One of the industry’s most beloved creative minds, Azzedine Alaïa’s legacy as both an unparalleled couturier and an independent force willing to buck the fashion system is without question. Alaïa, who passed away early Saturday morning, opened his first atelier for private clients in his Rue de Bellechasse apartment in the late 1970s. He debuted his first ready-to-wear … Read More →
New Delhi, Oct 12 (KNN) With the festive season round the corner, the gems and jewellery sector comprising of a fair share of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are not able to fetch the business it used to fetch in the previous years, All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) informed. Talking to … Read More →
Image Courtesy – Jet Gems The festival of lights is expected to bring back happiness for the jewellery industry in the country, as for the last 3 Years; sector has seen quite turmoil owing to various amendments in regulations. Recently, Central Government has rolled back the previous notification that brought the gems and jewellery under … Read More →
Designer duo Swati and Sunaina, who came together in 2007 with the aim of rediscovering the lost treasures of Indian woven textiles and offering them to a discerning audience, say the country’s handloom industry is still a very disorganised sector despite being so huge. And as it is disorganised, the precision required to meet quality standards and … Read More →
The Telangana government has announced a slew of sops, including capital subsidy, to boost the textiles and apparels sector in the state. The sops are part of the Telangana Textile and Apparel Incentive Scheme 2017 announced by the TRS government with an aim to attract investments and generate job opportunities for the local population. According … Read More →
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced rates for the textile and other pending categories on June 3, 2017, moving one step closer to the proposed implementation of the new tax regime with effect from July 1, 2017. While rates for most commodities were announced on May 19, 2017, the announcement for the textile … Read More →
Sustainability is now counted as one of the major pillars of apparel export business and a growth tool. Though its key areas involve saving of energy, water, more greenery in the factories, maximum use of natural resources, green factories, there are many other initiatives which are being taken by various companies as per their need, … Read More →