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You will bag to differ
You will bag to differ

The days of leather bags are waning, and those could soon be part of fashion history. Meher Castelino looks at seven brands that make bags from fabrics. The best handbag completes the look for a...

Fashion and social media: Boon or bane?
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
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
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
"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
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
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-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
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
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...

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
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Pradip Mehta
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Gabi Seligsohn
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
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Rahul Mehta
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
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
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Bill D’Arienzo
It was not very long ago that people who shopped online in India were considered 'ahead of time'....
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Arun Sirdeshmukh
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
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Abhay Gupta
The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
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Fanny Vermandel
Indians are too enamoured of Hollywood. We can’t help it. We have been conditioned this way. The...
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Anurag Batra