The Indian Fashion Scenario - Triggers, Targets, Trends & Tips-Previewinsight instore
On the international fashion scene, multicultural sensibilities are being accepted as mainstream fashion staple. Lines between the east and the west are blurring. What is the scenario in India? What does India make of its authentic multicultural influences, given the multitude of new home borne and international influences that keep cropping up so often these days? How have these impacted fashion?
The Indian fashion stage is a reflection of deep cultural influences, the consumer shift in the new economic scenario, and changing social perceptions. This indicates the birth of new and distinct target groups that ride on various influences to set new trends. Understanding these influencers and the various target group characteristics are key to setting foot or succeeding in the Indian fashion industry. This report explores this potential, but challenging landscape in depth, and gives direction as to how a fashion brand can achieve success with Indian consumers.
Challenges in India’s diverse landscape are many. Smart consumers are a new phenomenon.
They like to base their decisions on rationale and focus on fashion brands that are most coherent with their aspirations. Also, fashion adaptations vary greatly across the country, and makes the map even more complex to understand. Insight Instore discusses how these and other challenges characteristic of India can be overcome, through spotting the target segments and delving deeper into their thinking patterns.
We further identify the macro trends that are representative of these segments. The study looks at 4 macro trends and 12 sub trends across 3 segments. Combining attractive and relevant visuals with our analysis to communicate the trends, we finally put together a few pointers which we believe will stimulate ideas and actions in the right direction.
Useful for brands, designers, consultants, trend hunters, professionals in the fashion sector and ideators who are interested in this creative line.
A saree has no boundaries and has touted to be the biggest fashion trend that the world has seen ever. Not only Indian origin women but foreigners too have got a fad for sarees. They fathom saree to be sensual and hot attire any women ever can have. The graceful pleats and designer pallu with deep blouse is enough to make you look marvelous.
http://www.nallucollection.com/saree/half-saree.html
study of India's nomadic tribe "Rabari" and a study of their costumes and textiles. a small overview of the book published as a part of the craft cluster on the same topic.
Prospects and future of fashion designingTUSHAR IQBAL
Fashion designers create original clothing, accessories, and footwear. ... about future trends using trend reports published by fashion industry trade groups. .... excellent portfolios, and industry experience will have the best job prospects
The Indian Fashion Scenario - Triggers, Targets, Trends & Tips-Previewinsight instore
On the international fashion scene, multicultural sensibilities are being accepted as mainstream fashion staple. Lines between the east and the west are blurring. What is the scenario in India? What does India make of its authentic multicultural influences, given the multitude of new home borne and international influences that keep cropping up so often these days? How have these impacted fashion?
The Indian fashion stage is a reflection of deep cultural influences, the consumer shift in the new economic scenario, and changing social perceptions. This indicates the birth of new and distinct target groups that ride on various influences to set new trends. Understanding these influencers and the various target group characteristics are key to setting foot or succeeding in the Indian fashion industry. This report explores this potential, but challenging landscape in depth, and gives direction as to how a fashion brand can achieve success with Indian consumers.
Challenges in India’s diverse landscape are many. Smart consumers are a new phenomenon.
They like to base their decisions on rationale and focus on fashion brands that are most coherent with their aspirations. Also, fashion adaptations vary greatly across the country, and makes the map even more complex to understand. Insight Instore discusses how these and other challenges characteristic of India can be overcome, through spotting the target segments and delving deeper into their thinking patterns.
We further identify the macro trends that are representative of these segments. The study looks at 4 macro trends and 12 sub trends across 3 segments. Combining attractive and relevant visuals with our analysis to communicate the trends, we finally put together a few pointers which we believe will stimulate ideas and actions in the right direction.
Useful for brands, designers, consultants, trend hunters, professionals in the fashion sector and ideators who are interested in this creative line.
A saree has no boundaries and has touted to be the biggest fashion trend that the world has seen ever. Not only Indian origin women but foreigners too have got a fad for sarees. They fathom saree to be sensual and hot attire any women ever can have. The graceful pleats and designer pallu with deep blouse is enough to make you look marvelous.
http://www.nallucollection.com/saree/half-saree.html
study of India's nomadic tribe "Rabari" and a study of their costumes and textiles. a small overview of the book published as a part of the craft cluster on the same topic.
