Recent Trends in Indian Readymade Garment Industry
In India, before the year 1970s more custom made tailoring shops are located in each and every place to meet over the clothing need to the public. Some people were the regular customers to a particular tailoring shop. Those days made to measure systems were in high progress and customers taste were fulfilled by custom-made tailors.
More time being consumed to make the dress and the making charge is considerably high. Wedding suit specialists demanded more making charges and delivery time taken at least 15 to 25 days during this period one or two fitting or trial date might be fixed by the tailor.
Mostly fitted garments like women’s sari blouses were made against the existing sample blouse and delivery date at least ten to fifteen days.
Those days kids and children's garments were available in the ready made market as well as in the retailing outlet cheaper rate to costlier rate depending upon the material and workmanship.
Late 1970s mens terry-line fibre shirts were manufactured ‘Vinar Shirts” and marketed through the retail outlets. Selected sizes like S, M, L, and XL introduced to meet over the ready made wearing customers.
Slowly, readymade Garment Manufacturing industries started grown up and to day reached its Himalayan peak.In recent time more than 5000 brands of Mens shirt, short sleeve and long sleeve shirts, Mens Trousers, Kurtis, Inner wear, Women's attire like Salwar Kameez, Churidar and short kurtisset. Dhoti-salwar, Patiala pyjamas, Saree Blouses, Celebrity fashionable princess cut, Katori Blouses, Mens Blazers, Weddingsuits, Celebrity suits, Sherwani and wedding suits, Latest women and children's dresses are available in ready-made.
So the present generation people mostly prepared to choose the Readymade garments due to Affordable price, Cost effectiveness and instantly available along with good quality. More branded show rooms, Retail outlets, Exclusive show rooms, Offered show rooms, Discount show rooms, Exhibition cum sale Buy one get two /three offers are attracted by the consumers to buy the goods So the healthy condition can be visible.
Garment industry in India is widely broad, assimilating whole range of raw material to finished product that includes are the following aspects:-
Fiber developed,Spinning,Knitting and weaving, andGarment manufacture.Industry provides almost every particular facet.
Raw materials are available:-
cotton,linen,wool,silk andmanmade fibers like,viscose,polyester,polypropylene andacrylic.Present days the Indian Garment manufacturing companies have marked presence in even non-traditional sections.
Present day Fabric productions are mentioned here under:-Suiting and shirting,All types of dress material,Fabrics for shorts, Bermud and trousers,Denim Jeans –trousers,Hosiery-items,Fleece flats andWoollen knits for Winter collectionsTechnical fabrics and accordingly.Apparel productions in recent-time:-Formal-wear for men and womenCasual wear for men and womenActive sportswear for unisex segmentTraditional wear to meet the Adult aged men and women,Outerwear used for men and women, Athletic wear made in knitted materialsKids and children’s wear, are produced to meet over the customer's requirements.Made-ups production:-A wide range of bedding,Towels,Bath,Table mats/linens/bed spreads, sofa covers/duet coversKitchen accessories, mittens, aprons, gloves and more...Additionally, to aid above all there are well established infrastructure, multi-benefited governmental, political and regulatory system that would lure foreign investors.
In latest years, the readymade garment fragment has seen vertical growth. Accounting nearly Rs. 25,000 crores, this garment industry is growing at the rate of 28 percent, with considerable prominence and respect margins. The prevalent section for the readymade garment sector comprises the age-group of 15-40 that is identical brand cognizant and provides significance to extraordinary quality. Branded readymade garments description over 25 percent of the readymade garment industry.
In the year 2000, Upliftment of the quota system many export apparel export manufacturers suffered a lot to run their factories without the specified export orders unavailable from the international Buyers and slowly turned in manufacturing the branded domestic readymade garments to give perennial employment opportunities to their existing skilled and experienced employees throughout the year to make them employment opportunities and to earn the considerable salary every month.In recent time, many exporters started their own Brand label and introduced the massive sector of the mens readymade shirts like formal, semi formal and casual wear. Those ready-made garments are high market potential and become the particular brand followers.
To meet the old aged and senior citizens requirement for men White-Domination shirts made in pure cotton, linen, pure-silk, polyester fabrics are used,So the people are quite happy and buy the readymade clothes. Traditional dhoti with one side pocket constructed for utility purpose, Stitched Panchakatcham –traditional dhoties are having more saleability during occasions, wedding functions and traditional functions
Today, the consumers of readymade garment sector are aware of the successive developments, and demand the up-to-date in fashion and goods at a realistic cost. At the front position of this progress are the smaller players, which reserved labels that are thoroughly changing the dressing way of men, women kids and children. With the supply chain boundaries improved, organization in real estate markets, and rationale tax structure, the ready-to-wear clothing sector has become more beneficial and it is estimated that the readymade garment sector will be the foremost fragment in the next upcoming period.
In India,major cities are manufacturing the Domestic Readymade garments with different segmentation. More competitiveness among the each and every product seems to be the common in nature. If the raw material like fabric cost is lesser and the selling cost is selling cost considerably lower. Simultaneously, higher the price of the fabric and the selling cost is considerably higher.
Majority of the garment manufacturers are intended to start their own brand shop and allowing reasonable discount to attract the customers and also engaging stickiest and considerable sales discount also be given, So this ready-made garment market is still growing well. Industrial uniforms.medical and lab coat.school uniforms are having the potential market in present situation.
