29 December 2022, Mumbai

Manish Malhotra will open his flagship store in Dubai Mall in the summer of 2023.

The designer already has several stores in different Indian cities like Mumbai, Delhi, and Hyderabad. He has a retail partner in London. Since the year 2018, he has launched four new verticals - Manish Malhotra jewellery, Manish Malhotra beauty, a film production company, and home decor.

Indian fashion designer and luxury couturier Manish Malhotra has always enjoyed designing a sari. Over the years, he has constructed several styles of the six-yard staple. Brides dream of tying the knot in a Manish Malhotra lehenga or an anarkali. His styles are very, very, young and contemporary, with a lot of off-shoulders, palazzos, and the collection is a fusion of global styles crafted with an Indian aesthetic.

Manish Malhotra started his career in 1990 as a costume designer in films. He is a favorite when it comes to styling India's most glamorous celebrities.His areas of creativity span the broad spheres of Hindi films, design, styling, diffusion and bridal and couture. He is the first costume designer to have ventured into mainstream fashion in 1999 with his high profile couture store. He launched his own eveningwear couture label under his name Manish Malhotra in 2004.

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 26 December 2022, Mumbai

Caprese has launched a collection of limited edition luxe bags in partnership with fashion designer Manish Malhotra.

The limited-edition range includes five pieces that have been created using crystals, sparkling tassels, and sequins. With this latest collection, Caprese expects to make inroads in the luxury accessories segment and expects strong sales during the upcoming festive season. The collection blends fashion and functionality. The bags make a unique style statement.

Caprese is the handbag and accessories brand from VIP Industries. Caprese includes women’s travel luggage in addition to women’s hand bags.The recently launched range is available on the brand’s online portal and at various physical points of sale across the country. The move comes as a recognition of the dearth of offering in the luggage category that is specifically developed to appeal to modern women. It is this gap in the market which VIP is now addressing with luggage that is visibly differentiated and created to appeal to women of today who consider their luggage as an extension and reflection of their evolved persona rather than just a utilitarian product.

Increasingly women are looking for products that are a marvelous blend of both fashion and functionality. This new range of women’s luggage is a fashionable travel partner for this modern woman. The products are not only visually different but have features more conducive to women’s packing needs.

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 23 December 2022, Mumbai

Lashkaraa’s ensembles highlight the impressive artistry that involves complex and exquisite craftsmanship.

The US-based Indian wear label caters to a woman for all occasions from a cocktail jamboree to a sun-downer soiree. Recently, the brand designed a whole collection around butterflies. This Indian traditional wear brand was launched in the US in 2014.

The brand has since expanded from women’swear into men’swear, children’s wear, and jewelry. Offering a collection of garments including shararas, ghagras, churidar, saris, kurtas, and sherwanis, the brand caters to shoppers looking for anything from occasion wear to casual wear.

Silhouettes are designed to be timeless and inspirations include Indian history and heritage craft techniques. To appeal to Indian shoppers, the brand has launched its most embellished and decorative collection to date, aiming to build a strong customer base across the country as it further expands its product selection.

After carving a niche for itself in the US, the brand is now introducing its collection in India. It also marks its foray into heavily embellished outfits, something that's neverseenbefore. The aim is to design collections that provide clients with effortlessly stylish combinations with a light touch of history.

Lashkaraa already has a strong presence in the US, Canada, UK, and the Middle East.

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19 December 2022, Mumbai

Marco wagon is bringing Turkish fashion brands to India. Based in Ahmedabad, the business plans to further expand from fashion into home, lifestyle, cosmetics, and gourmet foods. Marco wagon began by identifying Turkey’s sourcing strength within the fashion and lifestyle domain and establishing a sourcing office and a dedicated team of buyers-merchandisers.

For four years, Marco wagon has hosted more than 20 Turkish brands in India and the Middle East. The business currently brings in over one million SKUs for customers in India and its trade volume is valued at over $20 million per year. Brands which Marco wagon brings from Turkey to India include the e-commerce fashion giant Trendyol.

