1. Note on Indian Textiles and Clothing exports (Updated on 28.08.2012) Introduction India’s textiles and clothing industry is one of the mainstays of the national economy. It is also one of the largest contributing sectors of India’s exports worldwide. The report of the Working Group constituted by the Planning Commission on boosting India’s manufacturing exports during 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17)‚ envisages India’s exports of Textiles and Clothing at USD 64.41 billion by the end of March
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Social Standards. Clothes are simply defined as “items worn to cover the body” however they are seen as much more than that. Clothing has always been a way of defining social hierarchy dating back to the ancient times‚ when peasants wore cheap clothing of wool or cotton and royalty were adorned in the most brilliant imported fabrics and silk. The idea that someone who may dress better is more appealing‚ and someone who dresses the opposite
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Fashions may be defined as way of living‚ decorating‚ etc.‚ which are popular today‚ which are popular today‚ but which would soon lose their popularity. It is something passing and transitory‚ a mere craze of the moment to be looked down upon with contempt. For example‚ tight pants are the fashion today‚ but only a short while ago broad loose pants were the order of the day. If today a man appears in society wearing broad pants‚ he would be held up to ridicule‚ but only a few years ago they were
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Clothing Accessories * The global clothing accessories industry is worth close to $16.5 billion‚ according to research from Packaged Facts. During the economic recession‚ many consumers opted to buy accessories instead of more expensive items of clothing(Accessories can be sold even in recession). Spending patterns concerning accessories are slightly different than clothing purchases as accessories are often bought on impulse or as add-on purchases. The world clothing accessories market is
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prevalent in society. Even before the days of regal aristocracy framed by gaudy‚ over-the-top clothing‚ dress has always been an easy way of telling the "haves"‚ from the "have-nots". However‚ discrepancies in attire do not only fall along class lines‚ the practically of dress also has had bold gender divides as well. The chapter‚ Fashion and Democracy in the Ewens’ Channels of Desire highlights how clothing has served as a way of classifying the working class from their more privileged counterparts
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Kelly Accorso Marketing Research Smith’s Clothing Case Analysis Smith’s Clothing Case Analysis Smith’s Clothing Store has remained profitable but not to the companies expectations. Over the past “10 years a set of five or six aggressive‚ high-fashion into or within Bayview” (Bayview is Smith’s primary store territory) (Marketing Research‚ 9th Edition‚ Aaker/Kimar/Day‚ pg. 343). Due to this new accessibility to trendy fashions‚ Smith Clothing Store is looking to assess if it’s current business
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that is known for its unique fashion styles. Years ago‚ ancient Greeks did not care about the type of clothing they were wearing. Men and women wore similar things. Not knowing that a few hundred years later researchers would argue over if their clothes were better than today’s or worse than today’s clothing. The Greeks had unique ways of making clothing but it does not compare to today’s clothing. In Ancient Greece there were many different fashion styles for men and women‚ they are very different
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Most ancient Greek clothing could be described as gender neutral. There are architectural differences and differences in how these garments were worn by the differing genders. According to Daily Life and Customs in the Ancient World‚ chitons‚ peplos‚ and togas are clothing that used draping. All of these garments except for the peplos were worn by males and females in this era. Peplos were only worn by females‚ and it was very similar to the chiton.Females’ garments had a closer fit on their bodies
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Throughout the course of time‚ the rapid development of clothing has drastically changed the way that society lives. For example‚ several advancements have been made in the ready-made‚ tailoring‚ and modern clothing industries such as the change in style‚ with correlation to the the change in culture. Prior to the Industrial Revolution‚ families would typically make their own clothes‚ using their own fabrics and sewing methods; however‚ clothing production became more industrialized and “fit based‚”
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economic depression has so strongly been inflicted upon the clothing industry. This outcome was quite inevitable‚ with everything around going down the falls. The Italian industry has been the strongest among all others and even that failed in the eye of the global recession. It has asked for the government’s assistance which will help the industry to pull through these dire circumstances. It seems the fashion designers have been changing the clothing trends and patterns making them more adept with the current
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