Indian textiles have been popular the world over since time immemorial. The hidden interpretations, colour vibrancy and quality fabrics have been much acclaimed across the continents. The cotton fabric has taken the Indian fashion to farther lands; so has the different motifs used on Indian ... Views: 1548
Children are the hope and the future of any nation. Still, there are millions and millions of kids across the globe who are not able to enjoy a carefree, safe and normal childhood. A considerable percentage of children in India and many other countries are involved in child labour, which has ... Views: 1054
The textile and apparel industry is one of the oldest trades and has the most complicated supply chain. It is a very diverse sector, which has its clientele in every other industry such as hotel, home textiles, healthcare, interior design, automotive, etc. However, the industry has been defamed ... Views: 760
Home interiors say a lot about your choice and personality. We all love to drape our home interiors with the best and the latest textiles available in the market. However, manufacturing of these textiles pollutes our environment badly and that’s whythe home textile industry is considered as the ... Views: 700
The textile and garment industry of Vietnam has a long tradition and history. The industry is one of the important sectors of the country’s economy. Currently, the country has around 6,000 textile and garment manufacturing companies that employ around 2.5 million employees. This makes Vietnam ... Views: 692
Cotton is one of the most important raw materials in the Indian textile industry and at the same time, it is the most chemical-intensive crop. In India, cotton is grown approximately on 3% of the cultivated land but it uses around 25% of the insecticides consumed in agriculture. The tendency of ... Views: 652
Khadi is the symbol of Indian textile heritage and is an integral part of warp and weft sections of the Indian textile industry. The father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, led a movement with Khadi to promote the use of this Indian fabric and boycott wearing of foreign clothes. After seven ... Views: 650
With every global game event such as Olympics, Commonwealth, FIFA etc. passing by, we realize that athletes are getting stronger and are breaking previous records to make new ones. Well, we can never deny their hard work and regular practice sessions for these achievements but technological ... Views: 634
The future of textiles lies in technical textiles that comprise various categories such as Packtech, Clothtech, Hometech, Mobitech, indutech, sportech, etc. Among these various categories of technical textiles, automotive textiles are expected to witness high growth in the coming years. ... Views: 630
Sustainability has become an important concern in every business. It mainly means to protect, sustain and enhance natural and human resources to ensure future of mankind and nature. Sustainability has three dimensions: economic, social and environmental.
And when it comes to the fashion ... Views: 617
Gone are the days when we used to have a limited wardrobe with only a few sets of dresses. Today, we love to have varieties in the form of formal, semi-formal, casual, active, sports, ethnic, seasonal, leisure, party wears and more. The Indian apparel industry, which was once rooted in the ... Views: 607
Due to its unique properties, silicone is used right from the fibre production to the last finishing touch during the textile manufacturing process. The silicone-use helps in making stylish, comfortable and easy-to-care clothes. Textile manufacturers, all over the world, are using this ... Views: 590
The textile and clothing exports from India continue to swell up; however, the cotton yarn and fabric export submerge creating a harsh situation for the cotton-growing farmers.
