The graduating students of Satyam Fashion Institute (SFI), Noida put together a show of 23 different themes celebrating life, women and more on occasion ofat TRIPTYCH 2020. Over 99 students from fashion design, textile design, lifestyle accessories & post graduate diploma in fashion design were part of the show that was held at SFI.Pic: SFIThe glamorous event was choreographed by Rachna Sikka. It provided a platform to showcase ravishing attires designed by graduating batch from scratch unde

Brunello Cucinelli, an Italian luxury fashion brand, posted 9.9 per cent jump in its revenues to €607.8 million in fiscal 2019 that ended on December 31, 2019 compared to €553.0 million in prior year. The company reported 7.1 per cent growth in normalised net income to €49.3 million. Operating income rose from €69.5 million to €83.3 million in FY19.Pic:Brunello Cucinelli"We have defined the past year, 2019, as an excellent one because of the growth enjoyed by our company both from a financi

Debenhams has teamed up with award-winning designer Lucy Tiffney to launch an exclusive cook and dine collection, as part of its home spring/summer 2020 collection that is described as an “explosion of colour and joy”.Tiffney, who founded her design studio in 2016, has designed a colourful botanical print for the exclusive collection that includes tea pots, plates, tea towels, storage tins, mugs and serving dishes.The range has been created with the customer who desires “unique and bold cook and

Can you imagine apparel as sceptic of gender? How about apparelsthat cover innumerable body shapes?Image Courtesy: nike.comConverse’s latest apparel collection called SHAPES is the answer to non-binary apparel fashion as it is genderless, irrespective of body shapes and sizes.The group that embraces the non-binary fashion movement draws inspiration from Chuck Taylor’s unisex shoe.Jonathan Tappan, VP, Global Apparel, Converse believed “When starting design from a non-traditional place, there are

Adidas, global leader in sportswear shoes and accessories,has announced its financials for 2019.The currency-neutral revenues are up by 6per centdespite supply chain shortages,which the company had experienced following a strong increase in demand for mid-priced apparels.In 2019,the company produced over 1.1 billion sports and sports lifestyle products with independent manufacturing partners worldwide and generated sales of € 23.640 billion.Double-digit sales increasedin Greater China and e-comm

WAKEFIELD – Lewis Perkins, president of the Apparel Impact Institute (AII), joins Mike Schragger from the Sustainable Fashion Academy, to outline his vision for accelerating change in the garment industry.Speaking in the first episode of a new season of the Big Closets Small Planet podcast, Perkins outlines the key steps he believes need to happen to ensure significant industry progress is made.He argues the case for why he feels a duplication of efforts could slow progress, and warns against st

Shandong Ruyi, the Chinese apparel conglomerate, hasn’t secured its financing deal yet!Image Courtesy: pinterest.comOwing to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak in China, Ruyi is unable to raise US $ 600 million funds for the acquisition of Swiss luxury brand Bally, as it had planned earlier. It has been more than 2 years now since the deal was announced.The deal was finalised in February 2018 without disclosing financial details. Stakes in Bally had to be purchased from Luxembourg-based JAB Holdin

With an overall brand value rise of 38 per cent, the Latin American retail sector has outperformed all other categories in the 2020 BrandZ Top 50 Most Valuable Latin American Brands report, launched recently in Mexico City by advertising and public relations firm WPP and consulting firm Kantar, both based in the United Kingdom.Pic: ShutterstockThe huge growth in retail compares to just 2.6 per cent growth in value of the overall BrandZ LatAm ranking this year, according to a Kantar press release

Luxury fashion rental platform Armarium has been unable to sustain itself in the current retail landscape, and hence will be shutting shop on 7 March.Image Courtesy: thecurrentdaily.comThe brand, started by Trisha Gregory and Alexandra Lind Rose in 2016, tried to bring forth a unique concept within an industry harbouring a surfeat of rental platforms.Armarium offered higher-end, event-driven offerings as compared to the mundane subscription model.Continuallyfocusing on omni-channel presence with

New York Fashion Tech Lab (NYFTLab) –the industry pioneer in endorsing fashion, beauty and retail-tech advancement– has unveiled its seventh program.As technology is sought to be shaping the future of the industry, the 2020 Lab Companies include emerging technology firmsproviding market-ready solutions such as commercialising solution-based technology including predictive analytics, in-store consumer engagement, AI-powered product personalisation, advanced 3D/AR, circular economy and sustainabil