Apparel Online India Magazine August 2nd Issue 2018 | Page 45

INDIA CANVAS
Geetanjali Kapoor, Director, MLK Since 1965
Shalabh Kapoor (R), Proprietor with Ekta Kapoor,
MLK Fashions
everywhere and for that, he is
planning to increase participation in
sourcing fairs. Moving forward from
cotton-based garments, Paramount
Chikan Export is now working on
fabrics like modal, viscose and rayon
etc. Currently, it produces 15,000
pieces per month on 75 machines.
Having a little different perspective,
Shalabh Kapoor, Proprietor, MLK
Fashions insists that industry needs
24-hour continuous power supply, but
currently, there are many undeclared
Rajeev Sharma, Proprietor, Radhakrishna
Overseas Corporation
power cuts. He explains, “Logistic
is an issue here as railway is not
supportive. The railway system is
totally corrupt and we can’t send
goods through them.” Delivery
through railway, from Lucknow to
Delhi, is comparatively difficult and
costly as services to Delhi are on lease
by railways while it is not same for the
Mumbai route which is easier. With
a factory of 50 machines and closely
associated with jobworkers for same
capacities, MLK Fashions exports to
many countries across the globe.
Faiz Sharafat (L) and Zuhaib, Directors,
Paramount Chikan Export
White or off-white
White or off-white
dominates the
collections of Lucknow
as these garments are
mainly for the summer
season and chikankari
gives the perfect feel
for the same as it
emerges strongly on
white fabric base.
Buyers also demand
mainly white dresses
from Lucknow.
Rajeev Sharma, Proprietor,
Radhakrishna Overseas
Corporation shares that state
policies or thinking of the State
Government in Uttar Pradesh is
like any other State Government, so
he doesn’t think that there is some
special advantage or disadvantage
of working in Lucknow. The
company, with a capacity of 2 lakh
pieces per season, does 60 per
cent of its business with corporate
clients and top brands of the
domestic market.
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