Fibre2Fashion Magazine June 2018 June 2018 | Page 7

Consulting Editor Richa Bansal Sr. Assistant Editor Rajesh Kumar Shah Reporters Hiral Oza Ruby Roy Sr. News Researcher Rohit Mergu Editorial Coordinator Prachi Acharya ––––––––– Contributing Editor Subir Ghosh Assistant Editors Savita Verma Dipesh Satapathy ––––––––– Creative Raj Sharma | Montu Chauhan ––––––––– Enquiry Editorial: [email protected] Advertising: [email protected] Subscription: [email protected] Printed and Published by Jose Daniel on behalf of Fibre2Fashion Pvt. Ltd. B - 3, Abhishree Corporate Park, Iskcon - Ambli Road, Bopal, Ahmedabad - 380 058, India. Editor: Jose Daniel. Copyright Fibre2Fashion Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of the publisher. All disputes are subject to the jurisdiction of competent courts and forums in Ahmedabad only. Head Office Fibre2Fashion Pvt. Ltd. B-3 Abhishree Corporate Park, Iskcon-Ambli Road, Bopal, Ahmedabad 380058. India. Ph: [phone] Editor’s Letter Inside story The intimatewear sector of the textiles and apparel industry—more often than not—remains hidden away under everything else. But then, intimatewear is not something that a person can do without, and the intimatewear sector is for the same reason that the industry can do without... discussing it. Intimatewear was once taboo—to an extent it still is. Things, however, have been changing since the late 1990s, a good few years after the economy was liberalised. Till that time, the intimatewear sector was marked by low-quality production and chaotic market dynamics. As in the case of most sectors and industries, matters took a turn only with the gradual trickling in of foreign brands and the growth/ expansion/diversification of Indian companies. But unlike those other sectors and industries, here the process was a tad slow, possibly because of societal mindsets. It was only in the second half of the first decade of the 21st century that the pace increased. The Indian intimatewear market has been growing rapidly in the last few years. The current market size of the sector is estimated to be around $4.8 billion, which is an 11 per cent increase over 2014. The share of the intimatewear sector is about 8 per cent of the total domestic apparel market. The intimatewear sector is expected to grow at a healthy rate in the coming years. By 2025, the market is estimated to reach around $13 billion. This edition discusses this category at length with perspectives also from players from across the value chain through a series of interviews. Fibre2Fashion looks forward to your feedback. I would like to hear from you on what more you, as an industry player, would like information and reports on. Mail me @ [email protected]. Hope to see the brickbats or the bouquets come rolling in… RICHA BANSAL Mumbai Office Fibre2Fashion Pvt. Ltd. B-Wing, 1st Floor, 8, Vilco Centre, Subhash Road, Vileparle (East), Mumbai-400057 Ph: [phone] New Delhi Office Fibre2Fashion Pvt. Ltd. A-12, 71/7, Gr. Floor, Rama Road Industrial Area, Moti Nagar, New Delhi 110015 Ph: [phone]