IMAGES FASHION AWARDS 2023

HONOURING GREAT INSPIRATIONS

VISENZE: ENABLING DIGITAL SEARCH ACCURACY

Started in 2012, ViSenze says it processes over a billion queries a month from retailers, supporting them in-store and on e-commerce sites. Use cases range from enhanced visual search, product tagging, smart product recommendations, and retail analytics.

A PURPOSE BEYOND MERE PROFITABILITY

Today, the purpose of a brand goes far beyond mere profitability; its mission and values are manifested in its business decisions, corporate culture, and codes of conduct, not limiting to sustainability. It also addresses issues such as child labor, fair pay, ethical business practices, transparency and traceability.

What's driving the fashion rental market in India

The global market for fashion rental is expected to expand at a CAGR of 11% from 2021 to 2031. With the model gaining popularity among young consumers, India may not be far behind. A peek  into what’s driving this growth.

LAKSHEETA GOVIL

CEO and Founder, Fizzy Goblet 34

KAVERI LALCHAND

Founder, Coastal Designer 49

FARIDA KALIYADAN

COO, Louis Philippe, Planet Fashion, Customer Centricity Head

DIPTT TOLANI

Founder CEO, Salt Attire| 38

CHENDURAN SUNDARARAJAN

Managing Director, Angel Rocket 33

BIDYUT BHANJDEO

Chief Business Officer, Ethnix by Raymond, Head Sales, LFS and Ecommerce. | 50

AYUSHI GUDWANI

Founder & CEO, FS Life - FableStreet, Mikoto, Pink Fort

ABHISHEK GANGULY

Managing Director PUMA India & South East Asia, Puma | 45

Leather Footwear And Accessories In 2023

The growth of the leather footwear and accessories market is expected to be driven by the increasing popularity of versatile and multi-functional footwear and accessories. With consumers leading increasingly busy lives, they are looking for products that can be worn for a variety of occasions and activities. This trend is expected to lead to increasing demand for versatile leather footwear and accessories in the future.

Untapped potential of homegrown D2C footwear brands

After strong growth in recent years, Indian D2C brands are optimistic entering 2023. D2C brands are estimated to be growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 40% in India.

INDIA FASHION FORUM 2023 Decoding the DNA of Profitability: Growth Defined by Value Creation

India Fashion Forum (IFF), India's largest fashion intelligence event, returns for its 22nd edition on 28 February to 1 March at the Conrad, Bengaluru, shaped by the theme of 'Decoding the DNA of profitability: Growth defined by Value Creation'. Set to host over 200 speakers, representatives from 400+ brands and companies and 1000+ attendees, the IFF 2023 conference will cut through topline naivete and focus on real metrics that matter, including building operational capabilities for consistent high-quality execution, creating wealth through profitability and focus on return on capital employed.

Like London, like New York,

Shailesh Chaturvedi, MD and Chief Executive officer of Arvind Fashions, is a veteran of India's fashion and lifestyle business with about three decades in the retail industry. He is the chairman of the India Fashion Forum (IFF) 2023. In a freewheeling interview with Rasul Bailay, group managing editor of IMAGES Group, Chaturvedi talks about India growth as a lucrative yet challenging market for fashion and lifestyle business and advises local and foreign brands to not to get carried away by the attractiveness of India's fashion and lifestyle market and they should rather focus on the basics like consumer definition, better execution of plans and to chase profitability.

Fashion in every fibre

In his three decades in the fashion industry, Shailesh Chaturvedi has seen things unfolding in the country's fashion and lifestyle market - from a predominantly tailored-and-stitched apparel market to one of the top future markets for global brands. As the chairman of India Fashion Forum (IFF), Chaturvedi brings a wealth of fashion and retail knowledge to the country's premier fashion and lifestyle event where the glitterati and top honchos of the fashion industry will search for the next big thing and opportunities in the business.

NEWS BREAKERS

Some news turns more heads than others. Learn the reasons.

NEW COLLECTIONS

Find out what brands were up to, from Caprese collaborating with Manish Malhotra to Rangriti's Lohri collection.

Why Men Ditching Unisex Range!

India’s men’s grooming market is expected to grow with a CAGR of more than 11% during the forecast period with more than ₹31,000 crore market size. While a bulk of this is being driven by D2C online sales, there has been significant traction in offline sales too.

Textile & Apparel Overview

The global apparel consumption in 2021 is estimated to be around $1.5 trillion. India's textile and apparel market has the potential to swell to $250 billion by 2025-26, up from an estimated size of $ 153 billion in 2021, says a report by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry and retail consultancy Wazir Advisors.

BAGATT: Not just a shoe, but a statement - Sandip Kanti Baksi, Astor Muller India's COO - Retail

Astor Mueller, one of the Europe's leading shoemaking companies, entered the Indian market with bugatti. Today, it has a strong retail footprint in India. The shoemaker, which also holds the exclusive license for Daniel Hechter shoes, has recently launched another brand, BAGATT with eye on women. Images Business of Fashion's N Bobo Meitei interacted with Sandip Kanti Baksi, AstorMuller India's COO Retail, to understand what this means for the shoemaker, and many more.

UNIQLO Making headway with made for all

Uniqlo, Asia's largest fashion retailer has managed to hit the sweet spot in the Indian market to not just become popular but also profitable in just three years. Images Group's group managing editor Rasul Bailay uncovers its success secrets, strategies and plans for India.

Clovia signs up Shraddha Kapoor for TVC

D2C fashion, lingerie and personal care brand Clovia has signed up with Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor as its first brand ambassador.

Dr. Martens to Close All Philippines Stores

Footwear brand Dr. Martens has announced via a Facebook post that all of its stores in the Philippines will be closed.

Lee Jeans to launch footwear collection for the first time

American denim brand Lee Jeans is launching a footwear collection for the first time for AW23, to include men's, women's and children's casual footwear and sneakers.

TASVA launehes 25th store in Mumbai

TASVA, the men's Indianwear brand from Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited and India's ace designer Tarun Tahiliani opens doors to a new store at Mumbai's Fort.

Faso opens first EBO in Chennai

Faso, a unit of KPR Mill Limited, has launched its first exclusive store open at MG Road, Adyar, Chennai.

Bengaluru gets 12th Arrow exclusive outlet

Arrow, menswear brand from the house of Arvind Fashions Limited, has launched a palatial new store in Bengaluru's Konanakunte.

VIP Clothing opens second franchisee store in Aurangabad

Leading innerwear manufacturer VIP Clothing Ltd. has expanded its brick-and-mortar presence with its second franchisee model store in Aurangabad city.