08 December 2021,  Mumbai:

American fashion retailer Guess plans to strengthen its retail presence across India with the addition of 50 new stores. The brand added a new store in Phoenix Palladium, Mumbai.

Now, the plan is to open 10 stores over the next few months and expand the base to metros and slowly penetrate Tier II markets, touching top-grossing malls for the ease of consumers.

Then, the brand will gradually look into approaching micro-markets and launching accessory stores in smaller cities that will carry key categories like handbags, watches, etc.

Currently, Guess stores are company-owned and company-operated in India and plans are to take the franchisee route to fuel its growth in the Indian market. As of now, the entire collection is imported from Guess’ authorised vendors.

Once its business in India expands, manufacturing and sourcing will happen internally as well. The fashion brand sees huge potential for growth in India and plans to open new stores across major metros in India to revive its sales which were badly hit during the Covid pandemic. Guess is eyeing a revenue of Rs 300 crores by 2026.

The American fashion retail company will set up celebrity and influencer collaborations to engage more effectively with a younger and broader audience.

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04 December 2021,  Mumbai:

The GST council in September decided to hike the GST on all type apparel, textile goods and footwear costing up to Rs 1,000 from 5% effective January 1, 2022 and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes a Customs (CBIC) on November 18 issued a notification about it.

All eyes are on chief minister Basavaraj Bommai as he heads a group of ministers on rate rationalisation hope that it will lower the Centre's proposed 12% GST on readymade garments, textile materials and footwear. It's a steep hike from the current 5%.

The GST council in September decided to hike the GST on all types of apparel, textile goods and footwear costing up to Rs 1,000 from 5% to 12% effective January 1, 2022 and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on November 18 issued a notification about it.

The objective is to eliminate discrepancy due to inverted duty structure, where the tax rate of raw materials is higher than the rate on finished goods.

While currently fibre have been taxed at 12%, readymade garments priced below Rs 1,000 & taxed at 5% creating a problem for a trader to avail input tax ment wants to eliminate it by bringing in uniform tax rates.

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02 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Orient Craft has reopened its Ranchi unit after an almost 20-month hiatus (Jharkhand). Production has begun in the Hotwar unit, and the Irba unit will follow suit soon.

Jharkhand's Secretary-Industries, Pooja Singhal, stated that the state is doing all possible to promote the textile sector so that local youth may find work in the state.

When the corporation shut down its operations in Ranchi, about 5,000 people lost their employment. According to Gaurav Sehgal, CEO, production was halted since there were no orders due to the lockdown; however, production has already resumed at a low level, and once both operations are operating at full capacity, roughly 10,000 employees will be employed.

Orient Craft, a once-dominant textile exporter, was the first to set up garment production in Ranchi. Following Orient Craft, Arvind Ltd., Matrix Clothing, and a few more major firms set up shop in Ranchi.

Jharkhand's existing textile policy has also been extended for another year. The policy, which was set to expire on September 19, 2021, has been extended to September 18, 2022. And new policies will be established in the next year.

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 07 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Knitwear major Dollar Industries is expecting revenue growth of around 15 to 18 percent during the current financial year. The company sees huge potential for growth in the Indian market over the next few years and plans to expand its retail presence by opening exclusive brand outlets across the country.

Dollar opened its first outlet in Ayodhya this year and plans to add 10 new outlets in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh during the current fiscal year. The economy range accounts for nearly 42 percent of its total sales.

The company is hopeful of doubling its turnover to Rs 2000 crores in three or four years. The company had registered a seven percent growth in turnover in financial year ’21.

For the second quarter Dollar’s net income increased 51 percent. The garment and hosiery company has been able to align itself with its growth trajectory as it has witnessed a greater demand for its products in the market.

Dollar Industries managed to strike the right balance between employees’ safety and efficiency. Despite limitations, the company has overcome hurdles and managed to maintain the demand-supply ratio. With a revamped brand identity, India’s leading organisation in hosiery and knitwear strengthened its digital and e-commerce presence.

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03 December 2021, Mumbai:

The 6th edition of Gartex Texprocess India is up and running. Inaugurated by Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh, IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India alongside other key industry figures, the trade is open for business sourcing and networking until 5th December.

With an initiative to gather the entire garment and textile machinery industry after the long halt of the pandemic, the sixth edition of Gartex Texprocess India has officially kicked off today. The three-day hybrid fair brings together over 300 brands with more than 800 products on display and seven special segments.

