05 April 2022, Mumbai:

Kornit Digital Rewrites the Rules for Fashion and Textiles at Kornit Fashion Week Tel Aviv 2022.

Kornit Fashion Week Tel Aviv 2022

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Kornit Fashion Week features an immersive runway showcase produced by worldwide fashion icon, producer, director, and entrepreneur Motty Reif. The week follows successful Kornit events in 2021 across Los Angeles, New York, Milan, and Tel Aviv – displaying the creative freedom associated with sustainable, on-demand fashion fulfillment.

Attendees will experience runway events showcasing designer creativity across a broad array of collections.

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These fascinating collections were created in just a few weeks, unlike typical fashion and textile production processes that take over six months.

The event marks the most diverse and inclusive array of designers, models, and garments digitally printed on an unmatched number of materials.

Collections highlight the liberation from inefficient, costly, and wasteful production processes, as well as long lead times and supply chain constraints. The power of on-demand production also drives creation of the most imaginative collections.

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01 April 2022, Mumbai:

WEAR Conference, Canada’s premier forum hosted by Fashion Takes Action, aims to inspire and accelerate sustainability within the global fashion industry.

This year’s theme, Impact with Intention, recognizes that it’s not enough to simply set a goal.

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Intention provides us with purpose, inspiration, and motivation to achieve measurable impact.

WEAR is bringing brand owners, retailers, academics, manufacturers, NGOs, innovators, and policymakers together, to accelerate our collective efforts toward progress and a more conscious fashion future.

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There is a range of topics that appeal to a variety of roles:

• Fashion's Legislative Landscape
• Circularity in the Denim Supply Chain
• Transparency & Greenwashing

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01 April 2022, Mumbai:

NIFT

Set up in 1986, NIFT is the pioneering institute of fashion education in the country and has been in the vanguard of providing professional human resources.

An Annual fest of NIFT, A fest where you will witness great playback singer, (special guest).

An amalgamation of Comedy, Cultural, Sports, Food, Social Services, Literary & Dramatics Competitions.

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Goes without saying ever since the pandemic struck two years ago under the over-dosing of online classes and virtual meets VCs, for an ecstatic change attending an offline fest was an absolute feast/ treat for students' eyes at NIFT Delhi.

Clearly, The fest's fascinating line-up of events included a larger-than-life fashion show and a live & lively performance by the Indian Ocean. 

*NIFT is a wonderful place to play, says the Indian Ocean The band gave a soulful performance at the fest and sang Bandheh to Tu Kisi Rail Si and some songs from their upcoming album.

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Rahul Ram, the bass guitarist, and vocalist of the band said to the students, “We should congratulate you for being the first college to do an offline festival after the pandemic.

That’s why we say that art leads the way, man. We last played at NIFT 10 years ago, and even then, it was a wonderful place to play, and even now, it is beautiful to see you guys.”

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CREDITS: TOI (The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff).

02 April 2022, Mumbai:

Label Ritu Kumar will launch its first-ever activewear range featuring the brand’s signature prints in figure-flattering silhouettes.

Offering high-tech, stretchable and chic co-ords, the range will offer customers the required support to smash every set, rep, and workout.

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The label will also launch printed polos that will give classic polo T-shirts an upbeat makeover with unique prints and ribbed collars.

Giving a feminine spin to sports and dressing, the Spring Summer 2022 collection will offer elasticated waistbands, drawstrings, laces, etc.

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Offering a wide range of denim and dresses in exciting shapes, the collection will set the tone for a cooler-than-ever summer.

The collection is available across India and internationally in Label Ritu Kumar stores and online at Label Ritu Kumar. 

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01 April 2022, Mumbai:

L'Oréal has teamed up with Emotiv, a neuroscience company, to assist customers make precise and tailored scent choices by assessing their emotions. A unique fragrance consultation experience has been developed by Emotiv, L'Oréal's Technology Incubator, luxury brand Yves Saint Laurent, and a team of perfume experts.

Customers will be able to smell proprietary aroma families while wearing multi-sensor headsets that evaluate an electroencephalogram using machine learning techniques (EEG).

