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Capturing beauty in a frame

A career in fashion photography demands creativity, technical knowledge, and industry insight. Key skills include lighting, camera use, editing, and people management. Building a strong, unique...

Technology in fashion

Technology has revolutionized clothing, evolving it from basic necessity to a cultural and functional expression. From the Industrial Revolution to smart fabrics and digital clothing, innovations...

The organic way to beauty

Organic make-up made from natural or eco-friendly ingredients is gaining global popularity due to rising awareness about harmful chemicals in conventional cosmetics. While organic products are...

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...

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
Is your business ready for Textiles 4.0? Before you can say, 'Yes', 'No', 'May be' or 'I don't...
Posted by
Aseem Prakash
Effective quality management starts with a quality policy. Effectiveness is the extent to which...
Posted by
Pradip Mehta
It was not very long ago that people who shopped online in India were considered 'ahead of time'....
Posted by
Arun Sirdeshmukh
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
Posted by
Abhay Gupta
Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
Posted by
Anurag Batra
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
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
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