Merging of athletic and leisure categories in developed nations has driven the development of a lot of new brands and fabrics, according to Garry Bell, spokesperson of Gildan Activewear Inc, a Canadian manufacturer of branded clothing. Customers of such brands want comfort, performance properties and great style, combining functionality and comfort, he said. Pic: Gildan ActivewearThese trends have influenced the company in defining its merchandising strategy within each of its brands and the

Pic: Pernia' Pop-Up ShopBrand: Pernia's Pop-Up Shop Company: Purple Style Labs Private Limited Location: Waterfield Road, Bandra, Mumbai Area: 3,500 sq ft Product profile: The store includes summer celebrationwear by fashion designer Pranay Baidya along with trendiest clothing, accessories and jewellery by top Indian designers. About the company: Pernia's Pop-Up Shop (PPUS) is an e-commerce venture by Pernia Qureshi. PPUS recently opened offline stores that offer a physical access to sho

Celebrating British design talents, the British Fashion Council will showcase several brands through Ontimeshow during Shanghai Fashion Week from March 27. The fashion event will host a series of events with key industry partners to celebrate the UK fashion. Feature will include exhibitions of works, trade, and promotion of fashion consumption. Designers Roksanda and Peter Pilotto will be spearheading the trip with the launch of a standalone showroom within Chinese fashion trade show Ontimesh

Salvatore Ferragamo, a world leader in the luxury goods sector, has reported total revenue of €1,347 million during fiscal 2018. As of December 31, 2018, the group's retail network counted on a total of 672 points of sales, including 409 Directly Operated Stores (DOS) and 263 Third Party Operated Stores (TPOS) in the wholesale and travel retail channel. Pic: Salvatore Ferragamo The Asia Pacific area is confirmed as the group's top market in terms of revenue, decreasing by 1.0 per cent, with

Pic: SiddheshwariBrand: Siddheshwari Company: Siddheshwari Location: Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad Area: 14,000 sq ft Product profile: The store includes designer fabric, sarees, readymade kurtis, lehengas, pattu lehangas, sherwani, bandhgala, Nehru jacket, dhotis and churidar, dupattas. The material used is pure like Ruby on silk, satin organza, silk tussar, raw silk. The clothes can be customised and personalised as per customer’s needs. Store design | Interiors & VM | Fixtures: The two-

To enhance and promote sustainable development on a global level, well-known designers like Rina Dhaka, Sahil Kochhar, Shalini James and Samant Chauhan showed an array of fluid garments from Liva eco at India's first Green Heart Fashion Show. At the ongoing Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week, the show reconciled sustainability with the fashion industry. Pic: FDCI The collection presented at the fashion event supported by Liva and Fashion Design Council of India’s (FDCI), shattered the myth of

Empowering women entrepreneurs, the winners of Pink Power, an initiative of Inorbit mall, will get a free retail space at the mall for 9 months. Hoping a huge participation, the fifth edition of Pink Power is aimed at helping women by creating a business platform at Inorbit malls across all 5 geographies and enabling them to build their brand. "Women entrepreneurs have to submit their business ideas and embark on a successful journey. All they need to do is to submit their existing business p

Driving a record fourth quarter and fiscal 2018, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), a leading global specialty retailer, has reached $4 billion in annual revenue with increased operating profit. During the fourth quarter, the total revenue increased $15 million, or 1 per cent to $1.24 billion compared to $1.23 billion in the same quarter last year. Pic: American Eagle Outfitters Consolidated comparable sales during the reported quarter increased 6 per cent over the comparable period ending Feb

Rajasthan Royals, a cricket team in the Indian Premier League (IPL), has partnered with Indian sportswear brand Alcis Sports as the official multi-year kitting and merchandise partner. This announcement was made soon after the biggest revelation of the season where Royals announced Pink as their official colour which was created with Alcis Sports. Pic; Alcis Sports The apparel range for Rajasthan Royals players consists of match jerseys, training wear, gym wear and everyday wear; and featur

The biggest area of growth in the fashion trade events Pure London and Pure Origin held in February 10-12 was sustainability, which will continue to be a focus at every such show in future, according to director of the shows Julie Driscoll. Pure London brings together the entire fashion supply chain, from fibre through to finished ready-to-wear garments. Pic: Pure London The Pure Origin catwalk focused on the trends looking ahead to Spring-Summer 2020 and Autumn-Winter 2021 showcasing new t