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Cantabil unveils elegant winter & wedding collection
Mumbai: Cantabil Retail India Ltd, one of India’s leading apparel manufacturer and retailer, is thrilled to announce the launch of its much-anticipated winter and wedding collection through a digital film in India. The film will be amplified across multiple digital touch points including Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Curated by Circle Models Management Pvt Ltd, the digital film captures the tranquil and serene charm of Thailand. Showcasing a unique selection from the brand’s winter collection for men, women, and kids, as well as the wedding collection for both genders, the film unfolds against various picturesque backgrounds. The winter line is highlighted against stylish architectural settings, while the wedding collection takes center stage amidst celebratory setups. This fresh collection embodies the spirit of global fashion trends, carefully curated to offer consumers a wardrobe that not only keeps them warm in colder months but also enhances their style.
Unveiling the brand’s latest collection, Cantabil Retail India Ltd director Deepak Bansal expressed, “Our Winter Wedding Collection reflects Cantabil’s unwavering commitment to delivering fashion that embodies elegance, refinement, and comfort. To curate this season’s collection, we’ve drawn inspiration from global trends, offering a range that not only keeps you cozy during the colder months but also allows you to effortlessly make a stylish statement in the wedding season as well. This collection harmoniously blends timeless design with contemporary sensibilities, ensuring our customers always radiate their finest style. We extend an invitation to explore our latest offerings, exemplifying the perfect fusion of fashion and warmth, epitomising what Cantabil represents.”
Cantabil’s Men Winter Wedding Collection promises classy, elegant, and sophisticated look this season. The overall color palette of the season includes – shade of deep Camel, Autumn Greys, Pine Greens, Olives, Warm Navys, Burgundy, and timeless Monochrome Neutrals. The Wedding Collection offers various styles, with a focus on an array of 3-piece suits and fashionable Band Galas. Notably, the three-piece suits are innovatively designed with a contrast waistcoat, introducing an exciting mix-and-match element for the current season.
Additionally, Cantabil has introduced new colors such as purple and fawn to enrich this collection. For the upcoming wedding season, the 3-piece tuxedo emerged as a standout choice, adding a touch of grace and style to the discerning gentleman’s wardrobe. Blazers within the collection boast intricate designs such as English checks, herringbone, and corduroy, adding a further layer of sophistication to the ensemble. Whereas Winter collection highlights several key offerings, such as the reversible and travel-friendly Padded Puffer Jacket, renowned for its exceptional polyfill craftsmanship. Complementing the pre-winter ensemble are cozy lightweight jackets, stylish structured T-shirts, and fashionable quilted jackets with distinctive designs. For those seeking a suave appeal, must-have Suede jackets are available. The assortment also offers a wide range of Hoodies and Sweatshirts that takes inspiration from global fashion trends, featuring various neck styles, captivating prints, and extra-soft cushioning.
To keep warm while staying in vogue, trendy sweaters are included, featuring high and turtlenecks, crew necks, and other self-structured motifs, all crafted with precision. For essential comfort during harsh winters, the collection includes Hooded jackets with soft fur linings. Also, there’s a selection of wrinkle-free and stay-white shirts with finely-taped seams, ideal for a flawless work ensemble.
In addition to these offerings, Cantabil launched athletic-inspired active wear jackets, featuring extra stretch and intelligent technology that caters to fitness enthusiasts, inspiring their active lifestyle. (Kindly suggest – as per Athleisure announcement timeline)
Women collection offers a versatile range of lightweight Padded Jackets, both reversible and non-reversible, catering to those who embrace trekking and camping and stylish long coats. Collections’s color palette blends seamlessly with deep winter hues with delicate pastel fabric touch. It features extra-soft fur jackets and hooded bomber jackets, adding layers of warmth and style to winter wardrobe.
