March, 16-31, 2017

Preparing professionals for any industry is always a challenge, but when the industry is as fast paced and evolving as the fashion industry, the challenge is even greater. The gap in what is being taught and what the industry expects is quite wide, and besides finding an institute that can groom students for the various segments of the industry can be equally daunting, views Team Apparel Online, catching on with some top fashion institutes. Despite mixed state of mind, garment manufacturers across the country are moving forward with some expansions, productivity improvement and cost cutting. It was encouraging to see most technology providers’ upbeat of growth and which in fact is good news for both the markets – export as well the domestic. Our team which was at the GTE 2017, just concluded in Delhi, talked to various garment technology people and manufacturers who visited the fair from across the country to get the pulse of their own organization and their future planning, besides the overall industry growth. Tussle on where to hold the 59th India International Garment Fair (IIGF) is now over. IIGF, the biggest sourcing event for Indian apparel exporters, has shifted its upcoming July edition to Gandhinagar (Gujarat), and will be held concurrently with the Textile India Conclave, which is scheduled to be organized from 30 June to 2 July 2017. Besides the above, our regular columns of Mind Tree, Fashion Trends, H2F, Industry Wire, Resource Centre, Export Statistics, etc. make the issue worth reading.