India’s growing economy has been eyed as a central point in the fashion industry. The country’s ever-increasing middle class, coupled with its strengthening manufacturing sector both make up a potentially strong economy of the future. In a generation of online…
2019’s spring season reveals all kinds of ingenious and clever fabric trends. Looking at this year’s major textile fairs – from Premiere Vision, The London Textile Fair, The Shanghai Textile Fair, these fairs all promise exciting times ahead. The textile…
When discussing designer brands and the latest fashion trends, what comes to mind are cities like Paris, Milan, and New York. Never have the fashion public known that with baby steps, the Middle East has become the birthplace of the…
Every woman should own a long, evening dress to make her dream. Nothing could be more right than French fashion designer Catherine Malandrino when she said that. Because at the end of the day, there is just sheer pleasure from…
There is nothing in the world that can be compared to India’s natural resources. These natural resources have always been elemental in the country’s unrivalled quality of its textiles. Because of its many geographical regions and varied climates, the country…
Be it silk for bed sheets or for a dress, purchasing silk goes beyond just touching for texture and looking at colors. Knowing the different kinds would be a great advantage. This enables you to decide based comfort, durability, aesthetic,…
The growing popularity of pop-up stores has helped revive shopping all over the world. It’s good news for everyone, especially for the fashion industry as customers now have the capability to go and experience the creations themselves instead of just…
In part 1 of the evolution of evening dresses, we discussed how ball gowns transformed from the full princess-looking skirts of the 1950s to the sequined, and bold designs of the 1980s. Not only evening dresses are made and worn…
“Fashion” is most of the time a word associated with runways, designers, and glamorous celebrities. But when you say the word fashion, where does politics mix in? The both may, at first glance, look like opposites but if you look…
In the recent years, fashion designers have resorted to incorporating ethnic motifs in their latest collections. With influences from the far flung cultures of Asia and Africa and their numerous tribes, these designs are turning up just about everywhere, be…