Valentino AW16: Forget insta-fashion & disruption, this is the real deal

There’s been a lot of talk about ‘disruption’ (everyone’s favourite buzzword) this Fashion Month. We’ve heard about disruption of the seasonal calendar via insta-fashion initiatives. We’ve heard about how fashion’s newer wave has been disrupting the ready-to-wear system by doing couture (with a large dose of irony, of course). And we’ve heard about how some…

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Indian e-commerce: Mobile set to surge

E-commerce is growing fast worldwide with some markets having the potential to be massive. Cue India. A new report from Forrester reckons the country’s e-tail market will grow from $12bn last year to $75bn in 2020, with a CAGR of 44%. That’s fast. The number of people buying online will also grow, but only by…