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* < try comes from ? From where Garments / clothing Comes from ?? Are you all wearing Plastic or Paper Clothes??? Without Textile Raw material how Fashion Industry will exist ???? We individual as a Textile industry contributors, isn’t it our responsibility to make our industry proud and not take all this non sense from other daily media. Media is a strong pillar of society.. This is not media fault..! We as a textile industry contributors taking it very light, accepting whatever given to us, we always beg for subsidies, duty drawback, import subsidies etc. This industry actually lying on government money, government money lying on taxes, other industry, corporate etc. Anyways, to boil down; in this issue, Fashion and retail given the priority. Fashion is dependent on nature, climate which runs on streets, malls, ramps, Bollywood, Hollywood, etc. Lifestyle industry is depending on Fashion category. Fashion is an Attitude, Art & Science with research. Fashion Dynamics are changing so fast by retail trends, market dynamics , art of display and many more. Fashion and Retail is Front end of industry , Consumer see only art of each garment / fashion piece but making behind one style is lot of hard work of researcher, stylist, quality controller, designer, merchandiser, visual merchandiser , sales person, many more. So it’s not only Art its pure Science behind it...!!! Respect each style of garment as new innovation..!!! Copy cat is not part of this industry, they are just followers...!! Wish you Happy Business & Live towards your purpose of life..!!!

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CONTENT NEWS 11- Government News 12- Association News 37- IIM Heat Stress Study

July 2016 ISSUE EDITORIAL TEAM

COVER STORY : FASHION & RETAIL IS AN ART & SCIENCE 13- Sell More And Sell To More by Mr. Vishnu Govind

Editor & Publisher Ms. Jigna Shah Editorial Advisor Shri V.Y. Tamhane Consulting Editor Mr. Avinash Mayekar Graphic Designer Mr. Anant A. Jogale

19- Innovative Apparel Products Development from Khadi Fabrics by PSG College Professors

INDUSTRY City Editor - Vyapar ( Janmabhumi Group) Mr. Manohar Samuel President, Birla Cellulose, Grasim Industries Dr. M. K. Talukdar VP, Kusumgar Corporates Mr. Shailendra Pandey VP (Head – Sales and Marketing), Indian Rayon Mr. Ajay Sharma GM RSWM (LNJ Bhilwara Group)

15- Weaving Culture of Mishing Tribe of Assam by Dr. Anshu Sharma

21- Talent Acquisition of Trendy Textiles by Mr. Saurabh Agarwal 23- Retail Management in Textiles by Vishnavi College Professors 26- Interview with Ms. Harpreet Kaur, Young Fashion Designer

ARTICLES 32- Brand Strategy by Mr. Rushin Vadhani 34- Skilled HR, the need of India Textile Industry by Mr. Avinash Mayekar 36- Innovation in Islamic Finance by Mr. Arvind Sinha

SHOW REPORT 31- HGH INDIA 2016 in Mumbai 42- ITTA Seminar in Delhi 44- Non Woven Tech Asia 2016 in Mumbai 48- Show Calendar

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HOD knitting, SASMIRA Dr. Ela Dedhia Associate Professor, Nirmala Niketan College Dr. Mangesh D. Teli Professor, Dean ICT Dr. S.K. Chattopadhyay Principal Scientist & Head MPD Retired Scientist, CIRCOT

39- ATE : Savio Customer Day

CONSULTANT / ASSOCIATION Mr. Shivram Krishnan Senior Textile Advisor Mr. G. Benerjee Management & Industrial Consultant Mr. Uttam Jain Director PDEXCIL; VP of Hindustan Chamber of Commerce Mr. Shiv Kanodia Sec General, Bharat Merchant Chamber Mr. N.D. Mhatre Dy. Director, ITAMMA

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MARKET REPORT 27- Trend Forecast by Premier Vision 31- Fashion Blogger Information 46- Fashion Retail Scenario in India : Trends & Market Dynamics by TECHNOPAK

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*297 1(:6 ! " # $ % ' Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani took over as the new Union Textiles Minister today. Smt. Irani was serving as the Union Minister for Human Resource Development before taking over as the Union Textiles Minister. Speaking to media persons on the occasion, the new Minister thanked the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for placing her in charge of a sector that employs the largest number of people, next only to agriculture. She said that the sector has a lot of unrealized potential in terms of skilling and employment, and that it can play a very important role in scaling up the ‘Make In India’ vision of the Prime Minister. She noted that the textiles sector provides employment to a large number of women, = ing taken under the leadership of the Prime Minister to engage with the industry and help increase the exports of the sector. Citing that the weavers are the foundation of the sector, Smt. Irani assured that the Government would strive to help them to the maximum possible extent. Speaking of the

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the Hon’ble Prime Minister for allocating her a portfolio which is of great importance to the rural economy of the nation. She added that she has extended her best wishes to the new HRD Minister Shri Prakash Javadekar, who she said has assured her that he will take forward the initiatives taken by the HRD Ministry in the past two years. She said that she has congratulated her predecessor Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar for his

contribution to the Ministry of Textiles, and has thanked him for assuring his support for her new assignment. The Minister of State (Textiles), Shri Ajay Tamta too, who took charge as Minister earlier today, greeted the Cabinet Minister in her chamber, on the occasion.

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Shri Ajay Tamta, the new Minister of State, Textiles is a Lok Sabha MP from Almora constituency, Uttarakhand, and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to his election to the 16th Lok Sabha, Shri Tamta has served as a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014. He has also served as a Minister in the Government of Uttarakhand, as Cabinet Minister during 2008 – 2009 and as MoS during 2007 – 2008. As a parliamentarian, Shri Tamta has been a member of the Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes since August 2014, and a member of Standing Committee on Human Resource Development and of Consultative Committee, Ministry of Water Resources, River De-

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interest in the rich variety of geographical landscapes, with a particular fascination for the mountainous region, which he believes has tremendous potential for mining, growing medicinal plants and promoting tourism. As such, he has been rendering his contribution through social service for the development of the region. Shri Tamta will be turning 44 years of age this month. He is married to Smt. Sonal Tamta and has one daughter. He resides in Dr. B.D. Marg, New Delhi, and can be reached at the email address ajay.tamta@ sansad.nic.in. Shri Ajay Tamta took charge

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as Minister of State, Ministry of Textiles today. Shri Tamta is a Lok Sabha MP from Almora constituency, Uttarakhand, and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Prior to his election to the 16th Lok Sabha, Shri Tamta has served as a member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly, from 2007 to 2012 and again from 2012 to 2014. He has also served as a Minister in the Government of Uttarakhand, as Cabinet Minister during 2008 – 2009 and as MoS during 2007 – 2008. Later in the day, Smriti Zubin Irani took charge as the Union Textiles Minister. The two Ministers greeted each other in the Cabinet Minister’s chamber, and also interacted with members of the media fraternity.

