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| Menswear is predominantly characterized by its sophistication and sound tailoring – structured suits, expensive fabrics and flawless cuts being the hallmark. However, though the contemporary man continues to cut a dapper image, only this time, it's transcended the traditional perception of formalwear. Designers, this spring, discovered the most unexpected season essential in menswear – the shorts. Welcome to the new world of menswear, where formal is deconstructed and chinos and shorts have replaced the trousers, as men become more experimental than ever.
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better deal for home workers in apparel chain… ngos have major role in bringing change |
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In the apparel value chain ‘home workers’ have long been accepted as skilled workers; mostly women who do handwork from their homes and some doing it from remote villages for exporters who are supplying to international markets. While social compliances, code of conducts and the growing demand for better working conditions have had a major impact on workers in factory environment, home workers have remained largely untouched by labour reforms. Now with global retailers looking deeper into the supply chain, beyond the factories, the focus of attention has expanded to include sub-contractors and home workers. |
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h&m supplier sustainability performance index (icoc) increases from 76.5 to 78.4 during 2012 |
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Supported by 15 sourcing offices around the world, production for H&M takes place at around 1,800 factories that are owned or subcontracted by 785 suppliers. Looking for long-term partnerships with suppliers, the company engages in strategic partnerships with the best ones, rewarding good sustainability performance with better business. As a result, currently 148 strategic partners (19 per cent) make 53 per cent of H&M products. |
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fabric & accessories companies enthusiastic as market conditions improve… ready with new collections |
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Responding to market demands for innovation, accessory players are providing ample designs in various accessories like embroidery thread, buttons, tags, labels and packaging material, etc. Most of the players feel that the market conditions have improved over the last few months and many are expanding to provide new products, offering customized service to the garment manufacturers. Team Apparel Online talked to many accessory providers to get a first-hand feel of the market pulse… |
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gd goenka school of fashion & design ready |
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Spread in over 60 acres, the GD Goenka Education City currently housing the GD Goenka World School, situated in the picturesque foothills of the Aravali Range on the Gurgaon-Sohna Road, is expanding the concept of school to include higher studies under GD Goenka University, which also includes the School of Fashion & Design. Providing academic leadership to the school |
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| A comprehensive database of 1751 Indian garment exporters with details of product strength and place of manufacturing. |
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| Looking for a buying office sourcing products that are your specialization. Our listing of 392 will give you names of buyers, accounts they are working for and contact details. |
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| Want to explore options of working with importers in the US, take a pick from our large database of 1587 that specifies the importer's product interest and place of operations. |
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| With Resource Guide as our flagship publication, authentic listing of around 700 manufacturers/suppliers of Trims & Embellishments, region wise is our forte. |
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| A comprehensive database of 653 Home Fashion exporters with details of product strength and place of manufacturing. |
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| A comprehensive and categorised fabric resource directory carrying vital details of textile manufacturers and their products. |
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| Event Focus [India Bangladesh] |
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| The section is a showcase of more than 100 National and International fairs of relevance to the Textile & Apparel industry. It includes technology, garment, fabric and trims events around the year |
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| Denim is a growing segment from the country and both exporters & buyers are always looking out for mills with differential offerings. Listed are the mills for your reference |
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| A definite source, listing contact details of all the top Indian designers and professionals in the design industry, involved in different spheres of apparel design and production. Locate easily and get yourself connected with the creative fraternity instantly. |
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| An online directory of technology suppliers for the garment industries. Contains contact information of principals and India agent of various brands in 14 different categories. |
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| Aura Herbal Textiles from Ahmedabad, a certified company by Global Organic Textile Standard for their natural/herbal dyeing process, has tied up with world popular and US brand Levi Strauss. The American brand has commissioned Aura to supply it a range of knits and wovens, dyed and printed with herbs for its new proposed ‘Herbal Collection’. |
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| Lifestyle, the medium range department store for apparel, footwear, children’s wear and toys, household furniture and health and beauty offerings, opened its first store in Coimbatore. The brand expects about 70 per cent growth this year in business and also a double turnover in two years from their India operations. |
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| National Textile Corporation (NTC) has taken over two closed cooperative mills in Tamil Nadu. The corporation now has seven textile mills in Tamil Nadu, employing about 5,000 people. NTC would invest over Rs. 300 crores and start an integrated textile production facility comprising spinning, weaving, and processing with a medical textile unit in Dharapuram (TN) soon. |
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