The apparel industry had a really tough start to 2020, as consumers are buying fewer and fewer items to stock their closets, and companies that typically sell tons of winter coats and sweaters tried to cope with the second-warmest January in the past 29 years. Receipts at clothing stores dropped 3.1% last month, the most … Read More →
Dutta said there has been decline in the growth of jewellery exports this fiscal owing to global slowdown. The government is aiming at USD 80 billion of jewellery exports in the next five years from the present level of USD 40 billion, a senior official said on Thursday. The Centre also expects the jewellery industry … Read More →
At a prehistoric archaeological site in Turkey, researchers have discovered two 8,500-year-old human teeth, which had been used as pendants in a necklace or bracelet. Researchers have never documented this practice before in the prehistoric Near East, and the rarity of the find suggests that the human teeth were imbued with profound symbolic meaning for … Read More →
Keeping up with trends in fashion, entertainment, food, and technology is an important part of living the so-called ‘millennial lifestyle.’ And, this applies to jewellery as well, despite it being a traditional concept in India. And there are a large number of businesses vying for a piece of the pie. The gems and jewellery industry … Read More →
At the end of November, some of the most stunning women on Earth will be jetting off to Shanghai, China, to star in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show (VSFS) — one of the world’s most hotly followed events. The show, which this year brings a collaboration with fashion house Balmain, will be broadcast November 28 on CBS. … Read More →
New York designer Jason Wu started his eponymous line just out of school in 2007 and burst onto the fashion stage in 2009, after dressing first lady Michelle Obamafor the presidential inauguration. The young designer became a household name overnight. And since then, his line of polished but wearable pieces has become a favorite of Hollywood … Read More →
Amid the ’90s nostalgia of 2017, no designer’s legacy is more pervasive than that of Martin Margiela. Considering that the Belgian nonconformist set out to challenge the fashion system—not just with his designs, but also with his way of conducting business—the industry’s current fixation on him is more than a little ironic. Flashback to the … Read More →