Marco wagon recently launched the Turkish clothing brand Grimelange exclusively on the multi-brand e-commerce platform Ajio. Grimelange targets a Gen Z audience and specialises in casual, oversized men’s and women’s wear.

In order to capitalise on its network in Turkey, Marco wagon plans to expand its product categories into areas where Turkey has abundant inventory. These include cosmetics, a fast growing product category in India, and homeware. Turkish suppliers want to be recognised not only for their manufacturing but also for their in-house brands. Among Turkey’s garment and textile exports are knitted and crocheted clothes and accessories, non-knitted apparel and accessories, carpets, mats, matting, and tapestries and textile goods.

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 27 December 2022, Mumbai

Arjun Kilachand has opened a store in Mumbai.

The store will house the latest collections from the brand. The unique flagship experiential store complements the brand's DNA in totality. For instance, the monotone palette hue scheme and material palette is artfully derived from the brand logo and colours. A navy-blue façade was created with a rose gold logo spanning it and then copper metal was used throughout the space to resonate with the rose gold colour scheme of the brand. The interesting pieces of furniture and cladding are not only a representation of the brand, but also depictive of the designer’s own personal aesthetic. An entire area of the store has been clad in jute pillows inspired by Indian jute textile work. Furniture was created out of the same jute to make visitors experience unique moments as they walk through the space.

Arjun Kilachand is a luxury men’s label offering Indian ethnic wear and western formals for men. What makes the brand exclusive is its seamless integration of rich Indian heritage with modern sensibilities. The brand has an e-commerce store and retails through multi-brand retailers, including Aza and Carma, among others. The aim is to be a one-stop destination for men of every generation to find an individualistic, modern, luxurious ethnic wear.

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 21 December 2022, Mumbai

India Fashion Awards was held in New Delhi, December 13, 2022.

The third edition played host to the launch of a new fashion fund to help entrepreneurs in the sector get started. The event also celebrated designers and industry players with awards for craftsmanship, handloom, and more. Gaurang Shah won designer of the year for handloom and textiles and Gaurav Gupta won designer of the year for bridal wear fusion.

The event saw the launch of India’s first fashion only grant, The Fashion Entrepreneur Fund. The new grant will be used to identify, inspire, and support designers and creatives. India Fashion Awards has been curated to spark a fresh wave of excitement and motivation in the fashion industry and confer the right professionals with deserving praise and admiration. Iconic designers in the Indian fashion industry have taken the global fashion stage by storm and received their due honour. But there are unsung heroes of the industry, behind the scene of this new fashion revolution, still waiting for the rightful recognition.

India Fashion Awards is an attempt to honour and highlight these real heroes' contributions in front of a global audience, create more collaborations and reposition Indian fashion on global platforms to honour and glorify the work of these unsung heroes.

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 17 December 2022, Mumbai

Salt Attire has opened a store in Navi Mumbai. This is the brand’s third store in Mumbai. The store is spread across an area of 600 sq ft.

With this offline store, customers have a lot more freedom to customize as per their preferences in styles, fabrics etc. Also, given Salt Atttire’s price points, which are relatively in the premium range compared to other fast fashion e-commerce websites, the offline, in-store experience is a better offering for customers who want to touch-feel the fabric and try on the garments first. Salt Attire offers blazers, pants, tops, shirts, skirts, dresses, and more.

Launched in 2017, Salt Attire plans to open multiple offline stores in major cities to further strengthen its offline presence. Salt Attire is an online fashion startup for women’s work wear. Salt Attire designs a nine to nine wardrobe for the contemporary working woman. Designs are functional, sophisticated and chic. The brand focuses on clean cuts with finer detailing and creates elevated basics that are work appropriate, with no plunging necklines or high slits. Also, for any designs that require the clothing to be sheer, a camisole is provided. Fabrics are aesthetically pleasing, feel good on the skin and are very comfortable for all day wear.

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