Prospects and future of fashion designingTUSHAR IQBAL
Fashion designers create original clothing, accessories, and footwear. ... about future trends using trend reports published by fashion industry trade groups. .... excellent portfolios, and industry experience will have the best job prospects
As co-founder of Spark Growth, Sara Hand facilitates collaborative efforts between community based initiatives and traditional organizations all across Florida. Among Sara’s trainings are leveraging unique valued propositions and the ability to create synergistic partnerships among connections. This enables Sara to be a uniquely valuable visionary leader. Sara is known as a person who consistently gets things done and does them well. Her current venture and success is based on the extensive network of connections which she has developed through networking. Sara seems to know just about everyone in the area, or at least way more people than I know.
When I asked to interview Sara about networking for my podcast series, Been There, Done That! with Dennis Zink, she enthusiastically accepted. What follows are excerpts from that interview on a topic that should be of interest to all small businesses:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/manasotascore/11_-_Networking_With_A_Purpose.mp3
American Muslim women today are rediscovering the pristine Islam as revealed by Allah, (God), to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh1), more than 1,400 years ago, but without any of the contradictions of ancestral culture. Consequently they are essentially engaging in a life-long exercise of rediscovering their own selves – what it means to be a human, a Muslim, and more so, a Muslim woman. Wearing a head-covering (hijab) is an important part of their spiritual journey.
One of the most common questions today, asked by Muslims and non-Muslims alike, is: "Why do Muslim women cover their heads?” The answer is very simple - Muslim women observe hijab because Allah has told them to do so:
"O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the believing women to draw their outer garments around them (when they go out or are among men). That is better in order that they may be known (to be Muslims) and not annoyed..." (Qur'an 33:59).
Muslims believe that their sole purpose in life is the worship of God alone, according to His instructions, as revealed in the Holy Qur’an, and through the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). As such, wearing the hijab is an act of obedience to God and, hence, forms the primary basis for wearing it.
Generalizations about Islam and Muslims are replete in today’s media. Muslim women in headscarves are frequently unfairly stigmatized. They are regarded on the one hand as oppressed, and on the other, as fanatics and fundamentalists. Both depictions are grossly wrong and imprecise. Such portrayals not only misrepresent these women’s strong feelings towards hijab, but also fail to acknowledge their courage and the resulting identity hijab gives them. There are even bans on wearing the hijab in some countries. When asked about this, Aminah Assilmi, a Christian convert to Islam, said: “To ask me to go out without my hijab would be like asking a nun to go topless. It amazes me, and I cannot help but wonder, if they would have ordered Mary, the mother of Jesus (pbuh) to uncover her hair.”
Another misconception is the belief that Muslim women are forced to wear hijab. For the vast majority of Muslim women, nothing could be farther from the truth. Indeed, deciding finally to wear hijab is often difficult. Days of meditation, fear of negative consequences and reactions from family and/or the wider American society, and ultimately, the need for plenty of courage weigh heavily in reaching the decision. Wearing hijab is a very personal and independent decision, coming from appreciating the wisdom underlying Allah’s command and a sincere wish to please Him.
“For me, the lead up to the decision to wear hijab was more difficult than actually wearing it. I found that, al hamdulillah (praise be to God), although I did receive negative comments from people, I appreciated the feeling of modesty wearing the hijab gave me, and ironically, the negative attention made me feel more proud to be identified as a Muslim,” remarked Katherine Bullock, a Canadian convert to Islam.
“To me hijab is a gift from Allah. It gives me the opportunity to become closer to Allah. Also quite importantly, (it provides me) the chance to stand and be recognized as a Muslim," Fariha Khan of Rockville, Maryland, said.
While the hijab identifies women as followers of Islam, with it comes tremendous responsibility. Hijab is not merely a covering dress, but more importantly, it is behavior, manners, speech and appearance in public. The headscarf is an outer manifestation of an inner commitment to worshipping Allah – it symbolizes a commitment to piety. Self or inner morality is what gives meaning to the external scarf. This can be perceived from the overall demeanor of any Muslim woman – how she acts, dresses, speaks, and so on. In a land where misinformation about Islam and Muslims abounds, Muslim sisters have the opportunity to portray Islam in its true light
Saba M. Baig, a graduate of Rutgers University, NJ, was 17 whe
Slides from a webinar presented on 10.12.12. The webinar is called “Dying – Doing It Differently”. Maneesha talks about how death is 'coming out of the closet'; the need to reverse the medicalisation of dying in order to acknowledge and support the hugely potential time that it is, psychologically and spiritually. She discusses why someone might want to die consciously; why just being alive isn't, in itself, the kind of preparation needed for a graceful, easy, even ecstatic dying; she points out the similarities between meditating and dying, and introduces the Sammasati Support-Person Training for 2013.