India has a glorious history of fine craftsmanship in apparels and textiles. The country is the second largest ... Views: 579
The Indian retail market is fast becoming a favourable choice for the major fashion retailers. This is because the changing trends are making the Indian fashion retail market both interesting and lucrative. The country’s retail market is expected to grow 6% annually to reach US $ 865 billion by ... Views: 567
Fashion retailers are facing a hard time owing to the changing consumers buying behavior and expectations brought by proliferation and penetration of digital media. It has become essential for fashion and apparel retailers to leverage the power of digital society. Consumers, today, make ... Views: 552
Cotton is regarded as the best fabric for skin by all fashion brands worldwide. The textile industry in India contributes 14% of the total industrial production and 11% of the total export earnings of the country. The industry is predominantly cotton-based, so this raw material plays a huge role ... Views: 548
The apparel and textile industry has seen a clear downward trend all over the world, majorly caused by a massive shrink in buying capacities of consumers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This shrinkage in buying capacity of final products on retail shelves has caused a disruptive turbulence along ... Views: 548
From Salwar kameez to bell-bottoms to fusion wear, Indian fashion has undergone a major transformation through the decades. Fashion reflects the social and political scenario of any country. If we talk about India, it is a developing nation which is fast pacing up with developed nations while ... Views: 545
India has always been an eminent producer of handmade textiles that have global recognition for their exquisite nature. Handloom production is an important aspect of the textile industry since it constitutes around 15 per cent of the cloth production in India as per the statistics provided by ... Views: 544
“Fast-fashion” is the new buzzword in the fashion industry. It is the term actually used for designs that make a fast move from a ramp to becoming current fashion trends. The main goal is to produce a product that is both cost-efficient and can match the fast-changing consumer demands. This is ... Views: 539
The fashion industry is moving towards a transformation and its pendulum is swinging towards natural fibres. The industry is moving away from the petrochemical-based fibres due to their rising cost and irreversible damage to the planet. Further, fibres like cotton is also a resource intensive ... Views: 536
It is important to know what is brewing in the fashion industry and that is why you need to be abreast of the latest fashion apparel news. Have a look at what is new so that you can upgrade your wardrobe:
1) Summery hues
Designers are making their best effort in trying to bring the colours ... Views: 534
The Indian Retail market is making an astonishing progress. In 2017, it was around Rs 46,15,000 crore and it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9 percent to reach Rs 1,08,58,000 crore by 2027. Presently, the share of apparels in total retail sector stands around 8 per cent. With the implementation ... Views: 532
When COVID-19 opened unchartered opportunities for Indian
industry to jump into mask and body coverall manufacturing, industries complained about lack of machinery availability in India and even attempted to compromise on the product specification, but very few dared to take up steps to fill ... Views: 525
The fashion industry has undergone a major transformation in the last few years. Earlier, designers and famous fashion houses used to gain name and fame through designs that had revealing cuts and displaying torsos. However, today, the 'modest attire' which was once scarcely considered as ... Views: 521
India has the ample production of raw materials such as cotton, silk, jute, etc. along with manufacturing mills as an added advantage. The country is among the largest exporters of the ready-made garments in markets like the US and the UAE. The total exports of textiles and apparels are expected ... Views: 501
Q3 ’20 (July-September) data of US apparel imports shows that the market is still sluggish in the country and the shipping partners of USA are just surviving in this tough time while revival doesn’t seem to be on the cards – at least not in the subsequent quarter! According to an analysis done ... Views: 484
Emerging out from the concept of the kirana stores, the retail stores of India have formed an important part in the Indian economy and the retail sector accounts for 10 per cent of the GDP and about 8 per cent of the employment. Being amongst the fastest growing industries of India, retail ... Views: 470
With every passing day, even as the number of cases is on the rise, citizens are gradually opening up to the new ways of life and are getting to their routines with precautions. Shopping centres, meanwhile, have reported a sizeable footfall. One of the largest chains of premium shopping malls ... Views: 468
Vibemac is one such company which has developed specialised sewing automats for 5 pocket denim jeans production and has imparted the understanding of the same to the industry impressively in last 40 years of its business. However, it is also a fact that, to do turnkey projects, it had to depend ... Views: 442
2020 has been a tough year for global apparel trade as well as fashion retail industry. The pandemic has created an uncertainty in the market and has restricted consumer spending which is making a huge dent on the revenues of fashion retailers, severely hurting the entire fashion supply chain. ... Views: 438
The year 2020 hasn’t been good for the world trade of apparels, and the hardest hit is obviously taken by the largest importer – the USA. The country was significantly down in its imports by 12.07 per cent on Y-o-Y basis to import US $ 17.85 billion worth of apparels in the first quarter of the ... Views: 435
The major chunk of Indian textile and apparel industry follows all kinds of compliance norms and works ethically. However, from time to time, some cases keep making headlines, shaming the industry. Just a few days back, The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested a person – Zahid Ali, ... Views: 432
Trims and accessories are fine tuning the garment story. With the increase in creativity and the designing abilities, the garment trims and accessories industry has a great potential since they add up to the overall outlook.
