Apparel Online India Magazine June 1st Issue 2018 | Page 30

DIRECTIONS BY
Key Developments In Yarn
Spring/Summer 2019
T
his season is about exploration and
evolution, and the mélange of strength
with softness, embracing a wide spectrum
across high impact activities through lifestyle,
to outdoors and soft furnishings.
The fabrics possess much lighter properties
while maintaining their core character and
delivering impeccable performance.
An upward spike in outdoor sports, travel and
fitness-related activities has directly impacted
a surge in the demand for performance and
technical fabric blends with designers and
brands maintaining a key focus on those areas.
Function and utility also follow close behind
with the rise of reengineered options.
A softer and more glamourised approach is
obtained with the incorporation of lustrous
yarns that serve the demand for opulence and
metallic sheen. The products are more sensual
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and tactile, featuring a soft and silky touch with
iridescent finishes.
After analysing the themes presented at
various trade shows, reports such as the ones
released by SpinExpo and ISPO Textrends, and
validating the findings with
top Indian players – Vidhya Shankar from
Ganapathi Chettiar; Vikas Wadiker
from Reliance Industries; Roopali Beri from
Vardhman; and Luv Jain from RSWM,
Apparel Online and FFT teams present to you
the top directions in yarns for the approaching
season.
Key trends in yarns and its end products have
been highlighted, by defining individualistic
properties and colour ways that provide a
fair idea about the future of textiles for the
upcoming Spring/Summer 2019 season…