TEX-FILE see the serious intent of the visitors and was happy to loop-up with distributors sitting in old Delhi area for bulk orders.
Nitin Bhandari, CMD, Bhandari Exports also emphasised the growing importance of comfort in knitwear. He shared that among his collections, the lycra blends were the most popular. With a capacity of knitting 18 tonnes of fabric per day, the company has earned the reputation of being a‘ reliable’ partner.“ Though we are a fully integrated setup, the fabric section is the most profitable, as finding responsible and trustworthy fabric suppliers is still a sore-point in the industry,” reasoned Nitin. The team at Bhandari remained busy throughout the three days and their enquiry book too was full.
Known for its R & D strength, RSWM presented its latest collection of yarns for both circular and flat knits which had a good dose of performance properties under the concept‘ Edge’ that the company is projecting of late. Properties like
RSWM presented its latest collection of yarns for both circular and flat knits which had a good dose of performance properties under the concept‘ Edge’ that the company is projecting of late.
moisture management, odour free, coolness, comfort stretch were the main themes being generated through various blends like viscose / cotton and use of functional yarns. Innovation was initiated from yarn stage onwards and the crowd that kept the team busy was an indication of the interest in such products. All yarns and fabrics were displayed in raw format with demonstration of how it would finally look when dyed.
Also, of importance was aesthetics, and exhibitors found many visitors looking up for new looks, feel and textures. In the womenswear segment, viscose and its blends has picked up in a major way and representatives of brands like Zara, H & M and other buying offices were happy to see the variety in viscose, as it adds more options for designers.“ At this show, we have shown two concepts in viscose that have really appealed to the visitors – one is a knitted combination of viscose staple yarn and filament yarn that gives a very different look when processed, and
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