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A H I M SA S I L KS A H I M S A S I L K S I S LO C AT E D I N R A M A N T H A P U R , H Y D E R A B A D , I N D I A . T H E Y S P E C I A L I Z E I N T H E P R O D U C T I O N O F A H I M S A S I L K A L S O K N O W N A S “ P E A C E S I L K ” . T H E P R O C E D U R E O F T H I S FA B R I C I S C O N S I D E R E D E N V I R O N M E N TA L LY F R I E N D LY A N D O R G A N I C S I N C E T H E S I L K YA R N I S A C Q U I R E D F R O M S I L K C O C O O N S W I T H O U T N E E D I N G T O K I L L T H E S I L K W O R M S . T H E Y F O L LO W T H E P R O C E D U R E R E L I G I O U S LY A N D A I M T O D E V E LO P A H I M S A S I L K I N T O A V I A B L E C O M M E R C I A L P R O D U C T . T H E Y E X P O R T A L L O V E R T H E G LO B E A N D T H E I R P R O D U C T M AY B E C O N S I D E R E D H I G H LY P R I C E D F O R I T S N O N - V I O L E N T A N D E C O - F R I E N D LY Q U A L I T I E S .
LEBENSKLEIDUNG L E B E N S K L E I D U N G I S A G LO B A L O R G A N I C T E X T I L E S TA N D A R D ( G O T S ) C E R T I F I E D T E X T I L E A G E N C Y LO C AT E D I N B E R L I N , G E R M A N Y . T H E Y A R E F U L LY T R A N S PA R E N T I N E V E R Y P H A S E O F T H E P R O D U C T I O N P R O C E S S W H I C H A L LO W S T H E M T O O F F E R T H E I R C U S T O M E R S O R G A N I C A N D E C O - F R I E N D LY FA B R I C S T H AT A R E C E R T I F I E D B Y G O T S . L E B E N S K L E I D U N G S P E C I A L I Z E I N O R G A N I C C O T T O N A N D S I L K FA B R I C S T H AT A R E P R O D U C E D FA I R LY A N D I N E N V I R O N M E N TA L LY S O U N D P R O C E S S .
N AT U R E U S A N AT U R E U S A , B E I N G A M A N U FA C T U R E R O F S U S TA I N A B L E A P PA R E L , A L S O G R O W S A N D P R O D U C E S I T S O W N C O T T O N F I B E R . T H E I R G O A L I S T O C R E AT E E C O - F R I E N D LY FA B R I C S B Y U S I N G P E S T I C I D E F R E E O R G A N I C C O T T O N . T H E Y B E L I E V E I N E V E R Y O N E ’ S R E S P O N S I B I L I T Y T O P R O T E C T T H E E N V I R O N M E N T A N D A L LO W I T S C U S T O M E R S T O M A K E T H E F I R S T S T E P B Y P R O V I D I N G T H E B E S T N AT U R A L FA B R I C S P R O D U C E D W I T H T H E P U R P O S E O F R E D U C I N G I M PA C T O N T H E E N V I R O N M E N T .
THE L AU NDRES S DETERGEN T W H Y T H E L AU N D R E S S ? T H E L A U N D R E S S O F F E R S T H E M O S T U N I Q U E N AT U R A L P R O D U C T S . T H E I R P R O D U C T S A R E 1 0 0 % B I O D E G R A D A B L E , N O N - T O X I C , N AT U R A L LY S C E N T E D A N D C R U E LT Y - F R E E . T H E L A U N D R E S S P R O D U C T S A R E W E L L S U I T E D T O A L L S O R T S O F M A C H I N E S , WA S H I N G T E M P E R AT U R E S , A N D WAT E R S Y S T E M S . T H E P R O D U C T S A R E A L S O C O LO R - S A F E .
T H E IR P R I C ES FO R D E T E RG E N T S G O FR OM
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66
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COMPETITORS
CHARMÉ B L AC K D R E S S
B L AC K D R E S S
B I K E R PA N T S
B I K E R PA N T S
COWL NECK DRESS
COWL NECK DRESS
67
WHITE BUTTON DOWN SHIRT
WHITE BUTTON DOWN SHIRT
PENCIL SKIRT
PENCIL SKIRT
C O AT
C O AT
WA I S T C O AT
WA I S T C O AT
68
POP OVER SHIRT
POP OVER SHIRT
PA N T S U I T
PA N T S U I T
SKORT
SKORT
69
BIBLIOGRAPHY
" A F F L U E N T H O U S E H O L D S : E X P E N D I T U R E O N W O M E N ' S A P PA R E L A N D A C C E S S O R I E S I N 2 0 1 4 U . S . S U R V E Y . " S TAT I S TA . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 01 5 .
" A L L S A I N T S S P I TA L F I E L D S . " A L L S A I N T S S P I TA L F I E L D S . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 . B A I N , M A R C . " T H E N E U R O LO G I C A L P L E A S U R E S O F FA S T FA S H I O N . " T H E AT L A N T I C . AT L A N T I C M E D I A C O M PA N Y , 2 5 M A R . 2 0 1 5 . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 01 5 .
" D O N AT I N G C LO T H E S - N R D C . " D O N AT I N G C LO T H E S - N R D C . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 . " E N T E R . " P R I Z M M A R K E T S E G M E N TAT I O N R E S E A R C H , T O O L S , M A R K E T S E G M E N T R E S E A R C H , . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 .
" E N V I R O T E X T I L E S , L LC . " E N V I R O T E X T I L E S L LC . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 .
" G LO B A L M A R K E T R E S E A R C H A N D A N A LY S I S F O R I N D U S T R I E S , C O U N T R I E S , A N D C O N S U M E R S . " G LO B A L M A R K E T R E S E A R C H A N D A N A LY S I S F O R I N D U S T R I ES , CO U N T R I ES , A N D CO N S UM E R S . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 01 5 . ¬ " L A D I E S G A R M E N T S M A N U FA C T U R E R S , S U P P L I E R S & E X P O R T E R - I N D I A . " E V E N I N G G A R M E N T S A P PA R E L M A N U FA C T U R E R S S U P P L I E R S O F D E S I G N E R D R E S S E S C O C K TA I L P R O M B R I D A L W E A R . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 . " N AT U R E U S A . " N AT U R E U S A . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 .
" O U R S T O R Y . " T H E L AU N D R ES S . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 01 5 .
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D E S I G N E R D R E S S E S C O C K TA I L P R O M B R I D A L W E A R . N . P . , 1 9 S E P T . 2 0 1 5 . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 .
" R E C YC L I N G C LO T H I N G , T E X T I L E S , S H O E S I N N YC W I T H W E A R A B L E C O L L E C T I O N S . " W E A R A B L E C O L L E C T I O N S . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 .
" R O C K Y M O U N TA I N H E M P . " R O C K Y M O U N TA I N H E M P . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 0 1 5 . " S T E L L A MCC A R T N E Y D ES I G N E R P R O F I L E . " T H E C U T . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 01 5 .
" S V I LU . " R S S . N . P . , N . D . W E B . 1 0 O C T . 2 01 5 .
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ISABEL ASEN SIO
DA N I E L L A A R C I L A
P U N YA C H A N A N A
SOFIA MOLINARO