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Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail posts Q3 net profit of Rs 58.55 crore

The firm on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 58.55 crore for the quarter ended December

Fashion choreographer Prasad Bidapa's take on best, worst things in Budget

The best thing about the Budget is that it's citizen-centric and investment-based, a national Budget for Indians, says Bidapa

Lady in pink: Designer Rhodes gives a peek into her extraordinary life

She expects things to change quite radically; a "scaling down" of the industry is inevitable and, to her mind, very desirable

Prada to post 2020 operating profit after strong second-half sales rebound

Italian fashion group Prada said it would close 2020 with an operating profit despite the hit from the coronavirus, after revenues and profitability improved markedly in the second half of the year

French designer Pierre Cardin, who turned his name into a brand, dies at 98

Frances Academy of Fine Arts says Pierre Cardin, the French designer whose Space Age style was among the iconic looks of 20th-century fashion, has died at 98. A licensing maverick, Cardins name embossed myriad products from wristwatches to bedsheets, making his label among the worlds most famous. In the brands heyday in the 1970s and 80s, his products were sold at some 100,000 outlets worldwide, though that number dwindled dramatically in later decades. A savvy businessman, Cardin used his fabulous wealth to snap up top-notch properties in Paris, including the Belle Epoque restaurant Maxims. He was inducted into the Fine Arts Academy in 1992. The academy announced his death in a tweet Tuesday.

Grofers eyes fashion segment for higher margins, to stick to private labels

Grofers, which has a strong play in the private labels segment across categories, is likely to follow this strategy in the fashion segment

How Manish Arora went from being 'god' of fashion to failed businessman

Manish Arora was the breakout fashion star of India. Today, his business is in tatters, with a trail of debts. What happened?

LVMH, Tiffany agree to cut price of $16 bn deal, end legal dispute: Report

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. jeweler Tiffany & Co has agreed with LVMH to slightly lower the price of its acquisition by the French luxury goods group, in a move that could end a legal dispute between the two, two sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Excessive production will be eliminated: Amit Aggarwal on future of fashion

Ace fashion designer Amit Aggarwal believes coronavirus pandemic has pushed everyone in the fashion industry to adapt to "newer workmanship" and focus on quality rather than quantity

Clothiers turn to anti-viral fabric, innovative means to take measurements

Raymond, one of India's largest suit makers recently re-opened most of its 1,000-plus stores across the country

Zara owner Inditex says will ensure payments, safety of supply chain

Inditex reiterated a commitment to ensuring health and safety standards were met and collective bargaining rights and workers' rights to unionise maintained throughout its supply chains

Sunil Sethi on how fashion industry is grappling with Covid-19 lockdown

There are challenges. And there are opportunities. And Sethi is good at seizing one when it comes along

Meet the IITian who is improving efficiency in the $3 trn fashion industry

What set Dhruv Kapoor's firm Zilingo apart is that it identifies all of Southeast Asia as its target market, instead of focusing only on India

There's a lot in a name

Social media must be absolute hell for anybody, who shares his/her name with a prominent politician.

Fashion firms feel slowdown pangs for second straight quarter; sales down

Same-store sales growth down to 2-7% in Q1, lower than 3-9% reported in Q4

'Pleas in Zara apparel': Why fashion labels can't fix labour exploitation

To effect real change in the global fashion industry, the countries where brands are headquartered need to reconsider their legal policies