30 March 2022, Mumbai:

Garments Machinery Manufacturers & Suppliers Association (GMMSA)

The main aim of the Association is to provide a broad platform to Machinery Manufacturers & Suppliers, an interface between Govt., Business, Academia, Society, and all stakeholders.

ABOUT GMMSA EXPO

The GMMSA EXPO INDIA is an initiative by the Garments Machinery Manufacturers & Suppliers Association (Regd.) Ludhiana, creating opportunities for Investments, Joint Ventures and Technology Transfers through the platform of International Exhibitions and Conferences. The Association is an interface between Government, Business, Academia, Society Media, etc.

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It aims to provide ease of doing business by providing an opportunity to showcase the latest technology to the industry at its doorstep thereby helping entrepreneurs make Ludhiana a hub of garment manufacturing on a national scale.

The four-day expo by Garments Machinery Manufacturers & Suppliers Association (GMMSA) concluded successfully on Monday at Dana Mandi, Bahadurke Road Ludhiana.

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According to the organisers, Ram Krishan, chairman & Narinder Kumar, president of GMMSA the expo attracted overwhelming crowds and a large number of meaningful enquiries were received by the exhibitors besides on-spot net business transacted.

During the expo, 2,000 products of about 250 brands were reported to have been showcased.

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The trade fair is all about machinery-related to knitting, weaving, dyeing, finishing, embroidery, printing and sewing machines, allied machines, and accessories.

Thus it definitely paved the way for future business besides forging concrete dealings of both machinery dealers and their buyers.”

This year’s expo was against the backdrop of optimism as the economy is recovering smartly from the shadow of COVID19.

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28 March 2022, Mumbai:

Innerwear brand Bodycare Creations will be the official sponsor for Punjab Kings for the ongoing season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Bodycare Creations will have branding rights and promotional activities throughout the IPL 2022-2023 cricketing season.

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With this association, Bodycare aims to strengthen its customer base and bank on the popularity of the league to drive its sales.

Sanjay Dawar, Managing Director, Bodycare Creations says, with this exciting association, we are ready to bat along with the Kings, helping each other to garner the maximum visibility and viewership for both the brand.” Satish Menon CEO, Punjab Kings, adds, the partnership reaffirms our belief that interest levels will continue to rise.

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Their support is our strength as we aim to excel on the field. Bodycare is a leading manufacturer and supplier of apparel in India with a strong presence in kids innerwear, infant wear, and thermals.

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CREDITS: Fashion Network report.

26 March 2022, Mumbai:

FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week 2022

FDCI x Lakme Fashion Week has returned in a fully physical format from 23rd to 27th March 2022 at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in a grand style. It is seen an array of iconic fashion designers from India as well as a few exciting collaborations.

The early-2000s style is coming back with a vengeance and Outhouse's collection at FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week 2022 was proof of that.

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Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)

The KVIC is charged with the planning, promotion, organisation, and implementation of programs for the development of Khadi and other village industries in the rural areas in coordination with other agencies engaged in rural development wherever necessary.

Kangana Ranaut's magic has worked as ever having and it is no-brainer that she was an absolute stunner in the Khadi range & was an incredible showstopper for the FDCI Khadi presentation at FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week.

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*Promotion and reinvention of khadi have been the focus of many fashion showcases over the years, and once again, khadi took the centre stage at the ongoing FDCI X Lakme Fashion Week.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) collaborated for a fashion show, where a group of designers presented their collection. Participating designers were France’s Mossi Traoré, Abhishek Gupta Benares, Anavila Misra, Anju Modi, Charu Parashar, and Rina Dhaka.

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Sunil Sethi, Chairman, FDCI, said, “I think cooperation, collaboration, alliance have emerged as the keywords to focus on during the pandemic.

It is great to join hands with KVIC and work with our designers for the promotion of khadi. With this showcase, we aim to bring to the fore khadi’s true potential and promote it at global platforms.” 

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CREDITS:TOI.

29 March 2022, Mumbai:

The Karnataka government's initiative to distribute free bus passes to textile workers continues to be met with skepticism.

Since the plan began three months ago, less than 200 garment workers have benefited from it.

It's worth noting that the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) anticipated that it would help 3 lakh city employees operating in 800 factories. A standard non-AC monthly bus pass costs roughly Rs. 1,050, making it unaffordable for the bulk of garment workers. 

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According to the policy, textile companies and the state government would each cover 40% of the cost of the pass, with the BMTC covering the remaining 20%.

Some textile companies in Bengaluru provide transportation for their employees, however the bulk of workers rely on vehicles or walk to work.

The industry leader, who is aware of the situation, feels that the Karnataka Labour Welfare Board's disinterest is the reason that just a few people are benefiting from the plan.

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The board has assigned the job of identifying the beneficiaries to garment factory owners, according to Jayaram KR, legal counsel of the Garments and Textile Workers' Union.