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to its potential for social transformation through women empowerment; since 70% of the workforce in the garment industry are women, majority of the new jobs created are likely to go to women. An elated Ashok G Rajani, Chairman, AEPC said, “The apparel industry thanks the Hon’ble Prime Minister and the textile minister, Shri Santosh Gangwar for a very comprehensive package that has not only

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our competing countries has been duly addressed. The refund of employers contribution of EPF, Additional incentives under ATUFS , enhanced duty drawback coverage with drawback for domestic duty paid inputs even when fabrics are imported under Advance Authorization Scheme, etc, are support that will help the industry gain cost competitiveness�. He further added that, “the labor reforms will not only help the industry, but also the workmen as it encourages new employment, ensures better take home salaries for lower income workers and puts contractual workers at par with permanent

workman in terms of working hours, wages, allowed and other statutory dues. The industry is gearing up the US$ 20 bn target set for this year. With a decline in exports for $

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markets still recording negative growth and the Brexit uncertainty looming large, the package is timely and gives the industry hope for revival.� Mr. Lalit Thukral, M/s Twenty Second Miles expressed gratitude towards the government for coming up with these changes, he said, “I believe this is an excellent policy overhaul by the government. The sector is in dire need of such changes and would appreciate if the government brings about such changes on a regular basis. Trade will grow unabated with such policies.�

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;; * < $ % ' = ) In a statement issued by Mr R K Dalmia, Chairman of The Cotton Textiles Export PromotionCouncil (TEXPROCIL) has welcomed the cabinet approval for a special package for labour intensive Apparel sector envisaging higher growth in Export of Apparel products and job creation over the next three years. However, he expressed deep concern for ignoring to consider Home Textile sector in the special package, which is equally labour intensive industry at par with Apparel sector. In particular, manufacturing of bed-linen requires more number of workers in making each piece of the product.

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will not only lead to substantial increase in employment in rural India but will also augment export of Home Textile products. This in turn will bring about higher fabric consumption and capacity building in the downstream industry resulting in inclusive growth in the entire Textile and Apparel val-

ue chain. Mr Dalmia, while appreciating the government’s decision in acknowledging the need to support Apparel sector, stated that the Fabric and Home Textile industry are ignored in the special package in spite of several representations and justifying presentations made by TEXPROCIL. Considering these facts, Mr Dalmia has appealed to the government to kindly consider treating all the ‘cut and sew’ products (including Home Textiles and Made-ups) for granting ben $

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$ - 3 " # "' 4 ! )5 (! The Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI), the Apex Chamber of the Garment Industry of the Country, has whole-heartedly Welcomed the Package announced by the Central Government today for the Industry. In a Statement issued here , Rahul Mehta, President of CMAI thanked the Honorable Prime Minister and Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, the Honorable Minister of State for Textiles ( Independent Charge ) for removing some of the serious irritants that had been pulling back the Country’s Garment Industry for a long time. “ The Announcements made today have Unshackled our Garment Industry and the Results will be evident not only by way of Additional Employment Generation but also Additional Exports�, he said.

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Shri Mehta said that the Inclusion of State Level Taxes in the Computation of Duty Drawback will address a long standing Demand of the Industry, and will provide a Major Relief to the Exporting Segment. The EPF Reforms - Government bearing the whole PF burden of the Industry and making PF Optional for Employees earning less than Rs.15000 per month - will help the Industry as well as the Workers, he added. Increasing the Overtime Cap is another $

and Employees. Referring to the Provision introduced for Fixed Time Employment, Shri Mehta pointed out that this is another Suggestion that the Industry has been making for a long time, and the Provision will help in Seasonal

Adjustments in the Workforce required by the Units. Shri Mehta also Welcomed the Increase in the TUFS Subsidy by 10% and the provision for Drawback on Garment Exports from Fabrics Imported Duty-free, to the extent of Duty paid inputs used in such Exports. Shri Mehta stated that in overall terms, what the Government has Announced today is a very Helpful Policy Package for the Garment Industry, and the targets for Employment Generation and Investments envisaged in the Announcement are Achievable. “The Prime Minister and Textiles Minister deserve our Genuine Thanks and Compliments for these New Initiatives� Mr. Mehta Concluded.

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SELL MORE AND SELL TO MORE Mr. Vishnu Govind

Brand Consultant & Startup Mentor Founder- Add Valorem Consulting LOYALTY AND FASHION RETAILING What’s your favorite brand? This is a question many of us have been asked multiple times in the past. Whether we are talking about the clothing store we shop frequently from, or the car we own or the one we would like to upgrade to, or the mobile phone that you feel is just right for you, we all have some brands we love more than others. Love for brands could manifest as aspiration or ownership. Luxury brands, for instance, are desired by many and owned by only a few. The prime intention of brand building initiatives from businesses would involve driving awareness, or changing perceptions, or increase usage or influencing other such parameters or a combination of some of these aspects. Whichever way we look at it, they all correlate positively to the need to get more sales. For fashion brands, such initiatives are around influencing how you are positioned in the consumer’s mind, getting more walk-ins to your stores and thereby increasing sales. I have seen a tendency in many retail-oriented businesses to delink their ‘brand’ initiatives from their ‘product’ initiatives. This is a strategy that is fraught with danger since the coherence in the brand offering will be compromised. In categories like FMCG, where Brand Management practices are very evolved, there are processes that control this. There is a product innovation pipeline that is aligned with the brand objectives and it is the specific SKUs that need to be sold in large quantities. In the business of fashion, the situation is different. Here, the business runs by launching collections what have a high number of garment styles in different categories like shirts, trousers and others.Therefore it is a challenge to ensure that product development plans are in sync with the brand identity. While there are products and looks that are typical to a brand, it is challenging to carry a brand signature across large number of designs. Also, there are some designs that are so much in trend that you might find similar products in different brand collections. Brands cannot escape from this reality since these styles are in demand and they need to be catered to, else your customer can go to other stores. So there are significant design management challenges around balancing the typical looks of the brand and the looks that are in trend. This, to me, is a major Brand Identity challenge in the fashion space and this is where the best of brands excel by getting the perfect mix for their customers. Loyalty- A Misnomer? Strong fashion brands stand for some values and they build their business around them. As customers, when do we say that we are loyal to a brand? When we go again and again to that brand’s store? If we ask the people in key management positions in these businesses, this is the answer we will get- this is how we use the word ‘loyalty’ in retail-oriented businesses. With organized retail booming in India, we also witnessed increasing efforts on the part of retailers to get maximum mileage out of their customers, through organized as well as not-so-organized initiatives to reward frequent customers. Loyalty Management is today, an important part of fashion retail. Literally, the word loyalty indicates a strong allegiance to a certain thing; the way many retailers treat their loyalty programs, they are built around reward points that can be redeemed which can be considered as an indirect form of discount-