Among the key highlights is a dedicated trend area highlighting denim trends curated using factory waste to unveil “The Denim Pocket Story” – a collection of classic denim pockets and its transformation over the years.

India’s leading exhibition catering to the garment and textile manufacturing value chain, Gartex Texprocess India has been opened for business today for the very first time after the lockdown. According to the show organisers, Messe Frankfurt India and MEX Exhibitions Pvt Ltd, the new edition of Gartex Texprocess India aims to provide the industry the exposure and a professional meeting point that it needs in the post-pandemic world.

Held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, the high-profile B2B hybrid exhibition was inaugurated by:

· Shri Vijoy Kumar Singh, IAS, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India

· Dr S Sunanda, Secretary General, Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI)

· Mr Sharad Jaipuria, CMD, Ginni International Ltd & President, Denim Manufacturers Association

· Mr Jang Gyoo Lim, Director, Spandex PU, Hyosung India Pvt Ltd

· Mr Gagandeep Singh, Secretary General, Denim Manufacturers Association

· Mr Vimlesh Arora, Director, J.N. Arora & Co. Pvt Ltd

· Dr Moulik Ranka, Director, Zydex Industries

· Mr Murari, Managing Director, Baba Textiles

· Mr Deepak Chaudhary, Director, Aura Technologies

· Mr Parag Kothari, Managing Director, Jaysynth Dyestuff (India) Ltd

· Mr Smarth Bansal, General Manager, Colorjet India Ltd

· Mr Devang Sheth, Director, Aditya Exposition Pvt Ltd

· Ms Himani Gulati, Director, MEX Exhibitions

· Mr Gaurav Juneja, Director, MEX Exhibitions

· Mr Raj Manek, Executive Director & Board Member, Messe Frankfurt Asia Holdings Ltd

Speaking of the exhibits, the trade fair showcases more than 800 products, inclusive of various product launches and live demonstrations.

The show comprises seven special product zones and focused segments that allow buyers to discover new textile industry trends under Digitex, India Laundry, Fabrics & Trims, Garmenting & Apparel Machinery, and Embroidery Solutions co-located with the Denim Show and Screen Print India.

One of the key highlights at the fair is the Denim Zone where the denim industry’s leading brands including Creora, Arvind Ltd, Raymond UCO Denim Pvt Ltd, Reliance Industries Ltd, Ginni International, Jindal Worldwide Ltd are showcasing the latest denim collections, sustainability concepts, and advancements in the denim industry.

The denim show also includes a dedicated trend area for experiencing new denim products curated by the industry including an artistic showcase of “The Denim Pocket Story” which recreates classic denim pockets and their transformation over the years.

The trend area has been put together by Padma Raj Keshri, an Indigo Enthusiast who works with waste fabric mainly involved in the post-production of waste denim pieces at the factory level. This Sustainable project was up-cycled and each pocket is handcrafted while the fabric and collections are specially curated from the Indian denim mills.

Similarly, for Gartex Texprocess India, one can witness leading brands on the show floor including AURA, Baba Machines, ColorJet India Ltd, Ramsons Garment Finishing Equipments Pvt Ltd, Jaysynth Dyestuff (India) Limited, and Morgan Tecnica, among others.

Also held in co-location with Gartex Texprocess India is India’s leading B2B trade fair for the screen, textile, sublimation, and digital printing technologies, Screen Print India. This segment of the fair showcases top-notch innovations and developments in screen and textile printing from brands such as Green Printing Solutions, J N Arora & Co Ltd, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Pvt Ltd, Skyscreen International Pvt Ltd, and Zydex Industries, among others.

Connecting its virtual audience, the trade fair hosting a Digital Symposium throughout the three days where experts from the industry will share insights on trending topics spanning from ‘Finding a Solution to Sustainable Garment Manufacturing’, to ‘Carbon Neutrality in Denim Industry’ to ‘Natural products for textile colouration’ and many more. The sessions allow industry players to gain a well-informed perspective and stay updated with the latest advancements and industry trends.

Playing a key role in reconnecting the value chain in textile and garment manufacturing, Gartex Texprocess India and Screen Print will continue to provide crucial sourcing and business opportunities. The b2b trade fair is open until 5 December 2021.

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02 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Gartex Texprocess India, a prominent event for the textile and garment industries, is planned to take place from the 3rd to the 5th of December at Pragati Maidan in Delhi.