Included are a couple of meditations in which all are invited to participate, and some suggestions around being at the bedside of someone who is very ill or dying; and time for questions too.
Being There: Living & Dying with Awareness - webinar with Maneesha JamesOSHO_Sammasati
Webinar given by Maneesha James of OSHO Sammasati on 6 May, 2015
Following the format of a mini-workshop, it’s a chance to look together at the ‘journey’ that dying is – at why we might want to prepare for it and the part meditation can play.
Maneesha also introduces you to some related meditative techniques – appropriate for yourself in everyday life as in your dying, and in supporting someone who is dying.
See our website www.oshosammasati.org for more information and details of our upcoming workshops starting with The Tantra of Living & Dying on 4-7 June, in Dorset, UK
Real women have it all. It is all about priorities. Indira Nooyi to Hillary Clinton have been super moms and super professionals. So are the 3.8 billion women in their own way. Here's to celebrating the women.
Using hat during all the seasons is a tradition of people of some countries. Citizens of almost all the countries round the world use hats for protection.
Especially during summer when the scorching sun lights create serious problems to our health, then a hat can protect us a lot.
There are various well renowned companies which produce different type of hat. Here we can take a glimpse of various head protective caps.
As co-founder of Spark Growth, Sara Hand facilitates collaborative efforts between community based initiatives and traditional organizations all across Florida. Among Sara’s trainings are leveraging unique valued propositions and the ability to create synergistic partnerships among connections. This enables Sara to be a uniquely valuable visionary leader. Sara is known as a person who consistently gets things done and does them well. Her current venture and success is based on the extensive network of connections which she has developed through networking. Sara seems to know just about everyone in the area, or at least way more people than I know.
When I asked to interview Sara about networking for my podcast series, Been There, Done That! with Dennis Zink, she enthusiastically accepted. What follows are excerpts from that interview on a topic that should be of interest to all small businesses:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/manasotascore/11_-_Networking_With_A_Purpose.mp3
American Muslim women today are rediscovering the pristine Islam as revealed by Allah, (God), to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh1), more than 1,400 years ago, but without any of the contradictions of ancestral culture. Consequently they are essentially engaging in a life-long exercise of rediscovering their own selves – what it means to be a human, a Muslim, and more so, a Muslim woman. Wearing a head-covering (hijab) is an important part of their spiritual journey.
One of the most common questions today, asked by Muslims and non-Muslims alike, is: "Why do Muslim women cover their heads?” The answer is very simple - Muslim women observe hijab because Allah has told them to do so:
"O Prophet, tell your wives and daughters and the believing women to draw their outer garments around them (when they go out or are among men). That is better in order that they may be known (to be Muslims) and not annoyed..." (Qur'an 33:59).
Muslims believe that their sole purpose in life is the worship of God alone, according to His instructions, as revealed in the Holy Qur’an, and through the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh). As such, wearing the hijab is an act of obedience to God and, hence, forms the primary basis for wearing it.
Generalizations about Islam and Muslims are replete in today’s media. Muslim women in headscarves are frequently unfairly stigmatized. They are regarded on the one hand as oppressed, and on the other, as fanatics and fundamentalists. Both depictions are grossly wrong and imprecise. Such portrayals not only misrepresent these women’s strong feelings towards hijab, but also fail to acknowledge their courage and the resulting identity hijab gives them. There are even bans on wearing the hijab in some countries. When asked about this, Aminah Assilmi, a Christian convert to Islam, said: “To ask me to go out without my hijab would be like asking a nun to go topless. It amazes me, and I cannot help but wonder, if they would have ordered Mary, the mother of Jesus (pbuh) to uncover her hair.”
Another misconception is the belief that Muslim women are forced to wear hijab. For the vast majority of Muslim women, nothing could be farther from the truth. Indeed, deciding finally to wear hijab is often difficult. Days of meditation, fear of negative consequences and reactions from family and/or the wider American society, and ultimately, the need for plenty of courage weigh heavily in reaching the decision. Wearing hijab is a very personal and independent decision, coming from appreciating the wisdom underlying Allah’s command and a sincere wish to please Him.
“For me, the lead up to the decision to wear hijab was more difficult than actually wearing it. I found that, al hamdulillah (praise be to God), although I did receive negative comments from people, I appreciated the feeling of modesty wearing the hijab gave me, and ironically, the negative attention made me feel more proud to be identified as a Muslim,” remarked Katherine Bullock, a Canadian convert to Islam.