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ing. So when we lure a customer with rewards and freebies, can we say that were are driving genuine loyalty? In this modern era of online shopping where mobile apps bring high streets to your finger tips, a lot of stores are within reach and we can search different stores for the same product and easily find out which one of them offers the best deal. I am not judging whether this trend is right or wrong, the consumer can decide what is best for him or her, the point being made here is the fact that the term loyalty, can be seen as a misnomer, maybe ‘Rewards’ or ‘Membership’ can be better ways of describing such initiatives. While I thought it is interesting to say this, let us not get lost in semantics and focus on what fashion brands try to achieve through these programs. The Changing Landscape Let us take a look at how loyalty or rewards programs have evolved. It is generally agreed that one of the earliest such organized initiatives was the S&H Green Stamp Program that originated around a century ago. As per this program, customers received stamps as they made purchases from participating merchants; they are then glued to pages in booklets and can be redeemed from stores when they reach a certain value, just like alternate currency. Another well-known initiative in the early days of loyalty programs was General Mills’ Betty Crocker Points Program in which customers collected points and redeemed them against kitchenware from a catalogue. In the early 1980s American Airlines made use of computerized databases and created their Frequent Flyer Program. Another program that is considered iconic is the one from Tesco that uses data analysis very effectively to drive transactions, long before such a practice became a hygiene factor. The membership card used to be the signature element of rewards programs till a few years back. With the impact of technology, such programs started taking a paperless route and this phase saw a huge jump in the practice of tracking the details of customers and their shopping patterns, among retail brands. The mobile number is now your unique identifier, from a retail-shopping context. Key Success Factors There are some aspects which I feel are golden rules as far as rewards programs are concerned. i) Loyalty program should be about data capture; the retailer need to capture as many customers in the system as possible, higher the percentage of transactions that come from customers who have enrolled for the program, the better it is. ii) However, rewards need not be as spread out as information capture is, there has to be certain threshold of business before a customer avails rewards from the retailer. iii) The higher the business from a customer, the more his rewards should be. For instance, if a customer who makes an annual purchase of Rs 30000 can get 3% of it as rewards, it is only fair that a customer who buys Rs 100000 in the same period gets 5% as rewards. iv) It is always easier to increase reward commitments to customers, but it is tough to reduce the same. Therefore a cautious start is advisable. Even in terms of number of tiers in the structure, it is a good idea to start simple and increase as you get

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that trigger a third visit for those customers who shop only twice. A customer who buys only linen clothing can be sent personalized mailers whenever a new premium range of linen clothing hits the stores. One genuine test of loyalty towards a brand is in whether

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prominent tribes in the upper Assam is the Mising tribe. Mising (or formerly Miris) tribe comprises of ethnic people inhabiting mainly the Dhemaji, North Lakhimpur, Tinsukhia, Dibrugarh, Sibsagar, Jorhat and Golaghat districts of Assam. Also many of the tribe are settled in various districts of Arunachal Pradesh. One of the biggest river islands in the world ‘Majuli’ is mainly inhabited by the Mishing people.

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shirts for their men folk. They also weave ege (skirt-like garments), ri:bi(rectangular cloth with narrow stripes wrapped over the lower garment from bodice to knees), seleng gasor (fabric occasionally worn instead of a ri:bi), riya (a long scarf) and níseg (a cloth tied over the shoulder for carrying babies). They also weave the gamocha, the traditional cotton scarf and Assamese cultural symbol that are bestowed on honoured guests visiting the village. Cotton thread was readily available the Mising used to grow their own cotton and spun the yarn themselves. They also use some silk yarns, but sparingly. They used to use endi yarn obtained from silk worms fed on the leaves of castor-oil plants however they later learned the use of the golden muga (silk obtained from worms fed on the som tree) and the white paat (from worms fed on mulberry leaves) from neighbouring communities. " € = $=

exquisite handlooms, especially their mirizen shawls and blankets, and they reinvent their traditional diamond pattern in countless weaves using their favourite colours orange, yellow, green, black and red. The Mishing also make a very special textile called gadu, a blan' ] <

is extremely intricate and time-consuming work. The warp is cotton spun into thick and strong yarn and the weft is spun into soft yarn, = = = ] \ = lar form of weaving is fast disappearing due to the ready availability of inexpensive blankets in the market. Handloom is the most popular traditional industry of Mishing tribe. Handloom, an ancient art is a constant source of mental peace, equilibrium and revelation to both one who perceives it. The handlooms in our country were in a manner reverenced as an important part of our rich cultural heritage. In India almost all handloom have a history which relates them to certain religious rituals and social customs, making them an inherent part of its culture. There are clear indications of cultural awareness about handloom products. The North East of India is like a Variegated patch work quilt. A multiplicity of tribes and tribal groups each with its own distinct culture in habitat this region. Every tribe has three or more distinctive clothes of its own. An important aspect of the weaving is that the designers are a result of a process of evolution. They are not just something created individualistically by the weavers but have = " $= = ^ " otal role in social and economic life of the Indian people through out the age. The art of weaving made the village society a self contained one, which is characteristic of Assam society too. The social functioning of Mishing is based on the code of personnel relation and duties handed down from generation to generation. The people of this land do not take execution of this craft as a compulsion but a sacred duty. The Mishing loves weaving of textiles appears as

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handloom weaving is practically monopolized by women not from the idea of economic necessity but also from the sense of social customs. Weaving is an indispensable part of Mishing women. Most of the Mishing of the rural area are expert in spinning and weaving is practiced by both unmarried and married women. Costumes whatever might be its origin serve as a symbol of role and status of the individuals in society and it obtain for the wearer a reward

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in humanity are a marked characteristic of any culture. Culture is an important adjunct of ones personality. Costumes of a community or a nation are inherent aspect of its cultural heritage, a mirror of the time and the people of that community. The tribal costumes bring up a picture of life of the community. The Mishing tribe of Assam plains has a very colourful textile tradition. The textiles are produced mainly to meet the requirement of the household. The mishing girls produced almost all the clothes required by them after marriage before they get married and continue to do so.

