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At the Intersection of Art, Fashion and Craft

Each month Sass Brown, an expert in ethical fashion, sustainability and craftsmanship, shares a fashion brand that approaches business differently and innovatively or operates outside of the main fashion systems and capitals. Sass is the former Dean of Art and Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the founding Dean at Dubai Institute...

26 Jan 2021

Podcast

Swati Kalsi, High Art Fashion

Swati Kalsi, based in India, is known as much for her fashion designs as her museum art installations. Due to the high level of craftsmanship and artistry, Sass Brown points out that much of what Swati does doesn’t come cheap, adding “she’s known first and foremost for these exquisite, museum quality collectors items. They are indeed intended to...

26 Jan 2021

Retail

Mango speeds up expansion in India, opens ten new stores

Even though it has been barely two months since non-essential shops andmalls opened again in India, some brands and retailers bank on the world’s fifth largest economy to boost sales. Case in point is Spanish fashion brand Mango: The brand is planning to accelerate its expansion in India with franchise partner Myntra and wants to open ten new...

29 Sep 2020

Retail

Malls reopen in India, with riders

As of 5th August, malls across India are allowed to open again as part of the country’s “unlockdown” efforts. While mall and shopping centre doors have opened and the first weekend saw a good turnout across the board and despite heavy rain warnings in some parts of the country, mall operators and retailers need to make sure to stick to mandatory...

11 Aug 2020

Business

Fatal fire at major Indian denim supplier highlights lack of industry safety standards

Different day, same story: A fire breaks out in a garment factory, exits are shut and workers die because they cannot get out. This time, Nandan Denim was affected, in Ahmedabad, the largest city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The fire broke out last Saturday evening, killing seven workers as the sole exit was reachable only via a...

17 Feb 2020

Retail

Birkenstock enters Indian market

German footwear brand Birkenstock is increasing its reach as part of its international expansion strategy and has started selling its famous sandals in India. To this effect, the brand opened its first mono-brand store at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airports in Delhi on 27th January 2020 and started its official online shop at...

3 Feb 2020

Business |ANALYSIS

Homegrown, craft-oriented, greener: Meet India's new fashion industry

Nueva York - The Indian fashion industry has gone through tremendous change in 2019. FashionUnited looks into where it has landed by the end of the year. Meet the new India’s fashion: Homegrown, craft-oriented, greener, digital-first. The Indian fashion industry is one of the largest in the world as it provides clothing for more than 1.2 billion...

31 Dec 2019

Business

India: fatal factory fire shows that workplaces are still unsafe

A deadly fire at an Anaj Mandi area factory in north Delhi killed 43 people in the early morning hours on Sunday; 16 to 20 people were injured. The story sounds only too familiar: The building in a residential area of Delhi was illegally operated as a factory that made various products, including garments. About 70 factory workers - mainly...

10 Dec 2019

Retail

Country report: e-commerce is booming in India but challenges persist

Not many international brands and retailers could afford to ignore India, the world’s most populous country with 1.37 billion people, second only to China, and catching up fast. Given that 41 percent of that enormous population is using the internet, that is a whopping 562 million people or potential customers. The e-commerce market is vast yet...

9 Dec 2019

Business

Amazon opens global campus in India

Amazon has announced that its biggest global campus has opened in India in Hyderabad. This will help better position Amazon to compete with its top rival Walmart. Jeff Bezos has committed 5.5 billion dollars to growth in India. The new Hyderabad campus is the first building Amazon has owned outside of the United States, with office space...

21 Aug 2019

Retail

Pepe Jeans plans to open 50 stores in India this year

Global denim brand Pepe Jeans has released plans to open 50 fully owned stores in India by the end of this year, taking its global store count to 270. The company has already been present in India for a number of years, manufacturing “nearly a million pieces every year…taking forward the prime minister’s Make in India initiative” said Kavindra...

28 Jun 2017

Business

Global fashion giants fret over India cattle slaughter crackdown

Indian exporters were scrambling Tuesday to assure global clients like Zara and Giorgio Armani their shipments would arrive despite a government crackdown on cattle slaughter which threatens the lucrative leather industry. The government last week declared a nationwide ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter, startling major fashion labels who...

30 May 2017