Business of Fashion - January 2019

Happy New Year! We welcome 2019 with the
hope that it turns out to be a defi ning year in
fashion retailing. We sincerely hope that this
year turns out to be prosperous both for you
and your businesses. I would also take this
opportunity to express my gratitude to all of
you for supporting our cause and we hope for
your continued backing in the future.
While creating a brand is ephemeral, the
business attached to it is endlessly complex.
So, as per tradition, we are please pleased to
start 2019 with a bigger and better edition
of the annual Brands of India Special Issue
of IMAGES Business of Fashion. The issue
showcases some of the biggest stalwarts of the
fashion industry in India – both homegrown
and from across the world, as well as a few
young and rising stars. As a key part of our
mission to catalyze fashion retail business in
India, the Brands in India Special Issue seeks
to aid retailers with a survey that catalogues
Dear Readers,
fashion brands, their collections as well as
current status in the markets.
As we elucidate upon the brand identities and
consumer cores they satisfy to help Indian
fashion retailers build a highly profi table
business around them, we sincerely hope that
these success stories succeed in inspiring
emerging brands in the Indian fashion sphere.
I am also pleased to let you all know that the
IMAGES Group has successfully concluded
the 3rd editions of both North India Retail
Awards (NIRA) 2018 and South India Retail
Awards (SIRA) 2018. I congratulate the
winners and thank all those who have been
associated with it and made it possible.
For those who missed it, we have included
elaborate covers of both the events in this
issue.
I hope you fi nd the issue meaningful and
insightful as always.