Traditional Costumes The Mishing costumes are very beautiful and embellished with intricate motifs and designs as well as very colourful too. The dress of the Mishing can be divided into two distinct types: (i) general dress and (ii) special dress for festivals and ceremonial functions. The costumes used by Mishing for daily use are simple. The dresses of the men are similar to non tribal Assamese. A simple white dhoti (ugon) or sometimes a long colored dumer (towel) and a shirt (galuk) are the costumes of the men for daily use. The costumes of the women are also simple but divided into two pieces of garment. They generally wear a skirt (mesanam age) covering the part from waist to the knee. The upper piece (gasong or gero) fastened above the breast falling along with the skirt. Occasionally, a blouse is seen to cover the upper part of the body.

The costumes for particular occasion are the special product of their loom. In this dresses, they are the mixture of various colours, e.g. Red, black, green, yellow are common. On the special occasion, a man wear a shirt (Mibu galuk) over his usual dress and a dumer (towel) is a must along with a turban (paguri). The dresses on special occasion are used in such a way, so that, it looks like a Gam or leader. The dress of women is same as they used daily but the dresses for festival and function are more coloured and decorated. The plain dress without colour and decoration are generally not used in festivals and rituals. Women are fond of various types of ornaments. Ear and neck ornaments (kentumaduli), chains (tadok), = ‘' " ’ " ‘ =' = ’

(necklace ), kardoni (bangles ), sondrong (locket ), lv:tog (necklace ) turiang (ear ring) etc.

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roots etc. The common types of natural mordants like common salt, silica (Terminalina citrine) were used The natural dyes like Lac (Cocus lacca), Achugach (Morinda augustifolia), Halodhi (Cucurma longa), tepor (Garcinia Xanthocymus) etc are also used. But now, the Mishing women also use vat or synthetic dyes for dyeing. Prior " $ “

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boiling them in water or by immersing them in for water whole night and then dry sunlight. The dyed yarns then undergoes for the other process like winding and bobbining i.e, preparation for warping in loom. This is done with the help of a winding machine called Cheriki and ugha by using jotor (Charkha).

The indigenous design of the Mishings is called Ghai- yamik designs. These depict the excellent capability of Mishing weavers

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Tapum Ege (Eri Shawl) and Pe-Charpi-pekok are good example of traditional items which is very intricate designs are used. These are highly cherished item in the respective tribal communities. Ege is another costume worn by women to cover the lower part of the body from waist to the ankle. The most common colour used is black. On the black base ornamentation are done yellow, red, and white. The traditional designs is named as Ghai yamik small buties €

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Types of Loom used The Mishing community uses two types of looms. The Loin loom and Throw shuttle loom. Now they use Fly Shuttle loom, Jaccquard loom, Dobby loom and in some industries among Mishing community the power loom is also found to be in used. Gadoos a type of blanket are woven in loin loom. Loin loom is also mused to weave bags pillow covers etc. This looms is very simple, portable and convenient to erect and dismantle. The compact texture of the cloth woven and its intricate design are the most important factors for which the loin loom has still not lost its popularity. It is a part and parcel of the tribal textile tradition. The loom has no frame or upper structure, but it consists of two vertical bamboo poles kept horizontally. A few pieces of stout bamboo and wooden rods of varying thickness with a wooden beating sword is used as accessories of the loom. The throw shuttle loom is the most common and traditional loom used by all communities in Assam. A crude type throw shuttle loom has been found among Mishing tribe, four wooden posts

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wrap are set to the frame just above the ground level. The weaver sits on the bench attached towards the wrap-beam to operate the treadles, but no weaving belt is used as in case of loin loom. This loom is found comfortable compared to contemporary loin loom. However, being a traditional loom, it is highly valued by the Mish "ˆ = " $= = =

this loom and its inheritance passes to her daughter. The accessories required for the existing throw shuttle loom are very simple and can easily be made out of indigenous materials, mostly bamboo and wood. As such, it is easily accessible to the rural folk of Assam. The other parts of the loom are the wrap and cloth beams, reed, treadles, temple, shuttle, etc. Adoption of new technology and use of improved looms in household weaving is still rare in Assam especially among Mishing tribe. The archaic type of loom cannot be the basis for commercial production.

Motifs and designs

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Ege Gasor with ghai yamik design

Yapapacha traditional motif designed on a particular costume known as Ribi Gacheng. It is an indispensable part of unmarried girl. It is always woven out of cotton yarns and designed with stripes of red, black, and white. The stripes are widely distributed though out the body at regular interval. A cross border design with zig-zag lines and diamond is woven in the pallau and is spread all over of the cloth.

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Nature played a vital role in inspiring the folk and tribal artisans to reproduce its many beauties in their crafts. The handloom fabrics of Assam are noted for their various indigenous artistic designs. The ornamentation is done on the loom itself. The designs are brought out by means of employing an additional layer of dyed yarns based on the ground materials. These extra yarns for design ]

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Another important costume of Mishings is ‘gero’, which is used ony by married women only. Based on design used it is named as kem- nam gero or ki- nam gero. It is woven in white with bold design of about 40 to 50 cm width is red, black and redin centre of the cloth. Another gero named Charuchamang gero is also a continuing example of traditional textile of Mishing. It is woven specially to carry baby, tied at back by women while working or traveling.

