Courtesy: PR Web With size inclusivity becoming a financial imperative – plus sizes make up for a $21 billion segment in the US - Greneker is focusing on creating mannequins for the inclusive market. The company says proper proportions are very important in the process and targeting only the waist, hips and bust measurements do not help in creating a realistic body. A store, brand or line that makes size inclusivity fundamental to their products is on a path to empower women. Communicating

Yoho! Group has announced that it has raised tens of millions of dollars in its E+ round financing, to accelerate deploying the group's online and offline omni-channel strategy. This financing is led by C Ventures with Pioneer Capital as the exclusive financial advisor. YOHO! is regarded as one of the most influential streetwear platforms in China. Relying on its unique capability of content creation and communication, and its integrated business model combing media matrix, retailing and life

Anna Dello Russo at Teatro Manzoni with the students Fashion institute Istituto Marangoni in Milan recently appointed Italian fashion journalist Anna Dello Russo its new brand ambassador and scientific director. She took over the position on October 9 at the institute’s annual academic year ceremony. To celebrate her 30-year career, Dello Russo is making a documentary that will feature Istituto Marangoni. As ambassador, Dello Russo will share the institute’s values, legacy and programmes th

Courtesy: Performance Days The Performance Days trade fair, which will be held on November 28-29, 2018, at Messe Munchen, hall C1, in Germany, will show a lot of new innovations from 100 new exhibitors from around 29 countries. The functional fabric fair, which was launched in 2008, is the first and only event created especially for functional fabrics for sports and work clothing. In November, besides the many new and interesting exhibitors, the most important companies in the industry once

Courtesy: Love MoschinoBrand: Love Moschino Company: Aeffe Group Location: DLF Promenade, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi Area: 1150 sq ft Product profile: The store offers the autumn/winter 2018 accessories like bags, wallets, clutches and fanny bags as well as key chains and card holders. It also features the brand’s signature quilted bags and backpacks with the Love Moschino logo. The store will add footwear by mid October 2018 followed by eyewear in November 2018 and ready-to-wear by spring 2019.

Courtesy: Walmart Walmart plans to acquire plus-sized online apparel retailer ELOQUII. As more than half of women aged 18-65 in the United States wear size 14 plus, the specific market segment has been historically underserved and neglected, according to Walmart. The collection is sold exclusively at ELOQUII.com and the company’s five experiential retail stores. As a digitally native vertical brand (DNVB), ELOQUII has a direct connection with its customers that helps inform how products get

Courtesy: Maredimoda The global market for swimwear and beachwear is projected to reach 2.2 billion units valued at $22.7 billion by 2022. Emerging countries represent the global hub for growth, with Latin America led by Brazil representing the largest market worldwide. The annual beachwear turnover in Italy is €733 million, making it rank second in Europe after France. “What has revolutionised the market in Italy-and not only Italy, actually, has been the transformation of the distribution

Courtesy: GAP Gap has become part of Open to All, a public education campaign focused on the longstanding principles that affirm when a business opens its doors to the public, it should be open to everyone on the same terms. Gap has also urged other business leaders across the nation to join the campaign and declare they are Open to All and oppose discrimination. There are over 2,300 Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Athleta, and Intermix stores in the country, spanning all 50 states. Gap

Ninty five per cent of Tunisia’s textile and clothing exports are aimed at Europe, according to official statistics unveiled recently during the Tunisian-French partnership day in the textile and clothing sector, which accounts for 35 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and offers more than 160,000 jobs in a few hundred companies. According to a report on an African news website, 82.7 per cent of the companies located in Tunisia are fully into exporting. About 100 text

Courtesy: Hanesbrands Hanes Hosiery, a leading seller of women’s sheer hosiery in the US and part of HanesBrands, a global manufacturer of legwear, is set to host the second annual National Legwear Day on September 22, 2018. The National Legwear Day encourages everyone to express their individual styles with sheers, tights, leggings, anklets, and men’s, women’s, and kids’ socks. Legwear, from tights to socks, is a versatile fall favourite and an affordable accessory that can instantly add p