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The Second Life of 3D: Why this tech is more alive than ever in fashio…

The fashion industry is no stranger to cycles of hype and disillusionment, and 3D technology has been no exception. At the recent PI Apparel NY event, a panel titled ‘3D is Dead. Long Live 3D’ laid bare the current sentiment surrounding this transformative technology. Far from declaring its de... Read more

VP Radhakrishnan urges modernization and FTAs as India’s apparel expor…

Highlighting the textile sector's role as India's second-largest employer, Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan called for a strategic push toward Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and factory modernization to secure India's position as a global fashion powerhouse. Speaking at the AEPC Excellence Honours held a... Read more

Indian Rupee’s Breach of 90: A double-edged equation reshaping India’s…

The Indian rupee’s historic slide past the ₹90.43 per dollar mark in late 2025 has forced a fundamental recalibration across India’s $179 billion textile value chain. While a "weak" rupee is often celebrated as a windfall for exporters, the reality is a complex "double-edged thread." For... Read more

Can cotton duty relief blunt US 50% tariff hit on Indian apparel?

The Confederation of Indian Textile Industry (CITI) has issued a high-stakes call to the government, asserting that the permanent removal of the 11% import duty on cotton is no longer a policy preference but a strategic necessity to bridge a widening pricing gap. As Indian exporters face a devastating 50%... Read more

The Great Sourcing Shuffle: Why tariffs failed to bring manufacturing …

When Washington set out to ‘reclaim manufacturing’ through punitive tariffs, it was envisioned as a patriotic reset one that would bring back the hum of American sewing machines and the pride of Made in USA labels. But the reality unfolding across global apparel boardrooms tells a very d... Read more

Beyond Search and Scroll: Why AI-powered shopping is becoming retail’s…

When ChatGPT unveiled its Instant Checkout capability allowing users to discover, evaluate, and purchase products within a single conversational interface it was more than a feature release. It was a signal that the very foundations of digital commerce are shifting. Retail’s long-standing sear... Read more

GTE 2025: An impactful event driving industry excellence

Jointly organized by Garment Technology Expo and India Exposition Mart(IEML), the 38th edition of the Garment Technology Expo (GTE) proved to be a powerful and impactful event. The event was held against a backdrop of global challenges, serving as a crucial catalyst and injecting exceptional dynamism int... Read more

Vardhman Textiles’ Rs 350 cr MMF leap rewires India’s apparel supply c…

For decades, cotton has defined India’s manufacturing identity and policy priorities, even though global demand has shifted towards synthetics. Today, Man-Made Fibres (MMF) make-up nearly three-fourths of the world’s fibre consumption, forming the raw material backbone for everything fro... Read more

Threads of Labor and Steel: The human-machine ecosystem powering India…

India generates nearly eight million tonnes of textile waste every year, placing the country at the center of the global circular economy though it is rarely acknowledged as such. While much global attention centers on futuristic recycled fibers and chemical breakthroughs, a decades-old, quietly efficient... Read more

Hanging by a Thread: US Tariffs cripple Indian textile exports, orders…

India’s textile and apparel industry is facing an unexpected mid-cycle rupture that is reshaping the sector’s economics far faster than policymakers anticipated. What began as a favourable season for the spinning and raw-material economy, egged on by a weak rupee and heavy government-led cotto... Read more

Sourcing's new compass, navigating apparel's great migration beyond As…

The global apparel sourcing business is redefining the metrics of success beyond traditional labor costs. Led by geopolitical risks, consumer demands for sustainability, and the need for greater agility, brands are adopting multi-regional strategies and looking to a new generation of sourcing partne... Read more

No A-Grades for Climate: What the fossil-free fashion scorecard reveal…

For years, the global fashion industry has promised a cleaner, greener future but 2025’s Fossil-Free Fashion Scorecard by STAND.earth offers a sobering verdict: not a single major brand has earned an ‘A’ for decarbonization. Despite public pledges, glossy sustainability reports, an... Read more

Wired Threads: How India’s textile backbone is powering the smart appa…

India’s huge textile industry, long celebrated for its command over cotton and competitive manufacturing scale, is going through a foundational redesign. At the heart of this shift lies an emerging consumer appetite for textiles that do more than drape and insulate. Fabrics are being engineere... Read more

The New Core Competency: How sustainability and advanced fabrics are d…

The SportTech Pavilion at Techtextil India, hosted by Concepts N Strategies, concluded with a unanimous declaration: for India to successfully execute its "Premium Mandate" and move "Beyond CMT," technical textile innovation and radical sustainability are non-negotiable. The future of Indian activewear reli... Read more

New EU import rules set to raise prices for Shein and Temu, boosting E…

Europe’s fashion and textile scenario is on the verge of its most consequential structural shift in over a decade. The European Union’s plan to abolish the €150 de minimis customs exemption for non-EU e-commerce imports, now fast-tracked for implementation by early 2026 is ready to ... Read more

Global apparel trade rebalances in 2025 as Europe rises, Asia stumbles…

As the global apparel economy enters the final quarter of 2025, trade flows across major markets reveal a sector facing contradictory currents, some markets still soft from inflation-linked demand fatigue, while others rise on renewed consumer confidence and resilient supply chains. Wazir Advisors’ ... Read more

Tariffs, turbulence and tenacity, India’s textile sector finds new str…

India’s textile and apparel export sector is showing a remarkable capacity to adapt and thrive in one of the most turbulent global trade environments in recent years. From punitive US tariff shocks to unpredictable demand cycles across international markets, the sector’s first-half performance... Read more

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