body piercing is a popular global trend with historical roots. While fashionable, it carries risks like infections, scarring, and nerve damage. Safe piercing requires sterile tools, professional...

Accessories: A lot more than jewelry and belts

Accessories go beyond jewelry, including shoes, jackets, hair styling, and shawls, all of which can elevate an outfit. Stylish shoes and jackets add flair, while hair accessories and shawls offer...

Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
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Anurag Batra
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
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
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Rahul Mehta
Effective quality management starts with a quality policy. Effectiveness is the extent to which...
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Pradip 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
Is your business ready for Textiles 4.0? Before you can say, 'Yes', 'No', 'May be' or 'I don't...
Posted by
Aseem Prakash
The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
Posted by
Fanny Vermandel
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
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Bill D’Arienzo