August, 1-15, 2015

Speaking to a range of small and medium level buyers in India, AO has revealed that they still continue to struggle when sourcing from the country and there is not much change in the situation which prevailed a decade ago. Even the most committed of buyers rue that Indian exporters are still not at par to international benchmarks in timely delivery and quality. There is much to be done by them on the compliance issue too, they also suggest that Indian exporters should increase focus on products like jackets and skiwear. The retro-shaped 20s, 30s and 70s fashioned bell-bottoms are back with a bang; as it is rightly said the classic fashion never dies, it only renews and rejuvenates itself with time. Regarded as a silhouette for all, these flared pants were seen as an innate part of the Resort 2016 collections. Read the complete story under our ‘Fashion Business’ segment. Another interesting read in the ‘Sustainability’ section of the magazine is that of late apparel exporters are increasingly supporting child welfare and education through CSR initiatives as companies like Shahi Exports, Orient Craft, Matrix, Radnik Exports, Shivalik Prints, Indo-British Garment to name some, are already deeply involved in providing support in the area of education. Besides the above, our regular columns of Mind Tree, H2F, Fashion Trends, Industry Wire, Value Addition, Resource Centre, Export Statistics, etc. make the issue worth reading.