Recent Trends in Indian Lingerie Market New!

Lingerie is an integral part of a woman's attire. If worn appropriately, it makes her look good and providing the oomph factor to her gracious figure and creating confidence in her. Lingerie today has become brand. Apart from being an essential, lingerie has quietly slipped into the extravagance bracket. The lingerie market in India can be classified in super-premium, premium, mid-market and economy & mass market ...

Entry of the Dragon Nation New! Paid Article

China entered the WTO on 11th December 2011. A decade has passed away, during which the country's textile sector has gone through a rapid transformation. Though the ten year period had been a roller coaster ride for the nation, its textile sector had been able to make maximum utilization of the opportunities. The country has also been proactive in handling various legal issues. A decade has passed since China entered the WTO. How did this decision alter the textile industry of the dragon ...

Fashion and Sustainability

From Fashion and sustainability DK's Lab (Sustainable Fashion-Issues to be addressed) Most of us know what fashion is. Many of us know what sustainability is. But when it comes to exploring the rela¬tionship between the two, we can very quickly find ourselves on new ground. For the relationship between fashion and sustainability is active and com¬plex and each time we look at the key ideas or issues at stake, different as¬pects seem to come to ...

'Behind the Seams' social compliances haunt Indian apparel industry Paid Article

Indian apparel industry boasts of using ethical manufacturing processes, of standards complying with international quality requirements, and not employing child labor. But still, it cannot positively assert that its supply chain is 100% spick and span. The US Department of Labor (DOL) alleges the Indian industry by listing a number of products that has been manufactured by indentured, forced, and child labor. They are exposed to worst forms of labor such as slavery, hazardous environment ...

'Gifting the future generation a better world' - innovations in sustainability

A survey by an NPO reveals an appalling fact that approximately 8000 chemicals are used in the process of textile manufacturing. This creates irreparable damages to the environment, and living beings. Even after the apparel is purchased, it is responsible for two thirds of a garment’s carbon foot ...

Oeko-Tex® :Reason for Introduction

The Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 was introduced at the beginning of the 1990s as a response to the needs of the general public for textiles which posed no risk to health. "Poison in textiles" and other negative headlines were widespread at this time and indiscriminately branded all chemical across the board used in textile manufacturing as negative and dangerous to ...