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Spring/Summer ’26 celebrates craftsmanship with composure. The season’s stories, whether told through a hand-finished hem, a tone-on-tone texture or a carefully balanced hue, reflect fashion’s collective move towards longevity and emotional connection.

For the approaching Spring/Summer 2026 season, the animal prints have seen revival with zebra and dalmatian prints emerging as the ones with the most appeal on runways.

Spring/Summer 2026 season will see khaki and moss-toned greens emerge as the dominant palette across categories.

In a candid discussion with Apparel Resources, Yash Dongre, President and COO, House of Anita Dongre Limited, talks about how his ideology on success, his favourite travel spots, favourite food, his opinion on AI as a huge opportunity for mankind and many more.

From cutting rooms to finishing lines, digital tools are reshaping what efficiency, accuracy and sustainability mean in practice. Multi-core processors and auto-compaction features enhance speed and yield, while visual interfaces allow technicians to rotate and align complex fabrics like stripes, plaids and lace with absolute accuracy.

India’s handbags market is expected to expand by US $ 1.98 billion between 2024 and 2029 at a robust CAGR of 8.5%, driven largely by the widening retail footprint and the increasing sophistication of online distribution channels.

In a candid conversation with Apparel Resources, Andreas Beihofer, Member of the Board, Madeira, said emerging categories like athleisure are now demanding thinner, lighter and more versatile threads that can handle stretch and movement without losing quality. Workwear, on the other hand, continues to grow because global safety rules are only getting stricter.

In a candid conversation with Apparel Resources, Sanjay Gupta, Design Education Evangelist VC, World University Of Design discusses about the far broader reach and potential of creative industries as they span India’s crafts and handlooms, performing arts, cinema, publishing, architecture, advertising, animation, heritage tourism and fashion ecosystems.

Team Apparel Resources recently visited Freudenberg’s Chennai plant and met with its senior leadership where they shared about their ambitious expansion, how they see India’s apparel market evolving, the role of sustainability in shaping their future growth and how they continue to evolve through innovation and collaboration.