Apparel - January 2022

In this issue

Though it feels like winter is still around, but for the coming summer we have something special in the Summer Collection for men in this edition. Also, don’t forget to read Journeying for the Joth: Re-discover Joth, one of the lost weaves of Maharashtra; Colourful Fable, where in Karan Torani talks about his brand-The House of Torani, a potpourri of nostalgic memories of fables and Erotissch. There are more interesting articles for you to explore this month.

Online Shopping Likely To Reach $1.2 Trillion By 2025

Market Watch

1 min

Summer of 2022

Heer Kothari walks our eager onlookers through the runways of New York, Milan and Paris, exploring the nuance of summer styling for men in 2022

4 mins

Go Digital - Get Organised Reshamandi Style!

Heer Kothari explores India’s first and largest market-place, digitising the natural textile supply chain. It is a full stack ecosystem in the form of a super app, starting from farm to fashion.

4 mins

Erotissch – Stitching differently

Chitra Balasubramaniam explores Erotissch, a brand by women for women, based on the concept of ‘Bed to street wear'.

3 mins

Weaving A Sustainable Future

Brinda Gill talks to Ashita Singhal, awardwinning weaver, designer and social entrepreneur, and founder, Paiwand Studio, who is committed to converting textile waste into new, meaningful textiles.

6 mins

All About Dressing As You Want

A. Das uncovers the current trend which is all about dressing as you want. Easy, over-sized, baggy fits and unstructured cuts are ruling every wardrobe.

6 mins

Journeying for the Joth

Brinda Gill drafts the interesting journey of Vinay Narkar, a textile designer and revivalist based in Solapur, spared no effort in the pursuit of joth, one of the lost weaves of Maharashtra, and reviving it.

8 mins

Colourful Fable

A. DAS interviews Karan Torani to find out the inspiration behind the designs of his label Torani and his thoughts on it being widely welcomed and connected well.

5 mins

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Apparel Magazine Description:

The Indian apparel, garments and textiles industry is a dynamic one. With the industry generating the second highest employment after agriculture in our country, it is no doubt that the trade is one of the people, by the people and for the people.

Apparel, the monthly official trade magazine of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI)—one of the largest apparel and garments bodies in the country—gives you the latest news and events specific to this industry, while delving deeper into issues plaguing it, new technologies adopted and the people who make things happen.

The magazine regularly carries articles by industry experts, interviews with the who’s who of the industry, many of whom are members of the CMAI, and features upcoming and established brands and their latest collections.

Apparel also exclusively covers any event hosted, organised or supported by the CMAI, including the bi-annual National Garment Fair, which is one of the largest apparel trade fairs in the sub-continent...