The event is a multi-day trade fair focusing on garment and textile machines. The industry is particularly optimistic about the event because it is the first of its kind in Delhi-NCR following the Covid phase.

Messe Frankfurt India & MEX Exhibitions, the three-day hybrid expo, will include over 300 companies and over 800 items, according to the organizers.

A separate trend area will be set up during the event, exhibiting denim trends handpicked from factory trash. Various firms will be exhibiting fascinating products during the exhibition.

ColorJet, a leading digital printing business, will show off its new VastraJet K2 and SubliXpress Plus with fluorescent inks. At the event, Mumbai-based Chur Textiles will debut a purity collection of white textiles.

The event will include leading firms such as AURA, Baba Machines, Ramsons Garment Finishing Equipments, Morgan Tecnica, Green Printing Solutions, J N Arora & Co, Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Skyscreen International, and Zydex Industries, among others. Shows that are running concurrently.

Leading firms such as Creora, Arvind Ltd., Raymond UCO Denim, Reliance Industries Ltd., Ginni International, and Jindal Worldwide Ltd. will be present at the Denim Show. The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry is also a key partner of the expo (CITI).

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07 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Myntra has added Justice, a brand for tweens on its platform. The American fashion brand offers daily casuals and athleisure wear for girls aged 8 to 15 years. Tweens is a new sub-category emerging on Myntra. The addition of Justice brings a unique proposition to the premium segment in tween wear, a space occupied by very few brands.

The association with Myntra allows Justice to foray into one of the largest markets in the tweens segment. The majority of shoppers on e-commerce platforms either look up the children’s wear section or the adult segment for the right fit for tweens.

Myntra aspires to solve this and grow this as an independent segment on its platform with a sizable contribution from Tier I and Tier-II cities. There has been a 60 percent year-on-year growth in the branded children’s fashion segment, with a majority of new customers coming in from Tier II regions.

High-quality children’s fashion products are expected to bring immense value from a choice perspective.

Myntra is the go-to lifestyle and fashion platform for international brands engaging with consumers in India. For Myntra its children’s wear category grew 100 percent year on year in the current year.

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03 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Apparel trade show Garment Show of India will hold its fifth edition in Noida from December 12 to 14 to bring together garment manufacturers, wholesalers, traders, retailers, and distributors from across India.

The trade show will feature product categories including menswear, womenswear, children’s wear, active wear, accessories, ethnic wear, inner wear, and denim among others, it announced on Facebook. GSI’s association partner is the Federation of Buying Agents and its media partner is Perfect Sourcing.

The GSI will also feature a fashion forum on December 13 for industry leaders to discuss upcoming trends. Speakers at the Apparel Fashion Forum will include Wazir Advisors’ managing director Harminder Sahni, Westside’s sourcing head Raja Harbinder Singh, and Supima’s president and CEO Marc Lewkowitz among others.

With an exhibition space measuring over 1,500 square feet and numerous ‘experience zones’, the trade describes itself as, the biggest domestic exhibition for North India's textile and apparel industry. The trade show expects around 8,000 visitors and approximately 200 exhibitors, according to its 10Times events page.

“Now in its fifth year, GSI is one of the prestigious and well-known B2B exhibitions connecting all apparel, fashion, textile, retail segment,” the event announced on Facebook. “With India’s fashion retail industry set to take a paradigm shift for the coming times, fast fashion is emerging as an important and growing category in the Indian retail sector.”

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02 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Winters are here, and so is Celio’s super stylish winter-wear collection for 2021. Made of the noblest materials like cashmere, synthetic leather and cotton, this ‘High on Style’ collection from Celio is complimented with the most suitable cuts. The collection includes jackets in varied styles ranging from reversible puff jackets, sleeveless jackets, denim jackets, sherpa jackets, biker jackets, cotton jackets and corduroy jackets. Made for extreme weather conditions like cold, snow, wind and rain, these jackets prove to be the ultimate comfort clothing for customers while making a style statement for them.

Warm and innovative materials to keep hard winters at bay

Designed with warm and innovative materials, Celio’s puff jackets and sherpa jackets are perfect for hard winters while its sleeveless, denim and cotton jackets are ideal for mild winters.