Gone are the days when clothing was considered just a basic ... Views: 431
Catastrophe is one word that best describes the impact of COVID-19 on Bangladesh’s RMG sector. As people in the western world – Europe and the USA – started isolating and retail stores downed shutters amidst countrywide lockdowns, manufacturers in Bangladesh were spending sleepless nights ... Views: 427
The fashion industry contributes around 5 per cent to the emission of greenhouse gases. To reduce its contribution in causing harm to the environment, some preventive measures have to be taken in this regard for sustainable future.
As the world is on the brink of facing dangerous climatic ... Views: 427
Bangladesh has started a new financial year (FY21) from July, which at best can be termed as ‘plagued with uncertainties’. COVID-19 that has had a devastating impact across the globe has not spared Bangladesh either, especially its garment manufacturing and export sector, which is the lifeline ... Views: 421
Depicting a perfect blend of age-old craftsmanship and modern sensibilities, Indian home-grown label Samatvam by Anjali Bhaskar brings to the market an array of structured styles imbibing immaculate silhouettes and time-honoured Indian craft techniques. It is a brand that capitalises on the ... Views: 418
Textile industry of India is age-old and forms an important part of the economy. Talking specifically about the apparel industry, it holds 56 per cent share in India’s export basket.
The garment and textile industry plays a significant role in enhancing the social and economic conditions of ... Views: 410
Now it is almost clear that Indian apparel exporters will have at least 25 to 30 per cent fewer orders in the rest of the months of 2020. So, their marketing efforts need to enhance which require more investments. But at the same time, owing to a huge pressure on business, it is not possible or ... Views: 403
Whilst some fairs and shows got postponed to a later date, or adopted a digital outreach, the international menswear showcases for the upcoming season of Spring/Summer 2021 took place.
Apart from delivering a memento on the trends of the future and an insight into consumer psyche, the shows ... Views: 403
As per an analysis, apparel exporters from Bangladesh could not gain much as more than one-third of Bangladesh’s total apparel exports to China were found to be still out of the duty-free benefit coverage. However, the lucrative route to bring in more investments from China remains a suitable ... Views: 387
The COVID-19 pandemic may have proved disastrous to most businesses including the readymade garment sector of Bangladesh, but it has apparently opened windows of opportunity for the locally produced yarn and fabrics, which – after initial loss suffered due to countrywide shutdown and consequent ... Views: 381
Retailers in Bangladesh are surely in for some tough time. Unlike other years, Pohela Boishakh (Bengali New Year) and Eid-ul-Fitr have failed to yield much business, thanks to
COVID-19!
It’s been around more than 2 months now that shops have opened and retailers are hoping that the ... Views: 378
Working in fashion industry may not be as glamorous as it looks. Sure, we’ve all been enticed by the idea of free clothing and makeup, courtesy ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, but if you take a closer look, the movie very well lays out the toxicity of working for a fashion magazine or brand. We’ve all ... Views: 377
Established in 2006, Mahmud Group is one of the most respected names in Bangladesh RMG industry. Fully vertical, from spinning to finished garments, the Group has a number of well-established entities under its umbrella.
Apparel Resources caught up with Rafee Mahmood, the young and dynamic ... Views: 377
While a solution or a vaccine for coronavirus is still in the works, companies have started innovating ever so aggressively to provide a hint of safety to consumers while we wait to tide over COVID-19.
India’s leading textile group Vardhman is leading the charge in innovative textiles with ... Views: 376
After month-long, protracted export reversals, Bangladesh’s export earnings made a rebound this July with around 0.59 per year-on-year growth. As per figures provided by the
country’s Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), in July 2019, Bangladesh’s export earnings were US $ 3.88 billion which in this ... Views: 372
Even though the Government warned as early as mid-April that factories would not receive facilities from the financial package of Taka 5,000 crore that the Government
announced in the last week of March mostly for the payment of workers’ wages if they go for layoffs, many factories have ... Views: 371
Lately, the Bangladesh Government has decided to extend policy support to garment exporting factories falling under the SME category to improve their competitiveness during this time of the pandemic. Sometime back, the central bank of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued a notice ... Views: 371