With the 67th National Garment Fair close on our heels, Apparel’s Fair Special issue for July 2018 brings you the latest trends for the coming season, with the theme of the issue being ‘The Future Beckons!’
We begin by documenting the pre-fair events in ‘Fair Update’ and ‘CMAI Event’, while ‘CMAI Rendezvous’ throws light on the work of CMAI’s Managing Committee. ‘E-Space News’ highlights how the internet and technology has helped the apparel industry grow, through innovations like Voice based Personal Assistants and WhatsApp Business. ‘Features’ goes back to our Indian heritage and explores some treasured competencies in the Indian clothing industry, such as Rafoogari, the variety of handlooms, and the desi designs. Some of the current industry issues such as the effects of the plastic ban, of the USA-China trade war and of FDI on the apparel industry are explored in ‘Industry Insights’. ‘Tech Talk’ showcases the future of digital textile printing. July being the monsoon season, ‘Trend Talk’ explores ways to look trendy despite the rains.
Our last segment ‘Regulars’ gives an overview of everything happening in the apparel industry worldwide, whether it’s the upcoming events, emerging brands, current trends, and all the important news.
The Indian apparel, garments and textiles industry is a dynamic one. With the industry generating the second highest employment after agriculture in our country, it is no doubt that the trade is one of the people, by the people and for the people. Apparel, the monthly official trade magazine of the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI)—one of the largest apparel and garments bodies in the country—gives you the latest news and events specific to this industry, while delving deeper into issues plaguing it, new technologies adopted and the people who make things happen. The magazine regularly carries articles by industry experts, interviews with the who’s who of the industry, many of whom are members of the CMAI, and features upcoming and established brands and their latest collections. Apparel also exclusively covers any event hosted, organised or supported by the CMAI, including the bi-annual National Garment Fair, which is one of the largest apparel trade fairs in the sub-continent...
