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The pandemic has had its say on the fashion weeks in India too! Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions and in this era of the ‘new normal’, the FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week joined hands to launch the first phygital seasonless fashion extravaganza. Spread over 30 shows, 43 designers unveiled their collections through fashion films that lasted for about 4–10 minutes in the course of six days beginning March 16. The emphasis of the...
The first digital India Couture Week showcased the skills of master craftspeople and embroiderers that have made Indian bridalwear one of the most...
It was described as the first phygital fashion week, and the FDCI's Lotus Makeup IFW turned out to be a riot of colours, reports Meher Castelino...
Even as the pandemic continues with its doomed waltz, life limps back to the new normal of social distancing, masks, lockdowns and unlocks. Amidst...
What does Spring/Summer 2021 look like for denim? Meher Castelino turns to the Arvind Denim Lab for answers.
Denim is moving into new versions for ...
The Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2020 edition celebrated 20 years at BKC Mumbai from February 12 to 16. It was a colourful event with fabrics,...
The Lotus Makeup India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020 in association with EBixcash was held at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi...
Celebrating 20 years of Lakmé Fashion Week (LFW), its Winter/Festive 2019 edition in Mumbai from August 21 to 25 was a visual extravaganza of...
The Lotus Makeup India Fashion Week (LMIFW) Autumn/Winter 2019 season presented by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) in association with...
The Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019 held from January 31 to February 3 in Mumbai explored the challenges posed by circularity, showcased...
Fabrics played a pivotal role at the five-day Lakmé Fashion Week Summer/Resort 2019. Designers worked with fabrics to give a new dimension to their...
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
Aseem Prakash
The focus in research and development (R&D) is now more and more set on new sustainable products...
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Fanny Vermandel
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
Anurag Batra
A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) survey concluded that a majority of US companies are having...
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Bill D’Arienzo
Bill D’Arienzo
Imagine a cricketer, once an exciting player but now aged 45, having put on oodles of weight, too...
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Rahul Mehta
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
Rahul Mehta
Luxury is a lifestyle, and fashion is just a minuscule part of it. Businesswise-the most visible or ...
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Abhay Gupta
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
Arun Sirdeshmukh
A few years later, the same process is now taking place in textile printing, and this has never...
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Gabi Seligsohn
Gabi Seligsohn
Effective quality management starts with a quality policy. Effectiveness is the extent to which...
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Pradip Mehta
Pradip Mehta
