Representative Image Ginning, blowing, carding, drawing, roving, spinning, weaving, dyeing, cutting, sewing, ironing, shipping and trucking — all the steps it took to turn some cotton bolls into your T-shirt. Those processes also contribute the most to the planet-warming impact of the clothing fiber. Growing cotton bolls itself sucks up huge amounts of water, pesticides…
Representative Image The global demand for ethically produced garments has been growing and this has pushed textile players in India to adopt more eco-friendly measures. Environment, social and economic factors are also driving the need to develop relevant skills, said JD Giri, Director at Shahi Exports. Such skill development is gaining momentum as globally, players…
New Delhi: Fashion-tech platform Virgio, founded by the former CEO of Myntra, Amar Nagaram, aims to become a house of brands by foraying into multiple fashion categories. Talking to ETRetail, Nagaram said, “We are solving the building blocks of how a fashion-tech company should be. We’re looking at other categories such as ethnic-wear. As a…
Representative Image Aussiebum, Australian brand of men’s swimwear, underwear, and clothing plans to establish its own manufacturing unit in India to produce for domestic and global markets, Sean Ashby founder and CEO of the company told ET. The brand aim to capture 3-5% share of the innerwear market in India by 2026 and has already…