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These gero were woven with care and kept ready by a girl before her marriage. But this rich and traditional textile item is being gradually getting replaced by plain cloths. The plain version is called nichek. Another highly priced textile items woven out of eri silk is Tapum gachor ( eri shawl), used in winter. The border of the shawl " ' ]

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his inner yearning to express it in visual form. A gradual disappearance of handloom weaving as a household craft has been marked in recent years. But the craft of weaving in Assam still continues, albeit with the changes incorporated in it, as a living craft and as an integral part of tribal and non tribal cultures. Moreover, it provides an important prop to the rural economy. The practice of producing one’s future post marital requirements in cloths is still in existence as an element of Mishing culture. This helped keeping textile tradition alive. The growing cultural aware = = $= " ^ portant role for symbolic elements in the projection of respective cultural identities. Use of certain textile item called Ribi Gacheng as = ] "

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The authors acknowledge the support given by the Management, the Principal and Head of the Department of Apparel Technology, PSG Polytechnic College for their encouragement and support in completion of this work. Also we thank our students of Apparel Technology S. Nivetha S.Sowmiya ,D.J.Sri Aishwarya,and S.Varatha Alwar who contributed for this work.

* 1.Marian L Davis, “Visual Design in Dress�, Third edition Prentice hall, 1996. 2. Elaine Stone, “The Dynamics of fashion�, Fairchild publication, 2001. 3. Jay Diamond and Ellen Diamond, “The Word of Fashion “,Second edition, Fairchild publication,1999. 4.www.Khadi And Village Industries 5. Prakash,�Inspirational Textile Design�, Textra Design Book, January,1997, p.42 6. Dr.Shailaja D.Naik,�Traditional Embroideries Of India�, A.P.H Publishing Corporation, 1996, pp 15-142 7. Terry Brackenbury, “Knitted Clothing Technology�, Blackwell Science Ltd, 1992, pp 1-63 8. Dr.Shailaja D.Naik and Jyothi V.Vastrad ,“ Protection and revival of traditional hand embroidery kasuti by automation�, Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol 7(1), January 2008, pp197-203. 9 .Amita D Pandya and Kruthi L Dholakia “, Historical Overview of Kutch Embroideries�, Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol 12(3), July 2013, pp 524-529. 10. Namrata M and Shailaja D Naik�, Contemporized traditional textile made-ups- A mode for rural and urban linkage�, Indian Journal of Tradi-

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The India Retail Industry is the largest among all the industries, accounting for over 10 per cent of the country GDP and around 8 per cent of the employment. The Retail Industry in India has come forth as one of the most dynamic and fast paced industries with several players entering the market. But all of them have not yet tasted success because of the heavy initial investments that are required to break even with other companies and compete with them. The India Retail Industry is gradually inching its way towards becoming the next boom industry. With respect to retail in textile in India it is growing at more rapid pace as compared to other industry products though the margins are lesser than the other industry products in textile. The Indian retail market is expected to demonstrate a promising year-on-year growth of 6% to reach USD 865 billion, by 2023, from the current USD 490 billion. The share of apparel in India’s retail market is 8%, corresponding to a value of USD 40 billion. In addition to fashion apparel, the growing demand for fashion accessories makes the Indian fashion market both interesting and lucrative. The Indian fashion retail market has witnessed several fascinating changes and challenges in recent years, which are indicators of the country’s evolving fashion retail market. The challenges associ = " ‡=

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Forgotten Four Pillars Integrity: Interiority is a state of being where the person is committed to its word what has been given. If you complete your commitment with integrity then people around will pay respect which lead to raising your value in the community. Relationship: People around you are the real resource of the life. It is very important to build strong relationship and keep that relationship intact with integrity. The relationship makes any person powerful. Without power in life none of tasks can be completed with integrity.

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&29(5 6725< 7% 5 By existence it does not mean that we exist but it really means that we are in this world where there are many opportunities are there and we need to explore them and move forward. Any entity is there because people are there. Enrolment: Enrolment is creating new possibilities to be present for another such that they are touched and inspired. On can have right result once you have done enrolment with integrity. Evolving Customer Needs Evolving customer needs are a challenge for Indian retailer as these require rediscovering the customer within a short time span and then rearrange the organization’s structure, retail formats, and product portfolios accordingly. Unlike a mature retail market, the retail market in India has to continuously focus on the process of learning, unlearning, and relearning. Again, this alone is not suf$= ‰ " " =

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any talent in his retail outlet the entrepreneur should make sure the candidate has full product knowledge what he or she is merchandizing. A garment merchandiser has to analyse customers and consumers as well as to follow their behaviour to sell the garments merchandise. ! ) 7%; As the Retail Textile & Fashion deals with B2B and B2C kind of customers where customers can be end user or trader or business user hence a candidates need to have variable experience which should be mix of technical operations etc. Apart from the mix pro$ " ^ = “ $

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but very few candidate prefer to take up as their career as it is not very rewarding but in Industry demand for these candidates are quite high. Due to scarce specialized manpower the cost of manpower is quite high which adds up to the cost of manufacturer and making the end product quite expensive for end user. Personal Behaviour This is the most important aspect while selecting right talent for the Fashion and Retail Textile Industry. Personal Behaviour plays a very important role more than the product knowledge and Industry Experience. As the candidate has to not only have to deal within the organization but also external entities outside the organization. For example: If a trader want 100 Slim Fit Blue jeans the merchandiser or the marketing personnel should have good patience in listening and understanding the trader needs. He should able explain politely and educate the trader about trends and demand and supply of market. If the merchandiser fails to do so no matter he † $

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Textile whole sale and retail are terms closely associated with the commercial aspect of textile industry. The practice of selling of textile goods or merchandise to retailers, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users or to other textile wholesalers is known as textile wholesaling. Wholesaler often physically assemble, sort and grade products in huge quantities, then break the bulk and repack and redistribute them in smaller quantities. Without a doubt, the most important factor which makes a retailer successful is the appeal & quality of the range of products that it stocks. Certainly there are other factors that contribute to the success; the design of the store, the attentiveness & knowl " ' " º motions &appeal of the visual merchandising. These are the things which although enhance the shopping experience for the customers & perhaps ensure that they visit your store more than others, they do not directly lead to a sale. The only thing that will make a customer part with his cash is, in the end, the product. The process which supports the planning & buying of a range is therefore central to any retailers operations. This process involves € = = = $=

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LOCATION Successful retailing depends on the three most important factors: Location, location & location. And hence perhaps many retail organizations think that having got the right location, they would start churning out sales. It is right that location is important but if one does not look at the robustness of the other value drivers too besides location factors or any dominant factors that the organizations may think is right for achieving the desired results, sales would not happen. We see large crowds of people visiting retail stores & shopping malls. We even know that an up-market shopping mall had huge = " Âş

