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In His Shoes: Imran Virji, Regal Shoes

Imran virji, md, regal shoes has been observing retailers moving into fast lanes by changing their strategic positions. He, too, saw an opportunity to help rebuild the embattled retail icon, preserve thousands of jobs, and turn it back into the powerhouse it once was. Imran shares his views with s&a’s amit chopra.

Leading in good Fashion:The design house London

The Design House London is a design agency that provides a bespoke service, working hand in hand with clients to supply creative direction in trend analysis, market intelligence, sourcing, expert freelance designers and product development, covering all aspects of clothing, footwear and accessories for womenswear, menswear and childrenswear customers.

Lasting A Bright Future: Toni Rossi

Lasting A Bright Future: Toni Rossi

Apprentice To Master: Alexis Isabel

Alexis Isabel’s guiding philosophy has always been to prioritize shoes as the centerpiece of any outfit.

5 Winter Footwear Trends For Women

With winter right around the corner, one can play with various fashion trends and accessories. Shweta Nimkar shares her top picks fashionable winter shoes.

Vegan: A Footwear Trend

Being Vegan is a lifestyle choice that eliminates or avoids products and habits that include any animal suffering. Living a vegan lifestyle has many ethical advantages and it’s currently an emerging trend in the footwear industry.

A Luxury Destination

It was originally founded in the year 2012 by Amit and Anahat Rawal. RITESH SRIVASTAVA and his team took over Elitify.com because they believed the brand has a lot of potential and offers immense business opportunities. Ritesh, its CEO, informs S&A’s Bobo Meitei that as a fashion curator, we emphasize on bringing the exclusive and premium brands from the fashion capitals of the world to style savvy customers in India.

Style Fix

Witty, self-aware, smart and confident, Bandana Sondhi believes th at confidence is your power.

Romans CAD: The Techno Solution

ROMANS CAD Software provides the solution by integrating not only the traditional 3D/2D CAD tools but with material database and smooth integration to the shop floor. It has been successfully implemented in various projects linking design team and manufacturing team. In a conversation with S&A, JEAN MARC PEDEBOY said, Partner at Stratégies: Romans Cad Software, we are moving from island of productivity, to collaborative design and manufacturing.

The Rise Of Sneaker Culture

Today sneakers go way beyond fashion or functionality; they signify who you are through the choices you make, Kanika Bhatia writes, explaining the significance of sneakers in perfecting fashion sense.

The Next Level: ID Partners With MTV Roadies Xtreme

Industry stalwarts and Directors of M&B Footwear Bhai Ajinder Singh & Inderdev Singh Musafir see twice the opportunity for footwear in India. As a result, the company’s brand iD has stepped into the future with MTV Roadies Extreme. The brand has done so to pave the way for functional and fashionable possibilities.

Unique Scents Crafted Especially For Indians

Liberty Shoes has been in the footwear business for ages, always looking to diversify its current product base. The group’s CEO Adesh Gupta says the company settled on making inroads into lifestyle. In an exclusive interview with S&A, the CEO explains, “After a lot of research, we finally zeroed down on perfumes because the fragrance segment currently occupies 5 per cent share of the total lifestyle market in India giving us a huge window for growth. The need for personal grooming has slowly increased and inched its way into the minds of milenials as a need more than a luxury.”

Discover The Unanswered With Tinna Mallhotra

Birth numbers or personal numbers are the sum total of your birth date. For example, if you are born on 28th of any month your personal number will be 28=2+8=10, 10=1+0 =1, so it’s 1. Let’s see how will the year 2019 be for you according to your personal/ birth numbers.

A Paradigm Shift In Retail Consumer Behavior

Shoes & Accessories partnered with Jaipuria Institute of Management for the Eight Annual Management Conference held on 24th January. At the event experts across the spectrum deliberated on the affluence and retail potential in the country.

The Big, Tall Store

Dhruv Chadha was often kept out of the football field or squash court for not wearing appropriate footwear. The lifelong frustration of not being able to find shoes his size was the genesis of the business, Jupiter Shop. “Realising that there are innumerable others who suffer from the same problem, I decided that I’m going to provide an effective solution,” the founder of the retail outlet informs S&A.

Export Awards 2017-18 Northern Region

Council for Leather Exports(CLE) held its first regional export award function. Organized by CLE Northern Region, the function felicitated outstanding performers from the northern region industry in Agra on January 5, 2019.

