Fashion Industry

Founder Abhishek Agarwal is steering the Pernia's Pop-Up Shop parent away from mass discretionary spending and towards a narrower, wealthier customer base

Asserting that fashion technology has immense potential to enhance India's global footprint, President Droupadi Murmu on Monday urged students to seize this opportunity and maintain a global outlook while being firmly connected to Indian cultural roots. Addressing the combined convocation ceremony of 18 National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Campuses here, she said that today, the country is expanding its role on the global stage with far greater confidence than ever before. Fashion technology is also a field with immense potential to enhance India's global footprint, the President said while urging graduating students to seize this opportunity. The President said that in this endeavour, students should maintain "a global outlook while remaining firmly connected to their roots and the core values of our culture". By doing so, they will not only become successful professionals but also contribute to the preservation and enrichment of India's cultural heritage. She also said

The company will raise up to ₹680 crore in a fresh issue to fund lease liabilities, marketing and expansion, with the offer opening on August 31 and closing on September 2

From medieval hoods and sportswear to hip-hop, street culture and political protest, the hoodie has evolved into a garment shaped by race, power, policing and identity

For decades, Fabindia's identity has been closely tied to kurtas, handwoven fabrics, Indian craft. With Fabels, it is asking whether that identity can travel into a very different part of the wardrobe

By removing commission across all fashion price points, Flipkart is betting that better seller economics will bring more brands, products, and shoppers to its platform

The move will benefit about 90,000 fashion sellers by removing commissions across all price points, months after Amazon India cut seller fees to attract more merchants

As a historic heat wave gripped Paris this week, fashion houses tried to keep their guests cool with ice packs, mist machines and iced Evian on silver platters. It wasn't enough: some venues still sweltered, water ran short and air conditioning was absent or inadequate. Then they sent their models down the runway in leather, neoprene and wool. That was the contradiction at Paris Fashion Week Men's, where a heat wave turned spring-summer fashion into a test of whether luxury can dress - or act - for the warming world it claims to address. "I honestly thought I was going to pass out," said Ben Freeman, a London-based fashion critic from Australia. Some in the front row said Paris may have to consider moving fashion week away from the height of summer if climate change keeps bringing more frequent and intense heat waves. "I don't know how the models did it this week in some of the leather and knit coats," said fashion student Thomas Levy, 24, outside one show. "The heat rarely seem

Valentino one of Italys leading fashion designers died on Monday at his Roman residence his foundation announced. He was 93 years old

Managing Director Sidharth Bindra says Biba has turned profitable since July and will expand rapidly, adding 100 stores next year amid rising festive demand

Nykaa Fashion may have gained market share even if growth has been slower than in BPC

The late designer's will calls for an initial 15 per cent sale within 18 months, followed by up to 54.9 per cent more in 3-5 years

Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who turned minimalist suits into global status symbols and built a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, died in Milan aged 91

CMAI has opposed reports of a GST hike on garments above ₹2,500 to 18%, warning it will hurt middle-class consumers, traditional crafts and an industry hit by tariff wars

Nykaa posts 23% revenue growth and margin expansion, but lofty valuations may limit further stock gains

Parliamentary panel recommends promoting 'Make in India' for traditional leather products to safeguard artisans, citing the Kolhapuri chappals imitation case

French hospitality group identifies 40 properties for expansion in India as Sarvato in Jaipur becomes its latest addition, boosting its presence in the country

With growth steady in beauty and improving in fashion, Nykaa targets stronger margins, offline expansion, and breakeven in fashion by FY26, say analysts

Cultural appropriation in fashion is nothing new, but how should one see it - as homage or blatant robbery?

Trent shares fall 12% on weak Q1 growth; brokerages cite valuation mismatch, slowing momentum in fashion, and downgrade targets despite optimism on new verticals