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they introduced especially on weekends certain entry enablers for customers like the mobile phones, credit cards, identity cards, an entry fee, etc! So, these are all factors that evince the successful establishment of a store or mall. On the other hand, there are other retailers, primarily in the life style retail sector, whose merchandise is targeted towards psyche of rich mega cities. Driving on this perception of a higher willingness to spend on life style & luxury products, this segment is expected to maintain focus on the large base of the richest consuming class in the larger cities. PLANNING AND BUYING A SUCCESSFUL RANGE Success in retailing is when any one who walks into your store $ =

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they walk into your store with a particular purchase in mind, they will often walk out with something else. At the same time, research for apparels can only be accurate. Asking Will you wear this garment doesnt always reveal what will really happen when the customer is actually presented with that garment. Even customer feedback can be misleading. If one very loud customer asks regularly for a product it doesnt mean that every customer wants or needs it. That one customer will be remembered & can lead to false demand. SPACE Walls are not elastic. You will need to decide how to allocate the space you have available to the garment products the customer expects you to stock, in a way that delivers the best returns. This macro level planning of the product mix is critical to achieving prof { " "´ =' ´= } = =

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discounts. Three winning formulae to get fresh fashions• Short lead time =More fashionable clothes • Lower quantities=Scarce supply • More styles=More choice & more chances of hitting it right We should also consider market factors such as• New product developments • New lifestyles • Fashion trends • Economic factors • Competition • Supply base

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process. Home delivery saves the time & 24*7 hours shopping with ease & availability factors for product comparisons. E-shopping taking place in electronic gadgets, apparel & design purchases, railways, air tickets, accessories & jewellery, online book sale. FASHION INDUSTRY Boutique & its importance:- The role of a designer in a boutique is crucial to its success. The task is one of the interpreting society’s current & anticipated mood into desirable, wearable garments for º ' = "

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WHO DARES, WINS!

FUTURE SENTIMENTS

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TVC : What is your Favourite Fashion magazine?

K stands for being the knight who served his master as an ar mour mounted soldier

HK : Vogue, Cosmopolitian

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TVC : Favourite Celebrity style? TVC : Heels? or Flats?

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Fashion Forecast

PAINTING ONE'S OWN REALITIES

//SEEING THE BIG PICTURE//

BEING IN THE CLOUDS

GREAT ESCAPE

Fashion Forecast BLURRING READING

DELICATELY INVENTING

ESCAPING INTO EXTRAVAGANCE

Fashion Forecast

Autumn Winter 2016 Forecast by Premier Vision COLOUR

PROVOKING UNSTEADY BALANCES Focusing on a “cubist� skirt, prettily disordered, on contrasting and mixed stripes, asymmetric folds and irregular pleats, elaborated pre- or post-garment manufacturing. Yarn-dyed or printed shirting-style cottons or everyday silkies. Playing on improbable blends right through to ribbons, accessories and trims, zips and jewellery.

Fashion Forecast BOOSTING THE SIMPLICITY OF THE DRESS Paring down shape to the extreme simplicity of a rectangle, then gracefully puckering, gathering, tying. Favouring featherweight linens and shirting cottons, delicate rustics and decoration with light stippling. Contrasting the look with accessories and trimmings, playing with plastics and metals in dynamic colours.

SUBVERTING SUITS Boldly designing a non-conformist suit. Brazenly doing without the jacket, replacing it with a woven top, while hewing to the elegance of fine combed wools, discreet end-on-ends and rigorous mohairs. Pushing the boundaries of ‘no gender’ with almost feminine embellishments, not refraining from carefully engineered embroideries, or flowers in hidden or tiny details.

POETIC OVERALLS

ASSEMBLING IN CONTRADICTION

Taking overalls out of workwear and jeanswear and transposing them into chic and light versions for the city. Selecting only refined linens, plainly lighter-weight denims, elegant and relaxed vegetal suitings. Borrowing details directly from suits and shirts, tailored collars and pockets, buttoned cuffs, discreet zips.

Enjoying exploding garment proportions, emphasising a bermuda in a baggy street version and contrasting it with a narrow jacket, freely mixing fits and lengths. Setting slightly rustic blurry woollens and suitings against technical canvases and gabardines or luggage-like pure polyamide. Contrasting ultra chic trimmings and finishings or a sartorial detail with worn looks and aged metal in a jeanswear vein.

JOYFULLY UNCOORDINATED

ENERGIZING THE UTILITARIAN

Relaxing and rejuvenating the dress to wear like a tee-shirt. Sketching out a relaxed and fanciful femininity composed of spontaneous assemblies, stitched or even glued with adhesive tapes, zips and decorated snaps. Fluid crepons, light knits, Pop-like decorations or graphic embroidery and openwork worked in friendly and cheerful combinations.

Giving a fresh take to the workwear and utilitarian trend, and cultivating anti-camouflage with sturdy, colourful cottons or synthetics, lush decoration on sportswear and jeanswear bases, jungles and flowers to grow patinated with time. Bringing large volumes, the oversized, comfortable ease and an all-terrain approach together with sparkling and clearly visible decoration. Using colourful braids, broadly belting, playing with deliberately fun finishings to stride through the city like in search of new fashion territories to conquer.

FRESHENING-UP TECH

SPORTS NIGHT OUT

Cutting it short, traveling light, adopting the positive attitude of sports in “almost” everyday fashions. Small volumes, shorts in suiting fabrics with naive checks. Windstops that fit in the hand, techno-poetic iridescence, functional fabrics equally goodlooking and effective. Deliberately sporty accessories and trims, signage piping, playful snaps and stoppers, luminescent accents.

Diverting swimwear and sport fabrics and codes for evening and dressy looks. Re-evoking the jumpsuit in an ultraglamorous way, revelling in stretch fluidity, swimsuit-style locknits or sophisticated crêpes with a silky and elastic thicknesses. Borrowing details and trims from lingerie, swimsuits and sports. To be worn with evening jewellery and accessories.

