FASHION STYLE

World's largest clothing retailer Inditex entered India with its flagship brand Zara on a Friday in May last year and that day the South Delhi outlet recorded the largest single-day sale by an international retailer in the country.

Less than a year later, Zara fever has gripped several retailers who are chasing shop space next to the Spanish brands outlets to leverage on its ability to pull shoppers in herds.

"Zara has nailed it," Natasha Chopra, who heads personal shopping services at Select Citywalk mall in South Delhi where Zara opened its first shop, said. "It's a hot favourite among shoppers because it offers trendy styles between 1,500-2,300."

Zara's ability to chase fashion trends around the world, move a design from a drawing book to shop floor in two weeks and launch new lines sometimes twice a week has helped it ensure steady flow of consumers who now embrace global trends like never before.
It's fast. It's fashionable. And it has won the attention of several apparel brands; both Indian and multinational, that now launch more collections in a year and have stylized their shops.

fashion industry is a global industry and is one of the fastest emerging industries of India. The industry has made an outstanding performance in the recent years and has the potential to make a mark internationally. A lot Indian fashion shows are organized every year at the metropolitan cities of India. All top designers of India exhibit their designs to make clients and earn appreciation at such a popular stage.

India is the epicentre of textiles and handicrafts industries; there are many handicrafts industries in the towns and small cities of India. India is the largest exporter of textile garments and fabrics and second largest producer of silk. Today Indian fashion designers are largely inspired by the simple but elegant apparel designs of these small scale industries. They use silk and cotton in their apparels time to time. These designs are also appreciated internationally for their uniqueness and elegance.

Films and TV soaps are the major areas of fashion designing. A lot of designers design apparels, accessories and jewellery for movie stars and TV soaps actors. This has boosted fashion designing industry and fashion is spread across the general masses.  Several top-notch Indian designers design apparels for movies, TV soaps and other reality shows on AIR. They are being paid a handsome amount for every film project they work with. Today, many prestigious film banners design the clothes for the movie from the top designers only. However, this was not the case earlier and fashion was not promoted at such a large extent.

Now, looking fashionable and dressing up to the trend is not just womens dome. Men can also emphasize their best qualities and highlight their personality with the right choice of clothing and accessories. Manufacturers adopt novel ideas to keep with the trend, and capture the market as well. Recycling old and worn out objects to create something new and fresh out of them is one among them. This is attractive in a way that it is environmentally friendly, and also haves some creative applications for old items. A new debut in the ecological market is musical neckties made from recycled audio cassette tapes.

Driving a revival in the country's apparel business after a tough year is a slew of regional brands mushrooming in smaller cities and towns across the country that are now attracting the attention of private equity players. Brands such as Liverpool Retail India's Barcelona, Vir Retail's John Hill and Nahar Group's Cotton County that sell outfits at less than one-third the price of national brands are opening stores faster than the cautious national brands.

 Fashion has seen so many trends come and go. One minute we are aboard the bandwagon of wearing high-waist bottoms to wearing the latest items like bags, sunglasses and everything else that the fashion influencers can think of. However, one thing is for certain and that is that when it comes to accessories, cashmere scarf is probably one of the biggest must-haves that anyone could ever have.

A cashmere scarf is one of the most important tools of the fashion world because of its versatile ability to just be perfect and suitable with just about any outfit that you could think of. Not only that, cashmere scarves also have a timeless appeal that everyone can surely appreciate because it means not having to spend more than what is necessary when it comes to stocking up on scarves.

It comes in different colors. You can go from the plain basic ones to see you through days in the office or for more event-appropriate moments. Younger stylish women usually lean towards wearing those in bright and vibrant colors such as shocking pink, blue, yellow or even neon green. Some people who are feeling a bit more adventurous and daring, they go for crazy prints like the very popular and chic animal prints like the zebra stripes or the leopard's spots. Whatever you may choose to wear, you can be assured that you will always look oh so fabulous each and every single time you adorn yourself with one.

Change is the essence of life, if the change is for good reason and brings lots of rejuvenation to ones life then one must welcome such change in his or her life with wide open arms.....

We all know that fashion changes rapidly according to the trends and taste of people. Fashion is the word which means self confidence and satisfaction. Fashion has its own definition to any fashionable person..... as being fashionable is one's choice and its a mirror to ones own personality.

Talking about the education and courses in this field, it is considered as one of the most exhilarating and challenging career options in today's world. In a country like India, where textile and garment industries have been flourishing for ages, the recent boom in fashion designing & textile industry has led to innovation and new prospects in the existing sphere of garment and accessory design. If you have a inclination for creativity, style and novelty, a career in fashion designing can be perfect for a person who likes to do experiment and who is innovative. On one hand, the fashion industry satisfies both the creative fancies and the materialistic needs of the people, on the other hand it promises glamour, fame, success and high pay packages.

What exactly is the right cologne available for males? Seeing that one can find a large number of colognes within the sector to select from, this may be considered a particularly very difficult query to reply. Regardless if a cologne statements to increase masculinity or draw in the reverse intercourse is of tiny consequence when producing an obtaining selection, considering the fact that this kind of a huge proportion of men cologne boast of those skills. One of the best cologne to get a certain gentleman may be a cologne that matches effectively along with his identity and life style. By looking at some essential issues, searching for a man’s fragrance doesn’t have to become a headache. It will be vital to contemplate the exercise stage of your gentleman, what his interests and hobbies are, what his current preferences and brand name loyalties are, and just how key prosperity and standing are to him.

Every once in a while I like to review a product or profile a designer that is a little more unique and exclusive which also means harder to find. With that in mind, there is a fabulous English fragrance company by the name of Floris that I have admired for years. I even visited the Floris boutique in London at its famed Jermyn Street boutique. This is a company that has a long history (it’s been in business for over 275 years!) with many famous patrons both past and present.

I made a few purchases at the quintessentially English boutique, but was quite disappointed, months after my return to the States, when I had to throw my empty bottles away. You see, until recently Floris was scarcely available in the U.S. Although they are still only available in select boutiques across the county, they have also made their products available through their website. So now we’re talkin’.

In the 1960s, fashion really kicked off with the introduction to many new and diverse trends. You can easy determine trends from the early, middle and end of the decade. Traditional, conforming man's attire was lost due to social changes. Throughout the 60s, the focal point in fashion was the uprising of bright colors and tones. The changes in the fashion of this time were more so than any other time previous. This renaissance in fashion was influenced heavily by Italian designers and by the Modernist, Hippie and Edwardian styles of dress.