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This technology examines a customer's behavior, preferences, stress, and attentiveness to choose the perfume that best matches their feelings.

"We were able to obtain 95 percent of people the proper fragrance tailored to their requirements and wants using our immersive approach, which is far higher than without it."

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In this category, it's a tremendous first step.

We can modify fragrances even more once we know which scents make people feel pleased, energized, or other feelings," said Stephan Bezy, international general manager of Yves Saint Laurent Beauté.

Later this year and through 2023, the experience will be offered in Yves Saint Laurent Beauté flagship stores around the world.

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CREDITS: Global Circulate & Fashion Network.

31 March 2022, Mumbai:

Fashion brand, Estilos has launched E-stores worldwide.

The online stores are a commitment to high street fashion that offers a world of total freedom to express oneself without judgment.

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In the current product offering, Estilos offers a diverse collection spread across 5 categories. est - Ayus, is the Ayurveda clothing line where ayus are derived from Sanskrit which means life and cure.

The amazing Black and white by Estilos at est is the signature collection. est - Masterjee is the premium range of customized clothing lines reachable to all.

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est - Denimite is the amazing denim collection and est - A 100 mile has a range of the best leather & Biker leather jackets in the offering with relevant accessories.

The other collections which support the above five collections are the digitally printed tees from est - Terrimeri collection and est - jour collection having the latest scarves and accessories.

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02 April 2022, Mumbai:

Smart Wearable Systems (SWS) Incubator, NIFT Foundation for Design Innovation (NFDI).

SWS Incubator, NFDI under the aegis of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) presents a Session - Smart Garments for Smarter Living.

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Timings: 11th April, 6 pm (IST)

Smart wearable Systems are inclusive Smartwatch, Smart Clothing, Ear worn, Fitness tracker, Medical Devices, etc.

It is projected to have a CAGR of 19.48% during the period of 2021-2026.

Research in the area of Smart clothing is advancing towards increased innovation thus leading to not only new products but also new raw materials.

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The sector majorly relies on conductive textiles and the ensemble is often called as E-textiles.

At SWS Incubator we look forward to being instrumental towards the incubation of business ideas in the field.

Two International speakers would share their insights both from the perspective of product and business development. 

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01 April 2022, Mumbai:

The winner of the IMAGINING SUSTAINABLE FASHION competition was announced during a webinar broadcast on March 30 at 4pm attended by Giusy Bettoni, CEO of C.L.A.S.S. Eco Hub, Anna Detheridge, President of Connecting Cultures, Dio Kurazawa, Founding Partner of The Bear Scouts, Stefania Ricci, Director of the Salvatore Ferragamo Museum.

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Vishal Tolambia, 24, a graduate with an MA in Fashion Futures from the London College of Fashion and in Fashion Design from the National Institute of Fashion Technology India, is a Fashion Sustainability researcher and a multidisciplinary designer.

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In 2021, Vishal founded the organization Humanity-centred designs (HCD) with the aim of transforming "human-centred design into humanity-centred designs through sustainable practices to foster the Fashion Industry."

"Vishal's project resonated with us for its impactful vision where we will be able to immerse ourselves with real time information and insight,” said Giusy Bettoni and Anna Detheridge.

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31 March 2022, Mumbai:

As Russia continues to struggle as a result of the hole left by the vast migration of western fashion retail enterprises, the country is now looking east for solutions.

The Russian Council of Shopping Centers (RCSC) has allegedly stated that China, India, Iran, and Turkey are being considered to close the gap.

The RCSC went on to say that it is now in talks with its representatives in each of the four nations indicated above to identify alternatives to western fashion labels.

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According to a statement on the RCSC website, a list of international firms that have temporarily shut down their operations in Russia has been issued to them in order to find acceptable replacements.

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This, according to reports, will assist complement or totally replacing goods from deceased firms with products of comparable quality and design.

RCSC is unique in that it includes both developers and shopping center owners, as well as retail chain operators.

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CREDITS: Reuters & Apparel Resources.