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With its 5th edition, HGH India the annual trade show for Home Textiles, Home DÊcor, Gifts & Houseware in India. More than 450 brands, manufacturers and importers are presenting their range and innovations this year. The function opened with the lamp lighting ceremony at 10:30 am with Mrs. Rashmi Verma, Textile Secretary and Guest of Honour Dr. Kavita Gupta, Textiles Commissioner, was also present there with many other prominent industry leaders and dignitaries. The function also witnessed the unveiling of the Trend Book 2016-2017. On this occasion, Mrs. Rashmi Verma, Textile Secretary said, ¿{‚{ < = " $ = ated a forum to both intensively and extensively expand as well as penetrate the ever growing domestic market. Infact the world is eyeing the Indian markets with its phenomenal market potential. HGH is serving precisely that purpose for the Indian manufacturers to reach out to this market with an impact.� HGH India aims to give retailers new ideas and new concepts to facilitate business. The trade show has provided business opportunities and development of new channel partners to exhibiting brands in order to improve the trade. The strict B2B concept of HGH India has proven to be an inspiring and productive platform to push the home product retail market. About HGH India HGH India, the annual trade show for Home Textiles, Home DÊcor, Gifts & Houseware is specially designed to connect Indian market for home products and gifts. High quality trade visitors at

HGH India comprise of all categories of retailers. They include department stores, hyper markets, specialty stores, high-end luxury stores and boutiques, traditional store owners, and online and electronic medium retailers. Institutional buyers, corporate gift buyers, interior designers, prospective agents and franchisees too come in large numbers. Besides these, leading Indian importers, distributors, buying agents and brand representatives attend HGH India to explore new business opportunities and partnerships.

FASHION BLOGGING “‘Blogging’ - a contraction of the term ‘web logging’ – could be described as a form of micro-publishing. Easy to use, from any Internet connection point, blogging has become, these days, a web based communications tool.� (Williams and Jacobs 2004). A fashion blog is a place where issues such as fashion shows, new trends, fashion brands, designers’ work, celebrities, or personal style are presented for those passionate about the fashion industry. Personal fashion blogs are, usually, focused on the style of the writer, but this is not a rule. Popular fashion ideas move more quickly now that we have richer communication links and because of globalization fashion area is more accessible, nowadays, to everyone. Fashion blogs often contain daily updates on new trends, shops, notes and photos from fashion shows, magazines. Also, “they can contain photos of the bloggers themselves or ordinary people on the street they $ " ' }

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3267 6+2: 5(3257 2nd DEFENCE-ITTA JOINT EXHIBITION CUM SEMINAR ON TECHNICAL TEXTILE held on 15th and 16th JUNE 2016 in DELHI. The Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) in association with Indian Defence, organized a two day Exhibition cum Seminar on Technical Textile on 15th and 16th JUNE 2016 at Ashoka Convention Hall at Manekshaw Center, Delhi. This is the second edition of the Defence-ITTA joint Exhibition cum Seminar on Technical Textile was attended by more than 250 delegates from both the Indian Army and the Technical Textiles and footwear Industry. The exhibition showcased the entire technical textile and Footwear products developed by various manufacturers showing the = <

Army. Some of the prominent exhibitors are- Shiva Texyarn, Raymond, Garware, Kusumgar, Euro safety, Ardmel Group-UK, NTC, NITRA, CTM, Strata Geosystem, Prosafe, RSWM, Renfro India, Ferreterro, etc. In addition, Indian Army, DRDO, BRO, OEF, OPF and other Departments displayed their entire range of products currently used by them.

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with the Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA), which resulted into more Transparency, entry of new vendors with latest technology into defence supply. He expressed his happiness on the achievements of the earlier interaction and wanting the scope to be widened with inclusion of Buildtech, Collective Protection, Meditech & footwear this year. Smt. Anu Garg (IAS), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Textile, was the “Guest of Honour� She congratulated Lt. Gen. Thodge and the entire Defence Team for seizing this opportunity and to ITTA for organising the event. She informed that “Technical Textiles is a huge priority for the Govt. as on emerging sunrise sector, we want Technical textiles to get their rightful place in the overall basket. At present India represents only 3% of the global Technical Textiles Industry, less than 5% of the global technical textiles production, 4% of the exports of technical textiles world over, Imports $1.4bn worth of Technical Textiles, our per capita consumption of technical textiles is 1.7 kg viz-a-viz 10-12 kg in developed countries and Technical Textiles comprises only 11% of Indian textile industry as compared to 27% globally and 50% in some developed countries. Having said that, One can see possibilities for Make in India, for import substitution, for export promotion & for increased consumption.� Govt. of India has taken several initiatives to harness this potential, such as in the recently launched Amended TUFs, Technical Textile has $

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Seminar cum Exhibition provided the necessary for a successful partnership between the Defence forces and the Technical Textile Industry. Dr. Anup Rakshit, Executive Director, ITTA, said that with the support of the Ministry of Textiles and its members, ITTA has attained a new height. ITTA created a platform to connect the technical textile industry with defence sector by organising three seminars- cum- exhibitions during the last one year with Indian Army and Navy. He also extended a vote of thanks to all dignitaries, speakers, exhibitors and delegates who have participated the 2nd Defence-ITTA Joint Exhibition cum Seminar. Session 2 – “ARMY REQUIREMENTS OF CLOTHING SCME & FOOTc7( ” The Second technical session was chaired by Maj Gen BV Rao, Additional Director General, Equipment Management. The following presentations were made during this session. • Budget Outlay by Col JS Sidhu, Director Budget Cell spoke about the army budget for the FY 2016-17. He informed that the budget for GS&C is Rs.2857 Cr out of which the DGOF got Rs.2100 Cr and EX-Trade got Rs. 757 Cr budget. But a large proportion of the cloth and accessories are purchased by DGOF from the industry. • * ; ; by Brig GS Shan, Deputy Director General OS (GS&C) briefed about the objective of type of procurement, procurement setup, sources of supply, DGQA, revenue procurement and payment terms for sellers. • ; ' ' @ 7„ ; 7% ' ' mate Clothing Items by Col AS Chonker, VSM. He highlighted that the requirement of special clothing and mountaineering equipments will increase to 38,229 sets for Indian army. He spoke on the procurement procedure for SCME EX Import and also added the some products improvement, introduction of new products i.e. Avalanche airbag, Tugger shoes, etc. • * 3 + 3 ! ; + 3 *

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Lightning of Lamp by Dr. Chandan Chatterjeee, General Manager (Project & Technology) at iNDEXTb, Government of followed by Mr. Pramod Khosla, Chairman, Indian Technical Textile Association, Mr. Suresh Patel, President at Gujnon Manufacturer Association of Nonwovens Manufacturer Association of Nonwovens, Mr. Hemil Patel, Secretary at Gujnon Manufacturer Association of Nonwovens Manufacturer Association of Nonwovens, Mr. Aniket Sheth, Vice President at Gujnon Manufacturer Association of Nonwovens Manufacturer Association of Nonwovens and Mr. Sanyal Desai, CEO at Radeecal Communications, Had inaugurated Non Woven Tech Asia 2016 was kept open for the visitors for next three days. Visitors from entire country had visited the exhibition for the empowerment of the Nonwoven Industry.