It is their responsibility to visit the board and request passes. This is a significant disadvantage. He went on to say that the board should ask workers to apply and verify their credentials using Provident Fund, Aadhaar, and other papers.

Following the verification procedure, steps should be made to award garment employees with passes. V. Anbukumar, BMTC's MD, said he has written to the Labor Department to request that they take up the subject with the garment companies to raise awareness about the effort among garment employees.

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CREDITS: Apparel Resources.

28 March 2022, Mumbai:

The budget on Saturday had some good news for Gandhi Nagar in east Delhi.

It has a reputation for being among Asia’s biggest wholesale markets for readymade garments with a daily turnover of around Rs 100 crore. But it is also a poorly organised area with narrow congested lanes and a tottering infrastructure.

Delhi government proposes to redevelop this market into what it called a ‘grand garment hub”.

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The Gandhi Nagar market in east Delhi, which is the largest wholesale garments market, will be rebranded as ‘Grand Garment Hub’ in the field of readymade garments textile, Sisodia said.

A readymade garments market, Gandhi Nagar has a daily turnover of more than ₹100 crores and it generates 100,000 direct and nearly 200,000 indirect employment opportunities.

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“The market requires legal recognition, infrastructure redevelopment, construction of new service centres and re-branding, marketing and re-positioning.

This project is expected to create more than 40,000 new employment opportunities in the next five years,” Sisodia said.

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A day after Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced the development of the textile market in Gandhi Nagar as a "grand garment hub", traders at the Gandhi Nagar textile market said that the decision will generate more revenue and thousands of jobs in the city.

K K Balli, president of the Association of Wholesale Readymade Garment Dealers (Gandhi Nagar), said retailers and shopkeepers have been demanding the restructuring of the market for quite a long time as several structural flaws have prevented the growth of their businesses.

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

25 March 2022, Mumbai:

Sahiba-owned apparel brand for women ‘Saundh’ has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in India in Bengaluru.

Spread across 750 sq ft, the new store launched with five capsule collections from the brand.

Titled, ‘Ganjifa,’ ‘Cheriyal’, ‘Gond’, ‘theyyam’ and ‘Khaas,’ these five collections offer designer-wear clothing including Kurtis, kaftans, lehengas, tops, and indo-fusion sets.

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Located amid Bengaluru’s buzz of innovation and technology in the central shopping hub, Saundh aims to balance traditional and modern culture with its offerings.

The everyday luxury wear label for women thrives to attain a perfect union of yesteryear charm with contemporary iterations.

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Sarabjeet Saluja, Founder & CEO says, Saundh aims to minimize the gap between designer clothing, aesthetics, and affordability through strong product development, powerful manufacturing, and distribution capacities, and striking price points.

The brand aims to thrive to make deeper inroads in the country’s fashion market, by being accessible to a wider customer base and delivering beautiful collections that embody Saundh’s philosophy.

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26 March 2022, Mumbai:

Showcased at the recent FDCI X LFW event, the men’s and womenswear collection by JJV by JJ Valaya titled ‘Rumeli- The Summer Story’ has been made with sustainable Tencel textiles for a bold effect.

JJV is the new bridge-to-luxury brand by designer JJ Valaya whose new collection featured monochrome, graphic prints, and sleek silhouettes.

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For women, leather-look obi-style belts, the brand’s signature belted sarees, and oversized animal print gave a slight resort feel. For the men, sharply tailored fusion-style suits paired with printed turbans had a bold effect.

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The first physical edition of FDCI x Lakmé Fashion Week takes place at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium at India Gate in New Delhi from March 23 to March 27.

The runway shows are broadcast live on the organisers’ respective websites and social media accounts this season and designers can retail their wares at the fashion week’s designer showroom segment. 

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25 March 2022, Mumbai:

Popeye the Sailor Man has launched a new Popeye x Wrogn men’s apparel collection in collaboration with Indian cricket star Virat Kohli.

The collection offers a range of 28 T-shirts featuring classic poses of the spinach-eating sailor paired with the graphic Wrogn logo.

It also features tie-dye detail, an oversized Wrogn logo, etc.

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The graphic tees will be available on Shoppers Stop, Pantaloons, Myntra, and the brand’s exclusive outlets.

Owned by King Features Syndicate, a unit of Hearst, Popeye is home to some of the world’s most popular entertainment characters. 

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Its partnership with Wrogn offers fans a fresh line of unique, on-trend merchandise celebrating his ‘strong to the finish’ lifestyle, says Carla Silva, Vice President, General Manager, Global Head, Licensing, King Features.

Anjana Reddy, CEO, Universal Sportsbiz, Owner, Wrogn adds, this collaboration gives the brand the perfect opportunity to present its fun and quirky renditions to customers.

