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Gen Alpha, who grew up engaging with avatars and digital characters, will find the capacity to make individual fashion products appealing. This gives the fashion sector a huge chance to develop new goods and services that promote innovation and personalisation.

Gianluca Tanzi, CEO and Chairman, Chargeurs PCC Fashion Technologies speaks to Apparel Resources and reveals more about how he is delivering ‘exceptional quality’ through innovative products and ‘his strategies for growth’.

This season, designers are embracing tactile embellishments— think intricate embroidery, macramé, crochet and handwoven textures— to infuse garments with character and a sense of individuality.

According to Jonathan Oh, Senior VP and GM, Global Apparel Division, Fredudenberg Performance Materials, with polyester woven interlinings gaining popularity, especially in casual shirts and India being a major shirt producer, the company sees this as the perfect time to expand.

Unlike traditional streetwear brands that cater to a limited demographic, Volfsbane embraces all body types, skin colours and genders, ensuring its designs resonate with a diverse audience.

Machine downtime isn’t just about breakdowns—it’s about machine unavailability, inefficient setups, and delayed response times. The key to minimizing downtime is ensuring machines are always ready, optimizing line setups, and reducing repair delays. In this article, Solvei8 points out how manufacturers, using structured maintenance and machine tracking solutions, have improved machine availability by over 40 per cent, directly cutting downtime losses.

Icy pastels are the defining trend for Fall/Winter 2025, with Tod’s, Marni and Prada leading the charge. WGSN’s Colour Evolution Report for 2025 highlights a rising demand for trans-seasonal pastels, with shades like glacier blue and faded lavender gaining traction in luxury fashion.

Team Apparel Resources recently visited Rajasthan’s vibrant textile and apparel hub, Jaipur, to explore the city’s growth as India’s apparel powerhouse. The feature covers insights and viewpoints of the key players of Jaipur manufacturing industry, their growth strategies for both domestic and export markets and much more.

6 macro trends are set to rule the fashion scene in 2025. These are reshaping design narratives, retail strategies and brand storytelling— offering industry stakeholders a plethora of opportunities.