Complementing these are body-hugging skeevies designed to pair elegantly with jeggings and the brand’s signature fine winter blazers crafted from luxurious woolen fabrics. For a sophisticated nine-to-five look, Suede Blazers are the perfect choice, effortlessly matching with formal shirts and extra-fine formal trousers. The new sweaters exhibit elegant textures, while stylish hoodies and sweatshirts offer a variety of designs and colors, including features like color blocking and metal zippers. Long coats and tweed blazers become essential pieces for every fashion-conscious woman. Cantabil also offers warm woolen kurtis with lurex motifs for ethnic wear enthusiasts. Within the collection, one can also find cord-sets crafted from high-quality jacquard woolen and woven fabrics, showcasing adaptable abstract prints in an array of stylish colors, spanning from maroons and wines to deep greens and fashionable lilacs. The collection is distinguished by its carefully designed silhouettes, emphasizing comfort, versatility, ease of wear, and a flattering appearance, all while remaining in fashion for this winter season.
Kids Autumn Winter Collection features a fusion of Indigo Hues, maroon, green, pink, and a flora-n-fauna theme. It includes modern color-block jackets, classic dresses with gathers and frills in bold colors, and trendy shirts that pair perfectly with eye-catching jeans. To combat the cold, the brand is offering quilted, layered, and warm clothing with soft quilted jackets, fleece sweatshirts, twill, and brushed shirts in winter hues with check patterns. The range encompasses polyfill puffers and fancy furs in jackets, providing a complete look with a seamless blend of comfort and style through stretchable trousers, multi-color checked shirts, joggers, and cargos.
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33 per cent of women believe the salary scale is rigged: Naukri report
Voices @ Work study finds rising calls for equal pay audits and lingering bias
MUMBAI: Progress may be visible in India’s workplaces, but many women still feel the need to tread carefully. A new report by Naukri reveals that one in two women hesitate to disclose marriage or maternity plans during job interviews, worried that such information could influence hiring decisions.
The findings come from the second edition of Naukri’s annual Voices @ Work International Women’s Day report, titled “What Women Professionals Want.” Drawing insights from more than 50,000 women across over 50 industries, the survey sheds light on evolving workplace aspirations alongside the biases that continue to hold women back.
One of the report’s most striking insights is the growing demand for equal pay audits. The share of women calling for regular pay parity checks has climbed to 27 per cent this year, up from 19 per cent a year ago. The demand now stands alongside menstrual leave as the most sought after workplace policy.
Interestingly, the call for pay transparency grows louder higher up the income ladder. Nearly half of women earning between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore annually say equal pay audits are a priority, suggesting that pay gaps become more visible as women move up the career ladder.
At the same time, confidence and ambition appear to be rising. About 83 per cent of women say they feel encouraged to pursue leadership roles, a significant jump from 66 per cent last year. Cities in southern India appear particularly supportive, with Hyderabad leading the way as 86 per cent of respondents there reported encouragement to step into leadership positions. The education sector recorded the highest sense of encouragement at 87 per cent.
Yet the report also highlights a growing trust deficit around pay equity. Nearly one in three women, or 33 per cent, say they do not believe men and women are paid equally at their workplace. That figure has risen from 25 per cent last year, pointing to widening perceptions of disparity as careers progress.
Bias in hiring and promotions continues to be the biggest hurdle. About 42 per cent of respondents say workplace bias is the main challenge for women from diverse backgrounds. The concern is consistent across major metros, with Chennai and Delhi NCR reporting similar levels.
Reluctance to discuss personal milestones during hiring processes is also widespread. While 34 per cent overall said they hesitate to share marriage or maternity plans in interviews, the anxiety increases with experience. Among professionals with 10 to 15 years of work experience, the figure rises to 40 per cent.
Info Edge group CMO Sumeet Singh, said the data reflects both progress and unfinished work. “Behind every data point in this report is a woman who is ambitious. The fact that 83 per cent feel encouraged to lead is something to celebrate. However, the fact that one in two still hide their marriage or maternity plans in interviews tells us the work is far from done. As India’s leading career platform, it felt not just important but necessary for us to shine a light on these gaps through the second edition of our report,” he said.
The report suggests that while ambition among women professionals is growing, structural changes around pay transparency, fair hiring and supportive policies will be key if workplaces hope to keep pace.
