Thursday, October 15, 2009
autumn winter 2010-11
The Latest edition of Premiere Vision , Paris has unveiled some strong trends for autumn winter 2010-11. The most important aspect visible are emphasis on comfort and originality . The washed out effects common till now have been modified to a deliberately achieved worn out look . This look is acquired with the help of altered weaves , perforations, tears, holes and loose knit effects .The heavier fabrics are again going to be in fashion and the fabrics with metallic effects , mirroring aspects with excessive shine are going to be the trend in autumn winter 2010 -11.Slubs and irregular yarns are going to be a preference and so are the scintillating metallics and thick felt fabrics.
The colours which are going to be strong as the directions indicate are all bold colours like lipstick red , light green, black, moondust, eggplant, , school blue etc.The predominant finishes are going to waterproof finishes especially for wool fabrics, shine with the softness, light brushings, metallic and felted fabrics
This season looks to be extremely rich in sustainable solutions along with having socially responsible initiatives and eco friendly solutions. The organic cotton , linen, hemp fibres recycled synthetics, natural and nonpolluting dyes are all going to be pretty strong this season
Posted by Prerana at 12:07 PM
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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Costing in Textile Industry: “Playing with numbers or Systematic Approach”?
Costing of product is very crucial in any industry. While in textile industry it becomes more crucial as production of a single garment involves many processes these may be in-house or may be outsource. In addition to this it includes lot of wastage of raw material.
Calculation of the input in terms of raw material required for developing product and wastage. It is a skill to develop garment with minimum wastage but some wastage is inevitable. So while calculating cost of raw material this perspective need to be considered.
Also financial input needs to be calculated in terms of production process involved. Cost of production differs when production is carried out in-house or some process is outsourced. Apart from service charges for outsourcing process, transportation cost is added when process is outsourced.
http://www.indiantextilejournal.com/articles/FAdetails.asp?id=2067 is a good example of costing strategy. It rightly explains costing process need to be followed in terms of cost for each process, in terms of raw material etc.
Posted by Minakshi at 10:12 AM
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