You can really tell how healthy an industry is by seeing how its young leaders are stepping up to change it. And if that’s the measure, then after meeting hundreds of inspiring professionals for the second edition of AO 40 Under 40, we can confidently say that the future of India’s fashion industry has never been more exciting or in more capable hands. AOI November’s Cover Story presents leadership stories of 40 such dynamic leaders and how they are shaping the future of Indian fashion.
In our Manufacturing segment this time, we bring for you Indian manufacturers’ growth story at home which is doubling down on the back of steady consumer demand and favourable policies. Retail chains are expanding across price points boosting demand and even value retailers like Trent’s Zudio, V2 Retail, Baazar Style are very much a part of this expansion boom.
Our other Manufacturing story includes a detailed interview with Rana Das, Associate Vice President – Branded Sales, Mallcom India where he discusses about Mallcom’s products which are supporting the workwear sector, the importance of meeting global safety standards, the hurdles in the market’s journey towards maturity, the role of technology in shaping the future of safety gear and so on.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Indorama invited Apparel Resources to visit the company’s Baddi plant in Himachal Pradesh where we got the chance for an insightful conversation with its Group Director, Textile and Corporate Development, Venkatesh Gopalan. Excerpts from this interview have been put together into an engaging story exploring the spandex market in India, brought only for you under our Manufacturing section.
Under our Manufacturing Tech column, don’t miss the exclusive coverage of CISMA 2025 which proved that precision, consistency and reduced manual intervention are the main pillars of innovation and are becoming non-negotiable in modern garment production.
Daniel Herari, CEO, Lectra talks about their best-in-class technologies which are accelerating transformation and success of their customers, especially Valia Fashion, the company’s cloud-based solution which helps fashion brands and manufacturers connect, automate and simplify every step of apparel production, in our other Manufacturing Tech article.
Also stay tuned for our other regular features like My Fashion Life, Trends in Focus, Designers and Labels and many more.
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