15 March 2022, Mumbai:

JJ Valaya

He is a noted Indian fashion designer and couturier from New Delhi, India. He founded the House of Valaya, a luxury fashion and lifestyle house in 1992, along with his brother TJ Singh. 

The new brand debuts with an eco-conscious collection made from TENCE LUXE filament yarn. 

Derived from renewable wood sources in a closed-loop lyocell process, TENCEL LUXE filament yarn is set to define the luxury fashion landscape with its silky softness, liquid drape, vibrant color, and strength.

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This year, as the luxury occasion wear brand celebrates its 30th year in fashion, it takes a step further by launching its all-new bridge-to-luxury brand, JJV.

JJV acknowledges and embraces this desire so that one can still retain a distinctive sense of personal style without the burden of heavy embroideries.

For this monumental collection on their journey, we are proud to partner with JJV.

JJV is an occasion wear brand that promotes the spirit of travel.

Its identity is based on the personal life and travels of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh of Kapurthala, which is also the homeland of JJ Valayas forefathers, to create its unique style.

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14 March 2022, Mumbai:

Enrich, a multi-brand beauty retailer, has opened a new store in Mumbai’s Infinity Mall, combining the company’s beauty services with products from a variety of Indian and foreign brands, as well as interactive features.

Enrich’s CEO, Vivek Bali, told India Retailing, “So, we merged beauty retail with beauty services.” “And this Infinity Mall, Malad [Mumbai] store, at 5000 square feet, is undoubtedly the largest in Bombay, and maybe the largest in India.” It also includes beauty, retail, and beauty services.

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We have roughly 80 brands in beauty retail, and they range from luxury to premium to, you know, mass storage.”

The new store includes several interactive features, such as a lipstick bar where customers can create their own custom lipstick shade.

In-store services include personalised skincare consultations and makeovers.

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CREDITS: blogonfashion India Retailing & Fashion Network.

11 March 2022, Mumbai:

Fashion Design Council of India ( FDCI )

The Fashion Design Council of India is a not-for-profit organization that works to further the business of fashion in India and ensure its sustainable growth.

About Pearl Academy

It is India’s leading institute in Design, Fashion, Business, and Media and has been a catalyst for the success of students across creative industries for 28 years. The institution offers over 40 uniquely designed courses through campuses in Delhi-West, Delhi-South, Mumbai, Jaipur & Bengaluru.

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*Pearl Academy, India's leading institute in creative studies today strengthened its collaboration with Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI), the apex body of fashion designers in India.

The collaboration aims to provide an enhanced learning experience to the students through a series of programs and industry events spread over the next few months.

The event was held at Pearl Academy Delhi South Campus.

During the event, FDCI Chairman Sunil Sethi, Aditi Srivastava President Pearl Academy, Sharad Mehra, Chairman, Creative Arts Education Society and FDCI board of governors Payal Jain, Nitin Bal Chauhan, Anjana Bhargav, Paras Bairoliya, Reynu Taandon, Rahul Vohra, Safir Anand along with India's key designer Anju Modi, came together to address the students and educate them about the new developments in the fashion industry.

Through this collaboration, Pearl Academy will be providing an opportunity to the students to directly interact with India's key designers for a more immersive experience of the high-tech fashion industry.

The enhanced partnership with FDCI will ensure right skill sets that the students need to nurture and develop as designers of tomorrow.

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CREDITS: Business Standard.

15 March 2022, Mumbai:

Dash and Dot debuted their Fall/Winter 2022 collection at Paris Fashion Week.

Dash & Dot's Fall/Winter Collection empowers Indian artisans and forges a link between the global fashion industry and India's time-honored techniques.

The goal was to blur the distinction between Indian craftsmanship and ready-to-wear clothing. Speaking of his experience at Paris Fashion Week 2022, Ashray Gujral, founder of Dash & Dot said, "Being welcomed to showcase Indian history and being a part of the global community was truly an enriching experience.

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Speaking of his experience at Paris Fashion Week 2022, Ashray Gujral, founder of Dash & Dot said, "Being welcomed to showcase Indian history and being a part of the global community was truly an enriching experience.

Ashray advises young Indian fashion brands seeking a global audience, saying, "We shouldn't be ashamed of the fact that we are from India." We come from one of the world's richest textile and artisanship histories, and it is critical for us as designers to take on the responsibility of bringing that rich history into the present day."

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CREDITS: Daiji World Hans India dt next (The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff).

12 March 2022, Mumbai:

Designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee turned to social media to showcase its new traditional wear collection.

Mukherjee launched his latest bridal wear collection with a display of photos and videos on Instagram on March 10. Titled, ‘Heritage Bridal’.

The collection puts classic bridal aesthetics front and center with copious amounts of red and gold and glittering embellishments.