“To me hijab is a gift from Allah. It gives me the opportunity to become closer to Allah. Also quite importantly, (it provides me) the chance to stand and be recognized as a Muslim," Fariha Khan of Rockville, Maryland, said.
While the hijab identifies women as followers of Islam, with it comes tremendous responsibility. Hijab is not merely a covering dress, but more importantly, it is behavior, manners, speech and appearance in public. The headscarf is an outer manifestation of an inner commitment to worshipping Allah – it symbolizes a commitment to piety. Self or inner morality is what gives meaning to the external scarf. This can be perceived from the overall demeanor of any Muslim woman – how she acts, dresses, speaks, and so on. In a land where misinformation about Islam and Muslims abounds, Muslim sisters have the opportunity to portray Islam in its true light
Saba M. Baig, a graduate of Rutgers University, NJ, was 17 whe
Slides from a webinar presented on 10.12.12. The webinar is called “Dying – Doing It Differently”. Maneesha talks about how death is 'coming out of the closet'; the need to reverse the medicalisation of dying in order to acknowledge and support the hugely potential time that it is, psychologically and spiritually. She discusses why someone might want to die consciously; why just being alive isn't, in itself, the kind of preparation needed for a graceful, easy, even ecstatic dying; she points out the similarities between meditating and dying, and introduces the Sammasati Support-Person Training for 2013.
Included are a couple of meditations in which all are invited to participate, and some suggestions around being at the bedside of someone who is very ill or dying; and time for questions too.
Being There: Living & Dying with Awareness - webinar with Maneesha JamesOSHO_Sammasati
Webinar given by Maneesha James of OSHO Sammasati on 6 May, 2015
Following the format of a mini-workshop, it’s a chance to look together at the ‘journey’ that dying is – at why we might want to prepare for it and the part meditation can play.
Maneesha also introduces you to some related meditative techniques – appropriate for yourself in everyday life as in your dying, and in supporting someone who is dying.
See our website www.oshosammasati.org for more information and details of our upcoming workshops starting with The Tantra of Living & Dying on 4-7 June, in Dorset, UK
Real women have it all. It is all about priorities. Indira Nooyi to Hillary Clinton have been super moms and super professionals. So are the 3.8 billion women in their own way. Here's to celebrating the women.
Using hat during all the seasons is a tradition of people of some countries. Citizens of almost all the countries round the world use hats for protection.
Especially during summer when the scorching sun lights create serious problems to our health, then a hat can protect us a lot.
There are various well renowned companies which produce different type of hat. Here we can take a glimpse of various head protective caps.
The presentation explains the role of hats in today scenario. The journey from good old days to the recent times are elaborated. The materials used, styling, choice, care of hats are concepts that are focused in this document.
1. Different Good Reasons To Wear A Scarf
A short history. . . .
Scarves for religious purposes. China and India are both leading manufacturers of fashion scarves.
Knitted woolen scarves are warped around neck or upper body part for warmth often with head
covers like hats, caps or other headscarves.
For warmer and dustier days cotton scarves work best available accessory to maintain unwanted
climatic elements away. Being a non slippery fabric they can be best used as headscarf to stay
shielded from scorching sunlight and dry winds. In Christianity too scarves have their particular
place. They are employed in liturgical vestments and commonly known as stole.
Scarves for religious purposes. However its user-friendly properties and luxurious look dragged it to
fashion world and made it certainly one of one of the most popular accessory. In Sikh religion long
scarves are used as bandana to pay for head by boys and quite often by girls, before going to next
degree of turban. Scarves for religious purposes.
Scarves for religious purposes. China and India are the 2 leading manufacturers of fashion scarves.
Their handmade scarves are seen as masterpiece of art so when perfect option to gift someone and
printed scarves are part of leading international brands like Prada and Missoni.
In use since centuries, scarves have become one of one of the most important trades for some
countries. Married Jewish women wear tichel to pay hair and men wear tallit for prayer. It must for
them to cover head with two headscarves known as hijab and khimar and a veil to cover face. Some
older Sikh wraps their head under bandana then use turban over it.
In use since centuries, scarves are actually one of probably the most important trades for some
countries. China and India are the two leading manufacturers of fashion scarves. China and India
are both leading manufacturers of fashion scarves. Their handmade scarves are seen as masterpiece
of art so that as perfect option to gift someone and printed scarves are a part of leading
international brands like Prada and Missoni.