In this issue

Today, manufacturers and suppliers can no longer ignore the demand from consumers for sustainable production methods. The dominance of fast fashion in the industry has proven to be unsustainable. When Greenpeace undertook three site surveys in South-west China, it found levels of lead, copper and cadmium that exceeded national ‘soil environmental quality standards’. In addition, the river, which had been safe to swim in twenty years ago, was now blue with a sickening odor. A third of all Chinese rivers are currently classified as too polluted for direct human contact.

Bags At Guilt-free Prices

Shreya Thakkar never thought of becoming an entrepreneur but accidentally became one, shuffling the letters of life from Finance to Fashion. The founder reckons that the main motive to start the label StruT was to create a range of colourful and quirky bags for all at guilt-free prices. Initially, she started with buying 20 ready made bags made from Vegan Leather and are light in weight. She informs S&A, we are further planning to expand in the southern region of India through online channels as well as offline - by doing the tieups with designer stores, as it has more number of working women, who are not only financially independent.

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Treating The World To Their Favorite Shoe

Hush Puppies entered the Indian market 20 years ago and initially positioned itself as the premium men dress footwear brand. The brand has traversed from being Men Dress brand to becoming a ‘Lifestyle footwear’ brand in the last few years, and it now offers an array of casual and multi-occasion footwear range. In an interview with S&A’s N Bobo Meitei, the brand’s Vijay Gogate said, “With increasing per capita footwear consumption and a wide variety of national and international brands operating, Indian market has become a really exciting turf to play on.” Vijay is Flagship Retail Head & Vice President-International Brands at Bata India Limited.

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Lee Cooper - Hosts Autumn Winter 2019 Range Preview

The iconic British denim brand, Lee Cooper showcased an extensive range from their upcoming AutumnWinter’19 Collection at the recently held trade show at NESCO Centre, in Goregoan, Mumbai.

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Fashion Access Hong Kong 2019

Asia’s leading fashion accessories trade show- The Fashion Access will take place from 13thMarch to 15thMarch 2019 in Hong Kong.

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Agility In Action!

Gain actionable insights on global footwear retail, sourcing, production, design and development.

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Introducing Environmental Changes At Business

The emergence of fast fashion has aggravated the negative impact, owing to its use of cheap, toxic textile dyes. Today, the fashion industry is the second largest polluter of clean water globally after agriculture, resulting in our landfills being dumped with unwanted clothes, and it keeps piling up.

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S&A continuously presents new concepts, designs, materials and innovation for constant betterment, updates key professionals on business information, consumer behaviour, market studies, industry reports and trade events. For the fashion conscious consumers, it provides information on trends and trend-setting products covering all categories in shoes, bags and fashion accessories.