Fashion Jewelry industry

This shift of preference from precious to fashion jewelry reflects an increasingly assertive demographic with a sharp fashion sense and more disposable income.

Hidesign X Kalki

Hidesign collaborates with Kalki Koechlin to launch a capsule collection inspired by the actress’s unique style.

Making Designs Fun And Wearable

The house of tara carries a definite signature which can be identifiable with boho chic prints, use of retro prints in its various travel collections also not limiting itself there and exploring the executive laptop bag section with the use of genuine leather and specially treated canvas. Started in 2012, it has made steady rise in capturing its targeted audience. In an exclusive interview with s&a’s bobo meitei, the brand’s founder and Director Vandit sunil aneja said, our inspirations are fluid and often come from various travelling experiences by observing nature, traditional events/festivals, varied local and ethnic cultures etc.

30th edition of CPM Moscow

15 years of success on the Russian fashion market.

To Reach All The Worlds Feet

Ayush DiwAn Khurana comes from an economics background and designing was the last thing on his mind. But it happened when he was gifted his first ever pair of Zara loafers back in 2010 which he regarded as a rage back then. Since then he reverse-engineered the whole shoe making process and five years later launched his own brand, Modello Domani, in 2015. The brand’s founder and designer informs S&A’s Bobo Meitei that the key ideology behind it has always been “Affordable Luxury” and to ensure that the brand reaches all feet across the globe.

Innovative and Wearable Fashion

In India’s luxury footwear industry, Payal Kothari’s Veruschka has made a name among the fashionforward women. The brand has presented a solo accessory show at Lakme Fashion Week for four years. Because of her work, Payal was featured on BBC World for her intuitive knowledge of footwear and its growth in India. With the growth of the footwear industry, more and more start-ups are venturing into the footwear sector, so it is very likely that we will see an increase in footwear designers, she told S&A in an exclusive interaction.

Superkicks Sets Foot In Bengaluru

After the massive success of the first store in Mumbai, launched last year, Superkicks has launched its second store in the commercial hub of Indiranagar, one of the busiest retail locations in the city.

Australia Footwear And Leather Show

The 3rd edition of Australias only dedicated footwear and leather show, organised by IEC Group Pvt Ltd, will introduce a runway show and an online business matching program at the three-day trade event in Melbourne this November from 20 to 22, 2018.

Meet At Agra 2018

International Footwear Materials, Components, Leather, and Technologies Exhibition, one of the most significant exhibitions in the footwear sub-industry is gearing up to take place at Agra Trade Centre.

Statement Mules - A Perfect Lazy-Day Guide

We all have this childhood memory when we had an unflattering pair of shoes with a open back and covered toes, and those shoes were our last resort footwear, the ones that we never wanted to incorporate with any ensemble no matter whats the occasion was.

For Adventure Loving Individuals

It is a professional watch for sports like diving, skiing, trekking, mountaineering, motorcycling, spartan challenge and other sports, which requires rugged construction that can be used in demanding situations. The uniqueness about Luminox is the Light Technology that allows it to have a constant visibility in darkness for upto 25 years. This is because Luminox uses tubes filled with tritium gas. In a recent interview, Arun Dsilva, India Brand Manager,Luminox, informed S&As N Bobo Meitei, The Indian consumer is moving towards adventure sports and their choice of good watches is limited. Certainly no existing brand has the night vision capability of Luminox.

Pondicherry Paris Collection

Started out in California with about 6 stores selling its bags on Castro Street in the late 70s, Hidesign now is an established brand in over 24 countries across Europe, America, Australia and Asia.

Sportswear: Is It Really Worth The Sweat For Apparel Players

The sportswear segment in India is projected to grow exponentially over the next five years. Trends and influencing factors, backed by a young consumer base, Omnichannel distribution networks and increased disposable incomes are expected to further propel the growth of this segment…

Council For Leather Exports Targets 10% Export Growth

P.R. Aqeel Ahmed, Chairman Council for Leather Exports ( CLE), presented a growth target of 10% of the leather and footwear sector at the Joint Meeting of Board of Trade and Council for Trade Promotion and Development. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry & Railways, Piyush Goyal, who presided over the meeting, urged the representatives of industry and exports bodies to stop depending on crutches of subsidies and grants from the Central Government and strive to make industry more competitive and self-reliant.