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28 March 2022, Mumbai:

YKK has announced that WaveOn is joining its network of software partners supporting YKK’s Touchlink® fasteners enabled with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. California based WaveOn is a software service provider that connects brands and consumers via products. Utilizing NFC technology, WaveOn helps brands turn physical products into rich interactive customer experiences. 

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By joining YKK’s software partner network for Touchlink fasteners, WaveOn looks to combine its award-winning software with the Touchlink fastener hardware to help brands create unique consumer engagements. Requiring no app or search engine, consumers can access customized experiences with a wave of their smartphone to the Touchlink zipper puller. 

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WaveOn plans to promote YKK’s Touchlink fastener hardware solution to brand customers as a digital access point that can be designed into their products. By using YKK® zippers with Touchlink zipper pullers, brands can easily add digital connectivity to their products without having to alter their designs.  

“The WaveOn platform ultimately connects consumers to digital and Web3 experiences through their physical products,” said Jurgen Schmerler, CEO of WaveOn. “YKK’s expertise helps us bring that platform to life in a wide variety of products and simplifies the embedding process for our brand partners.” 

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26 March 2022, Mumbai:

ReshaMandi, India's first and largest digital ecosystem for natural fibre supply chain, starting from farm to retail announces the grand opening of their store ReshaWeaves at Nehru Place, New Delhi.

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The NCR-based store will showcase an exquisite range of natural fabrics including - high-quality silks, cotton, viscose, hemp and banana fabrics sourced straight from weavers across the country.

ReshaMandi, India's first and largest digital ecosystem for natural fibre supply chain, starting from farm to retail announces the grand opening of their store ReshaWeaves at Nehru Place, New Delhi.

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The NCR-based store will showcase an exquisite range of natural fabrics including - high-quality silks, cotton, viscose, hemp and banana fabrics sourced straight from weavers across the country.

The company has recently also ventured into D2C with its e-commerce platform ReshaWeaves that caters to end consumers, bringing them exquisite sarees from different parts of India.

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CREDITS: Business Standard Indian Retailer The Print (The news article has not been edited by DFU Publications staff).

25 March 2022, Mumbai:

There was a preference for bespoke or customized clothing in India long before ready-to-wear apparel made inroads in the domestic market.

However, the entry and growth of international and domestic fashion brands in the 1990s gave rise to the ready-to-wear clothing culture in the country.

Yet, there are many who prefer made-to-order clothes. They demand a better quality and fit in their garments over traditional ready-to-wear clothes that could often be ill-fitting.

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This is once again giving rise to the organized custom clothing sector in the country with a wave of new business erupting on high streets across metros.

Memorable shopping experiences for customers Rather than just a product, these new companies focus on offering a memorable shopping experience.

They offer a great alternative to ready-to-wear clothes through their adoption of a technology-focused lean methodology to test products, get user feedback and engage with influencers.

Rapid advancement of fashion technology is also enabling fashion firms to upgrade their supply chains, develop digital channels and increase revenues.

The pandemic has compelled these companies to adopt change and technology innovations for more customer enhancement.

AR/VR and online marketplaces emerge

Many of these companies are exploring digitalization in the form of VR/AR configuration, 3D design and graphics, virtual fitting and trial rooms, digital Apparel, AI buyer prediction testing, etc.

They are also employing sustainable materials. Others are developing a bespoke clothes online marketplace to help buyers select fabrics, accessories, and styles, as well as designers, tailors, and manufacturers. Most of these platform use AI and data analytics to scan and analyze millions of data on different social media platforms.

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This helps fashion marketers estimate customer demand and trends accurately. With the help of data, companies can schedule their product releases. 3D software and apps enable customers try new clothes Buyers can also use the 3D design on the platform to take their photos and post them on the app.

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These photographs help buyers generate a 3D model to enable customers try on new clothes from their home. They can also use other apps including bespoke apparel design in 3D view, quick order tracking with ERP, confirming orders via WhatsApp using a 3D engine, and a virtual QR textile sample book, etc.

Another is uploading the photo of their preferred clothes from any source and identifying the most appropriate product from the brand’s website with the aid of visual AI, natural language processing, and tailored search engines.

Solutions for contact-free shopping

AR and VR systems can also serve customers for contact-free purchasing in retail stores.

They can provide 3D e-commerce experience to help compare products from anywhere. Fashion startups across India are trying to build new technologies either internally or through collaborations. They aim to provide customers a lifetime shopping experience through technologies like 3D modeling and digital body measurement tools.

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Some companies are expanding their collections to incorporate buyers’ traits and personal preferences and provide unrestricted customization.

New technologies to boost mass-customization

Despite the emergence of regional and internet players in India’s ready-to-wear apparel market, demand for customized clothing is set to grow.

Introduction of new technologies is likely to encourage mass customization and personalized production. This will boost customized clothing trend which is set to growth at steady rate.

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