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Hong Kong Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013

Hong Kong Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2013, held in July, featured 1,250 exhibitors and attracted 4,600 buyers from 70 countries, a notable decline from January's 1,649 exhibitors and 20,305 buyers...

Sustainable Fashion - Part II "Look fabulous with an earth friendly attitude"

Two assorted threads are converging in fashion. Traditional aspect of textiles enriched with the creativity and modernity of the fashion designers. Consumers today are not just consumers buying what ...

Sustainable Fashion - Part I "Contribution of the designer's league"

Apparel and fashion industry is often accused for causing severe environmental impact. Fashion's footprint is often caused by the vast quantity of water and energy consumed, and the waste...

Is Green the new Black?

Sustainable fashion, or "green fashion," prioritizes eco-friendly materials, ethical labor, and reduced environmental impact. Trends include organic fiber, recycled fabrics, and ethical production....

Tradition Fashion Interplay : An Imperative for Identity & Continuity

Indian fashion blends tradition with modernity, preserving its cultural identity while fostering partnerships between designers and artisans. This inclusive approach values collective skills,...

On Becoming a Budget Fashionista

Looking trendy boosts confidence, but it doesn't require expensive designer items. Simple outfits can shine with affordable accessories like necklaces. Explore online stores, thrift shops, and...

Has Fashion Changed in 20 Years?

Fashion in the 1980s and 90s featured leggings, hi-tops, and daring dungarees. While the digital age introduced new styles, many trends faded, though some, like mullet haircuts, persist. Iconic...

Birth of Costume in Indian Cinematic World (Part 3)

In the Indian film industry, alliances form uniquely, as professionals build loyal, like-minded teams over time. Costume designers connect with tailors, pattern masters, assistants, and accessory...

Birth of Costume in Indian Cinematic World (Part 2)

Scene division for costumes involves listing all characters and extras per scene, while character division focuses on each character's costume changes throughout the film. The above give rise to the ...

Birth of Costume in Indian Cinematic World (Part 1)

The creation process of a costume will be discussed in eleven steps, an introduction to which is available in initial part of the article. The flow chart is given in figure 2, yet while explaining,...

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