Organized by Intimate Apparel Association of India (IAAI), the fifth edition of Galleria Intima – a dazzling showcase of Indian capabilities – which will take place on 5th and 6th of August, 2016 in New Delhi, is set to project India as a manufacturing hub for domestic as well as global intimate wear market.
Hans-Peter Grosch, Head of Vendor Management and Procurement at Triumph International, who is quite impressed with what the event can offer, avers, “During my maiden visit to Galleria Intima. I was awestruck to find potential vendors of laces, elastics, knitted fabrics and different forms of accessories, at the show.”
During last year’s event, 65 per cent of visitors were pre-registered… And the current edition promises to bring in more product innovations from new and past exhibitors with 75 per cent of space being already booked since the announcement of the show. So far the fair has received exhibitors’ participation from countries such as Italy, Turkey, China, Germany, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and more, apart from India, and anticipates a visitor footfall of over 2,000 with over 1,000 intimate wear brands and labels from India alone are expected to visit the event.
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Yusuf Dohadwala CEO – IAAI says, “For a long time, India’s image has been of a ‘sleeping giant’ in the global intimate wear market. It seems now that this ‘giant’ is about wake up to unleash its true potential. We are sure that the next five to ten years will be the golden years for the Indian intimate wear industry.”
Galleria Intima is once again expected be a stupendous platform, where red carpet will be rolled out for international brands, to set up their shops and manufacturing units in India, and to find suitable Indian collaborators for the same. As Indian intimate wear industry is growing at an annual rate of 15 to 20 per cent, it gives Indian brands a belief that they can start foraying into unchartered territories.