The collection also includes sweaters and sweatshirts, an absolute winter wardrobe essential. Though primarily used for the same purpose of providing warmth to user, sweaters and sweatshirts are very different in styles. Sweaters are more formal and provide warmth, while sweatshirts are sportier and absorb the body heat. Celio offers a range of sweaters with round collars, V collars or high collars to suit all needs. The collection is available in classic and fancy knits in multiple colors.

Material care to increase durability of garments

With the return of winters, materials such as the 2-ply cashmere are back in demand. These materials not only keep you warm but also, give you a stylish edge over others. To increase their durability, and make them flexible and soft, they need to be washed by hands regularly. Also, they need to be dried flat to retain their original shape. Initially hard to touch, a good quality cashmere garment softens through wear and wash by hand.

Effortless styles for men

Present across 1,000 stores in 60 countries, French menswear brand Celio’s new winter wear range provides stylish comfortable warmth for India’s harsh winters. The brand also offers the latest international range of casual wear; denim wear and smart work wear through its exclusive 55+ standalone stores and over 700 shops in leading departmental stores. The brand decodes latest trends, to offer smart and contemporary menswear. Offering effortless style for men, Celio showcases collections showcasing the different moments of a man’s life.

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06 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Sari brand Shanti Banaras has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in New Delhi. The store houses Shanti Banaras’ line of luxury zari saris. The store was designed by interiors business The Twin Seduction with Rama Ranjit Mehra as lead designer. The warm toned, palatial space features traditional artwork, golden hues, and opulent seating for customers. The aim of the store’s interior design is to celebrate traditional zari and offer a nostalgic charm. The dream was to create a store that allowed easy access to real zari and bring this experience of Banaras and its craft mastery to customers.

Shanti Banaras was launched in 1950 as a family-owned sari trading business. In 1972, the business expanded into manufacturing its own saris and stepped into the power loom industry in 1992. After launching its first factory in 2000, the business launched the Shanti brand in 2019, which it also retails from its dedicated e-commerce store. Varanasi is known for its ghats, culture, ancient temples and rich food and its Banarasi saris. The keepers of this rich textile heritage are the weavers, who, for generations, have conserved the fine weaving techniques, and the manufacturers, who have made the Banarasi weave a global product.

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03 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Patine’s new collection has a color palette of black, white, light pink, and spring green and features hand-embroidered winter florals in Gara stitch.

Featuring its signature modern take on traditional embroidery, the collection reimagines vintage Gara motifs in stylised proportions in order to create a graphic effect.

Notable items include a GulmoharGara Mughal jacket featuring a floral trellis in Aari stitch and a Delnaz Mughal jacket featuring an embroidered garden.

Patine was founded as a heritage revivalist label in 2007 specialising in traditional craft techniques and structured jackets. Its aesthetic of merging traditional artisanal crafts with modern silhouettes resonates across its ready-to-wear, festive, and bridal couture lines.

Every theme and example is broadly explored, refined, and adjusted for the contemporary woman. Be it couture collections, festive wear, wedding wear, or ready-to-wear, its designs consistently have a vibe of bohemian extravagance.

The collection is intended for the woman who demands and acknowledges fine details on garments that are both remarkable and rich. Among the outfits offered are lehengas, saris, jumpsuits, bottoms, blouses, tops, jackets, and dresses.

Floral jaals are juxtaposed with geometric elements. The collection includes structured jackets and opulent embroidered details. The brand retails from its dedicated e-commerce store.

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02 December 2021,  Mumbai:

Women’s ethnic wear brand Indya has collaborated with designer Payal Singhal to launch a festive collection. The collection is designed for winter weddings and parties and features a selection of pre-draped saris in hues including aubergine, forest green, and black designed for relaxed glamour at winter weddings and functions. The collection also features a selection of angrakha tunics, jumpsuits, and lehengas in jewel tones with subtle prints. Notable looks from the winter collection include a sage green pant set with draped fabric overlay to resemble a sari and a ruffled lavender set with embroidered details.

Indya had previously collaborated with Singal to launch a line of breezy ethnic wear in Singhal’s signature bright prints. With the launch of Singhal’s second collaborative collection for Indya, the designer continues to bring the bohemian aesthetics of her luxury brand to shoppers at a more accessible price point.

Payal Singhal is known for her collaborations in the fashion and beauty spheres. The designer is the go-to choice for the modern bride. Payal Singhal is the eponymous label established in 1999 and is built on the cornerstones of modern contemporary Indian wear. Born in Mumbai, Payal Singhal grew up amid fashion, films and art.

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