Colour Chronicle - June 2013
Colour Chronicle - June 2013
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GLEANINGS FROM THE PRESS<br />
in talks with other big luxury names to help<br />
them enter the Indian market. Over the<br />
past few years, Corneliani has opened four<br />
stores in India: one in New Delhi, two in<br />
Mumbai and one in Bangalore and looking<br />
at further expansion in the country in places<br />
like Chandigarh, Kolkata, Pune and Chennai<br />
to develop a strong retail network in at least<br />
seven or eight of the prime 14 Indian cities.<br />
This is merely a first step for OSL Luxury<br />
into the fashion segment, as they aim to bring<br />
a number of renowned brand names into the<br />
market.<br />
With its Italian suit-making expertise and<br />
exclusive fabrics from manufacturer Biella,<br />
the company has strong growth potential<br />
in India. The brand recently unveiled its<br />
Spring/Summer’13 collection consisting<br />
of nappa leather trench coat with laser<br />
openwork, washed with natural enzymes to<br />
give it a well-worn and light look. The fabrics<br />
are made by weaving shot silks and linens<br />
together and are inspired by winter tweeds.<br />
<strong>Colour</strong>s are light in cool tones from mastic to<br />
brown and pearl grey, as well as total white<br />
and total black.<br />
– Fashion United, May 8, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Texprocess <strong>2013</strong><br />
Innovative IT solutions<br />
IT solutions rank among the most important<br />
driving forces of innovation in the apparel<br />
industry and support the entire value chain<br />
from raw materials to retail sales. Employing<br />
the latest information technology, resources<br />
and energy can be used efficiently and<br />
production processes made more transparent<br />
and accelerated. At Texprocess, Leading<br />
International Trade Fair for Processing<br />
Textile and Flexible Materials, in Frankfurt<br />
am Main from 10 to 13 <strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong>, IT<br />
companies will present their newest software<br />
systems for the apparel industry in Hall 4.0.<br />
The IT Texprocess, Successful Software<br />
Solutions for the Fashion Industry market<br />
place offers manufacturers and users an<br />
optimum platform for discussing important<br />
issues with colleagues and business partners.<br />
At present, the attention of IT professionals<br />
is focused on continuity, interfaces, cloud<br />
usage, virtual fashion design and tablet and<br />
smartphone solutions.<br />
Besides IT, the product spectrum at<br />
Texprocess covers the entire process<br />
chain from design and cutting, via sewing,<br />
joining, embroidery and knitting, to<br />
finishing, dressing, printing and logistics.<br />
At the Leading International Trade Fair for<br />
Processing Textile and Flexible Materials,<br />
around 300 manufacturers from all over<br />
the world present their solutions for the<br />
challenges facing tomorrow’s fashion<br />
industry.<br />
– Fashion United, May 8, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Do U Speak Green<br />
Taking the green cause<br />
beyond India<br />
Do U Speak Green has become India’s first<br />
webstore selling eco-friendly product range.<br />
“We aim to make Do U Speak Green the<br />
world’s best eco clothing brand. We have a<br />
turnover of ` 50-60 lakh at the moment, and<br />
our growth rate is 40 per cent year-on-year,”<br />
says an optimistic Shishir Goenka, Director,<br />
Do U Speak Green.<br />
The brand launched three years back is<br />
witnessing steady growth in a challenging<br />
market, where awareness about ecofriendly<br />
clothing is gradually setting in.<br />
“Domestically it’s a big challenge for us but<br />
we are growing slowly and the percentage<br />
has increased especially in certain markets.<br />
We wanted to contribute a part of our<br />
sales to environmental conservation, so we<br />
thought the best way to do this would be<br />
using natural fabrics and also the style should<br />
promote concern for the environment. If<br />
you see our website, the triple bottom line<br />
approach where we try to help socially,<br />
environmentally and economically. So we<br />
have a graph there,” explains Goenka.<br />
The brand has a strong presence online and<br />
has a few stores stocking organic products<br />
in cities like Goa, Delhi and Mumbai. “We<br />
are also present in some 10-12 Mahindra<br />
Holiday resorts and export to Europe, the<br />
US, Australia,” he says. Do U Speak Green is<br />
registered as a trade mark brand in Europe,<br />
US and Canada.<br />
– Fashion United, May 8, <strong>2013</strong><br />
COLOUR CHRONICLE<br />
JUNE <strong>2013</strong><br />
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