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The collection also features an array of bridal jewelry from Mukherjee’s jewellery line.

The jewelry harked back to antique craftsmanship and the large-scale pieces featured lashings of diamonds and gemstones.

For most brides, wedding jewelry isn’t just an investment, it’s an heirloom that can become part of a legacy that transcends time, adds Mukherjee.

The ancient and nearly forgotten techniques of this new jewelry range like double jadai, langar- pohai, and naqash provides an insight into the jewelry worn by our ancestors, adds Mukherjee.

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CREDITS: Fashion Network.

11 March 2022, Mumbai:

The Fall/Winter edition of China’s most important fashion week event was originally scheduled to be held from Mar. 25 to Apr. 1.

New dates have not been announced.

The postponement comes as China’s financial capital battles its most serious outbreak of Covid-19 since early 2020, dozens of new cases have been identified in Shanghai in recent days and various parts of the city have heightened restrictions.

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This is the second time Shanghai Fashion Week has postponed its event in recent years due to Covid-19 outbreaks.

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CREDITS: Business of Fashion.

14 March 2022, Mumbai:

Traditional and bridal wear designer Tarun Tahiliani will hold showcase events in Hyderabad and Kolkata this March to launch the new festive collection 'Here Comes The Sun'.

From March 23 to 27, Tarun Tahiliani will hold a bridal and festive showcase in its flagship store in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, the designer announced on his eponymous brand’s Facebook page.

The brand will then hold a similar bridal showcase event at its flagship store in Kolkata from March 30 to April 3.

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The business-to-customer showcase events are designed to give shoppers in Hyderabad and Kolkata their first chance to browse the collection and select their occasion wear ensembles for the spring festive season or any upcoming weddings.

The collection has already launched at Tarun Tahiliani’s flagship stores in Delhi and Mumbai.

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CREDITS: Fashion Network The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff.

11 March 2022, Mumbai:

PREPARE for two Saturdays of dazzling runway events, entertainment, and fashion expo in August 2022, when Asia Pacific Fashion Week (APFW) visits two legendary cities: Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

APFW is a global platform for fast-rising designers who are showcasing their cultural identity and unique voice in fashion.

The purpose of APFW is to place these designers in the global market as a way to celebrate the ethnic variety of the Asia-Pacific realm through fashion.

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However, APFW is more than just a slew of international runway shows. Textiles, accessories, and artistic objects are also on display.

APFW chose Los Angeles as its debut location due to the city’s growing importance in the global fashion industry, with a regular stream of big-name designers establishing roots in the city.

As a result, many fashion experts think that L.A. is the place to be.

After London, Milan, Paris, and New York, Los Angeles is now the world’s “fifth fashion capital.”

In its first year, APFW aims to raise public awareness about sustainability issues while focusing on “green fashion.”

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CREDITS: Asian Journal.

11 March 2022, Mumbai:

About Us Cloudtailor is a team of extremely committed and super enthusiastic fashion-conscious individuals who have come together to create an innovative and the best-in-class experience in the hyper-personalized women’s wear space.

Cloudtailor was the brain child of the wife-husband duo, Susmitha and Rudra, who wanted to offer an organized and stylish personalized fashionwear option to the regular boutique for both domestic and overseas customers.

Susmitha Lakkakula, Rudra Pratap, and Mahesh Patel are founders of Cloud Tailor

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A direct-to-consumer platform Cloud Tailor plans to expand its personalized fashion fulfillment centres across eight Indian cities besides growing its technology team and marketplace business models.

Cloud Tailor will expand across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Patna, and Mumbai with an investment of Rs 7 crore. As per a Fashion Network report, it has raised these funds from 35North Ventures and MergerDomo.

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The project will disrupt the D2C fashion space through technology and cultivating consumer relationships across the globe with those seeking quality.

The partnership will make Cloud Tailor a D2C brand to reckon with in the personalized fashon sector, says Ashwani Singh, 35North Ventures.

Founded in December 2020, Cloud Tailor is the brainchild of Hyderabad-based wife-and-husband duo, Susmitha and RudraPratap. Cloud Tailor claims that it will be operational across 20 cities in the coming two quarters.

*Launched in 2020 with the vision of providing a smart and interactive digital solution to offline tailoring challenges and fashion needs of women customers, D2C fashion startup CloudTailor has now launched its first Fashion Touch Point at Nallagandla, Hyderabad.

CloudTailor’s fashion touchpoint is a smart studio that welcomes women customers to walk in and experience the brand on the digital portal along with the support of the in-house fashion consultant or designer.

The customer and the team of CloudTailor would be able to ideate on the design, styling, fabric, cuts, measurements, etc, and also place the order physically at the store.

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CREDITS: CloudTailor & Indian Retailer.