“THE JOURNEY OF INDIAN FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS INDUSTRY & THE ROAD AHEAD”
Shoes and Accessories|December 2020
IFCOMA, which turns 28 years old has today grown in leap and bounds. It has a strength of a strength of over 300 members. y Md Sadiq, CSIR-CLRI
“THE JOURNEY OF INDIAN FOOTWEAR COMPONENTS INDUSTRY & THE ROAD AHEAD”

From being a mere resourcing partner to being able to make the right kind of products for the right market and right season, the Indian Leather and Leather Products Industry has come a long way.

ROLE OF CSIR-CLRI:

At a time when the Indian Leather Products Industry was graduating to making full shoes, CSIR- CLRI established a Shoe Design & Development Centre.

Design & Fashion Studio for Shoes CSIR-CLRI entered a new era, donning the role of a fashion designer of shoes. A state-of-the-art hi- tech studio for shoe styling and range building was established in CLRI. This Studio has facilities comparable to those in any well-known international fashion studio. This new initiative strengthened the link between CLRI and the shoe industry.

Five arms of the CLRI Fashion Studio: Resource Room: Display room for resource material planning with imaginative display of shoe components, accessories, fashion leathers and dressing aids.

Customer service unit

Offers exclusive design service for customers under strict confidentiality of their information. Sample shoe workshop: with latest mini shoe fabrication facility. Information Cell: To document all shoe designs with computer multimedia linked facility. Access to audio visual presentation of new designs.

Creative Design Station

Computer aided designing including sketching, colour and texture incorporation possibilities. The total package from CLRI combines the best in design, information and technical excellence. It is on par with international standards.

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