Apparel Online India Magazine April 1st Issue 2018 | Page 4

CONTENT World Wrap Dubai on a retail spree… Emerges as shopping hub of the Middle East Home to the world’s biggest mall, traditional souks, and the highest number of food and beverage outlets per capita in the world, Dubai is a shopper’s paradise... p10 Sustainability Walmart Foundation and Swasti are together empowering women workers Supported by Walmart Vol. XXI ISSUE 1 April 1-15, 2018 FFT Trends SILHOUETTES AND DETAILS: FALL/WINTER 2018-19 Vital topics of global concern have started to find their way into fashion weeks…, whether it’s through the selections that designers make by way of presenting latest trends in their collections, or the staging of their shows, or other issues citing societal importance... p30 Tex-File R|Elan™ from Reliance represents the polyester of tomorrow p24 Foundation and implemented in India by Swasti Health Catalyst, ‘Women in Factories’ (WiF) is an intervention in factory set-up, with a focus on empowering women workers using life skills training approach... p14 18 Hub Update 36 Changing dynamics of Ludhiana’s apparel industry • Newness in product categories • Expansion and diversification • Extensive market reach Fashion Business H2F Welspun India geared up for 2018, and beyond p28 4 Apparel Online India | APRIL 1-15, 2018 | www.apparelresources.com Statement logos & branded narcissism for 2018