The July 2013 issue of IMAGES Business of Fashion talks about the influx of global brands in India and the opportunities lying ahead for the players in the fashion industry. The cover story, Business opportunities with global brands, discusses the increasing number of international fashion brands that are lining up to take a share of the Indian market and looks at the emerging scenario where global brands and retailers are partnering with Indian companies and how Indian companies are gearing up to meet the demands of such partnerships. Other than the regular slugs such as Brand Watch, Retail Watch, Journey and others, this time we bring to you a plethora of other sections with latest updates and insights. Worldwear - Key trends and developments in India, a report from Technopak on Worldwear includes apparel categories that are prevalent and acceptable across all geographies across the world. Otara Gunewardene, Founder of Odel, a Sri Lanka based brand, talks about how the brand was born, its journey and factors that fetched it success. G Amar Subash, General Manager, Security Services, Tyco Fire & Security India, talks about Tyco's solutions and experience with Indian retailers. Regular columns such as Season's Offerings, Outlets, Street Fashion, Updates and others bring to the readers an overall overview of the fashion industry.
The June issue of Images Business of Fashion is led by a research on the Indian casualwear market, its size, growth, evolution and key trends and opportunities and growth over the years. The issue also talks to smart casual leaders like the Denmark-based clothing company–Bestseller, Raymond Apparel Ltd’s Parx, and French born fashion major Celio. It also features Tom Tailor’s online collaboration for India. The issue puts together our pick on of the most eye-catching ad campaign of the season—the smart one on a new look for every day of the week by Vero Moda. In the InFashion section of the magazine, Dan Cotton, EVP APAC, WGSN shares insights on the new trend watching feature WGSN IN Stock. This section also looks at how palazzo trousers are making a style statement, be it casual or Indian ethnic section among different age groups of women. We also take a look at some new launches, seminars and conferences that created a lot of buzz.