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Radeecal Communications, the organizers of Non Woven Tech Asia have announced the dates for the 4th edition – Non Woven Tech Asia 2017 and is scheduled to be held during 8-9-10 June 2017 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, INDIA State Partner was Government of Gujarat and supported by Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb), Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA), Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association (ATIRA), Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA), DKTE CoE for Nonwoven, Man Made Textile Research Association (MANTRA), The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), The Synthetic & Art Silk Mills’ Research Association ! ; * @ = 5 • Participating companies: 73 • Participation Countries: India, Japan, Switzerland, Belgium, China & Italy • Visitors’ Countries: India, Japan, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, U.A.E. & Saudi Arabia • Total No. of Visitors: More than 6375 About Industry: INDIA’s Nonwoven sector, as estimated,is expected to grow at a rate of 25% in the following years. Driving this growth is the rising Standard of Living, owing to the constant improvement in the country’s Industrialisation Index. In spite of strong growth in recent years, the Nonwoven industry of India is still in its infancy. One such measure to gauge the growth of the Nonwoven Industry is the Nonwoven consumption and its relationship to Per Capita Income. The Consumption/PPP Income (Purchase Power Parity Income) shows a seemingly linear pattern, indicating an increase in the consumption of disposable and durable Nonwoven with rise in the Per Capita Incomes. Once the per capita income reaches a critical level, the consumer spending on disposables will start to show " $= "

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3267 6+2: 5(3257 this growth. As Nonwoven and Technical Textiles have been considered to be the most promising and dynamic segment of the Textile Industry, the demand and consumption of Nonwovens and Technical Textiles will grow enormously in the near future.The current Indian production levels in Nonwovens are miniscule, compared to the ‘Developed Nations’ standards. The production level is expected to touch 1.0 Million Tons in 10 years, which would mean a very high growth rate for the industry.

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from the Government of India. PP non woven bag manufacturing in India has faced multiple challenges due to non availability of reliable and high output bag making machines. Mamata is pleased to announce launch of its bag making machine for converting PP non woven fabric into bags. Mamata has used all its experience and the latest servo technology to design world’s fastest bag making machine capable of running up to 210 cycles per minute. This machine is on display and running live production at Booth No. P 28, Hall 5 at Non Woven Tech Asia 2016 Exhibition, June 2 - 4, 2016. 3 ; c $ ( €ƒ~›5 Š = Ă‹ = ĂŒ $ ^ ‘ Â’ "

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= º poligof-micro hygiene india pvt ltd, miyota uv print & pack pvt ltd, om vir print o pack pvt.ltd. Oripol industries limited, patel printing, plast show 2016, polylink polymers ( i ) ltd, pradeep nonwovens, prosper choice import export, pryag polytech pvt ltd, r s polymer india, ruian huabo plastic packaging machinery co., ltd, s c j plastics ltd, sanskar industries pvt ltd, sasmira [the synthetic & art silk mills’ research association ], scap technofab pvt. Ltd., shree radha lifstyles, srivari industries, sun poly bag pvt. Ltd, texon fabrics pvt ltd. , thymas electronics pvt. Ltd. - textest ag, times international, trade4india.com, tradeindia.com, troika packaging solutions llp, ultra nonwoven, vidhi enterprise, vrunda enterprise, world impex = $ = For more information on Non Woven Tech Asia 2016, please contact Mr. Jigar Chotalia, Head Projects, Radeecal Communications on (079) 26401001/ 2/3 Mobile - +91 9173440725 or visit http://www. nonwoventechasia.com/

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National Garment Fair Place:Mumbai/ India, info : www.cmai.in

18-20

IIGF - GARMENT Place : New Delhi/ India, info: http://indiaapparelfair.com/

21-23

F&A - FABRIC Place : New Delhi/ India, info : http://delhi.fnashow.in/

26-28 Fashion Connect Place : Banglore/ India, info: www.fashionconnect.co.in

21-23

Place : Madrid/ Spain, info : www.edana.org 30th

KNIT SHOW 2016 Place : Tirupur/ India, info: www.knitshow.in

13-14

Source India 2016 Place: Surat / India, info: http://www.srtepc.org/gallery/view/13564

17-19

Homtex –IRAN Place : Tehran/ Iran, info: www.pineex.com

19-20

FESPA MEXICO 2016 Place : MEXICO / North America, info: http://mexico.fespa.com/en/

27-29

Textile Asia International Trade Fair 2016 Place : Lahor/ Pakistan, info: http://textileasia.com.pk/

31-03/09 Textech Bangladesh 2016 International Expo Place : Dhaka/Bangladesh, info: http://textechonline.org/textechbd/

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Tech Textile India Symposium Place : Mumbai/ India, info : Anshu.Varshney@India.MesseFrankfurt.com

7-9

CAITME Place : Uzbekistan, info: http://www.caitme.uz/

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FILTECH 2016 Place: Cologne/ Germany, 7 +" + Inter textile – Autum Edition Place : Shanghai/ China, info: https://intertextile-shanghai-apparel-fabricsautumn.hk.messefrankfurt.com

12-14

CINTE TECHTEXIL Place: Shanghai/ China, info: www.techtextilchina.com

18-21

IFAI EXPO 2016 Place : CHARLOTTE, NC, info : http://ifaiexpo.com/

21-25

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 Place: Shanghai/ China, info : www.itmaasia.com

November 2016 10-12

ICTN 2016 Place : Delhi, India, info : www.textileconferenceiitd.com

15-17

Non Wovens Intermediate Course Place : France, info: www.edana.org

23-26

YFA Place: New Delhi/ India, info: www.yfatradeshow.com

23-25

Textech Indonesia 2016 Place : Jakarta/ Indonesia, info: http://textechonline.org/textechindo/

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6-7

Spunbond Advance courses Place : France, info: www.edana.org

8-11

FESPA Eurasia 2016 Place : Istanbul/ Turkey, info: http://eurasia.fespa.com/en/

Place : Mumbai/ India, info: www.textileassociationindia.org

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