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PD = Product Development
Kamal Kapur
Always, always the customer that has come to India has seen
our country as more than a “sewing ground”. He looks forward
to rummaging through piles of fabric swatches to rifling through
racks of samples – he expects to see “what’s new”! He takes
the interpretation of his objectives for granted – but what
really sets his resource apart is the extension of these objectives…
the other possibilities where 2+2 does not just add up to a
4 but becomes a magical… 202.  |
The Fit Technician
... a Valuable Member
Kamal Kapur
In today’s scenario, the Fit Technician’s position — a job,
which definitely has its own distinctive identity and responsibility,
exists mostly in the buying office. It is however a key requirement
of any organisation that is either in the manufacturing of apparel
or in the function of overseeing and follow up on behalf of
the customer. |
Revolutionary Change
in the Dynamics of Business Creates Opportunities
Kamal Kapur
Almost every forum, conference, seminar-major or minor addresses
the fact that India’s share in the world’s apparel market has
not crept beyond 3% - ‘Crept’ is the operative word... and that
too after a presence of more than 40 years in this industry!
These forty years however have seen a dramatic…almost revolutionary
change in the dynamics of our business. |
Designing a Career
with Fashion Institutes
Meher Castelino
It’s that time of the year when students are through with their
tenth or twelfth standard exams and are now at the cross roads
of a choice of career. The dependable options are science, enginee-ring,
commerce, medicine or law. But in the 21st century, a new career
draws students by the thousands - fashion designing. |
Winds of Change
Bring in Professionalism to the Apparel Industry
A reflection of the changes that are taking place within the
garment industry can be seen in the recruitment of professionals
from fashion institutes. In the last few years, fashion institutes
have become a sought after head hunting ground for the industry,
like the practice prevalent in IIMs all over India. |
Indian
Fashion and Design Academies Spread Wings
Ila Saxena
More and more fashion and design academies are coming up in
SouthEast and West Asia, drawing greatly from Indian expertise.
In collaboration with the promoters of India school, Ajman,
the Pearl Academy of Fashion has launched the Pearl Design
Centre in Sharjah. |
Integrating
IT with Design for Better Opportunities
Samridhi Agrawal
The fashion design and information technology course (FDIT)
is an attempt to envisage the pursuits of students eyeing
textiles with information technology. The course has been
designed for future designers who can propose and realise
intelligent, responsible innovations. |
How
About Being A Commercial Designer!
Sandeepa Khosla, Director Design and Product Development in
Delhi-based Orient Fashions is a true commercial designer.
Vinita Pandey talks to Sandeepa on what it takes to be a successful
designer. |
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