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CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2020 Follow us on www.facebook.com/cmaiapparel VOL. 40 - ISSUE 2 FEBRUARY 2020 A Blue Beckoning Understanding how Classic Blue, the 2020 Pantone Color of the Year, can find newer interpretations in fashion Q FAIR UPDATE 48 Picking Through the Lot! Is the Age of Fur Over? Charting the rise and decline of fashion’s most celebrated entity A report on the Draw of Lots for the 70th National Garment Fair (NGF) BREAKING NEW GROUND OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA CMAI OFFICE BEARERS Mr Rakesh Biyani, President and Trustee Mr Rajesh Masand, Vice President Mr Babubhai Ayar, Vice President Mr Jayesh Shah, Hon. Gen. Secretary Mr Santosh Katariya, Jt. Hon. Gen. Secretary Mr Rohit Munjal, Hon. Treasurer Mr Ankur Gadia, Jt. Hon. Treasurer Mr Premal Udani, Chairman, Board of Trustees Mr Ashok Shah, Invitee THE CLOTHING MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA Mumbai: 901, Naman Midtown, ‘A’ Wing, Behind Kamgar Kala Kendra, Senapati Bapat Marg, Prabhadevi (West), Mumbai - 400 013. Tel: [phone], e-mail: [email protected], Website: www.cmai.in 6DRSDQM1DFHNM@K.EkBD: 512, Gultekdi, Market Yard, Gate No. 8, Pune - 411 037. Tel: [phone]NTSGDQM1DFHNM@K.EkBD: No. 212A, Swiss Complex, 2nd Floor, 33, Race Course Road, Bengaluru - 560 001. Tel: [phone], e-mail: [email protected] -NQSGDQM1DFHNM@K.EkBD: 2/44, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi - 110 060. Tel: [phone], e-mail: [email protected] Q  FEATURE 50 Enduring Expressions A peek into the timeless textile traditions of India 56 DESIGN Art Director Yogita Iyer Sr. Graphic Designer Nilesh Juvalekar Graphic Designer Sachin Bhogate Digital Imaging Ninad Jadhav CIRCULATION & SUBSCRIPTION Bhairavnath Sutar: 9892063731 [email protected] ADMINISTRATION Senior Vice President Bobby Daniel MARKETING Director Marketing & Sales Geetu Rai Sudhir Valvara Mob: [phone] Sachin Desai Mob: [phone] Mumbai - Tel: [phone] Vijay Bhagat - Mob: [phone] New Delhi - Tel: [phone] Shoba Rebecca - Chennai - Tel: [phone] Sandeep Kumar Mob: [phone] Bengaluru - Tel: [phone] Pulak Ghosh Mob: [phone] Kolkata - Tel: [phone] Is the Age of Fur Over? On the rise and decline of fashion’s most celebrated yet controversial entity 62 Blending In 56 An in-depth look at the technicalities of fabric-blending 68 Dyes of the Future Analysing the new wave of dyes that are sustainable and technologically sound EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER Maneck Davar SPENTA MULTIMEDIA PVT LTD EDITORIAL Assistant Editor Mili Doshi 50 74 A Blue Beckoning On the applications of Classic Blue, the 62 Pantone 2020 Color of the Year, in fashion Q  NEW AVENUES 80 Tapping into Technical Textiles An insight into technical textiles and how they are leading the way Q INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 90 Wearable Pop Culture 68 Analysing the rising graph of licensing in the realm of apparel 96 A Spin of Hope On the turnaround the spinning industry is Design, Editorial And Printing Spenta Multimedia Pvt Ltd Peninsula Spenta, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400 013. Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected] Send in your ideas and contributions to [email protected] experiencing currently 74 APPAREL, the monthly magazine of CMAI, Edited, Printed and Published by Mr. Maneck Davar at Spenta Multimedia Pvt Ltd, Peninsula Spenta, Mathuradas Mill Compound, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (W), Mumbai - 400 013. Published from 902, Mahalaxmi Chambers, 22, Bhulabhai Desai Road, Mumbai - 400 026. The views and opinions expressed or implied by writers in APPAREL magazine are those of CMAI or Spenta Multimedia Pvt Ltd Unsolicited articles and transparencies are sent in at the owner’s risk and the publisher accepts no liability for loss or damage. Material in this publication may not be reproduced, whether in part or in whole, without the written consent of the CMAI or Spenta Multimedia Pvt Ltd