From date night to early morning interviews, renting is the new fashion. Rental fashion stores have revived post pandemic period. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Flyrobe, Aanchal Saini says, “We have recorded a 45 percent hike in our sales against the previous year and about 25 percent hike against 2019. Renting has become a popular […]
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People still prefer hand maggam embroidery despite computerized embroidery blouse works. BENGALURU: The computerized embroidery machine is not as flexible as handwork. Tailors said that computer work provides only limited designs and the work cannot be applied to all the varieties of designs, unlike handwork. A hand maggam blouse cost Anuradha Prasad a fortune. To […]
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Bengaluru fashion rental stores see a drop in demand with no signs of recovery as the city sees cancellation of events amidst the pandemic. The city might be returning to normal but the clothes rental sector is not. It continues to see a 90 percent dip in customers. Pratap, from Costume Bank, who has recently […]
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After more than a year of online classes, fashion design students still struggle to get hands-on experience. Indore: Back in the olden days of 2019, Piya, then a freshman fashion design student, was excited to get some hands-on experience at her college’s design lab. She eagerly awaited the year’s end to experience her true passion […]
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Women’s apparel either has very small pockets or non-existent ones. Women have no choice but to find a bag to carry stuff that can fit in men’s pockets. Bengaluru: The size of the pockets of her jeans really annoys Pratheeksha. “If we’re fighting for equal pay, we should also have equal pockets,” she said. Pratheeksha […]
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Bengaluru ByDesign’s second edition has arrived in the city and along with it has brought a wave of fashion, design, technology and interactive sessions to add hues to the grey, work-life of Bangaloreans. By Manasvi Gupta ‘One man’s waste is another man’s treasure’—mantra followed by Mariel Manuel—a Swiss artist, textile expert, sustainability pro and fashion […]
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