Leggings are one of the most common bottom wears in ladies apparel-product basket. They are a type of skin-tight garment that covers the legs and may be worn by both men and women.
Leggings are typically made from a blend of lycra (aka spandex), nylon, cotton, or polyester blend, but can also be made from wool, silk, and other materials. Leggings are available in a multitude of colors and decorative designs. Leggings are sometimes worn fully exposed, but are more traditionally worn partially covered by a garment such as a skirt, a large t-shirt, shorts, or fully covered by an outer garment, such as a full length skirt or kurtis.
Leggings in the form of skin-tight trousers, a tighter version of the capris ending at mid-calf or near ankle length and are worn with a large belt and slip-on high heels or ballet flat-styled shoes.Leggings made from a nylon-lycra blend (usually 90% nylon, 10% lycra) have traditionally been worn during exercise. Nylon lycra leggings are often referred to as bicycle or running tights, and are shinier in appearance than those made from cotton.
Today the market demand of legging is growing day by day. The growing popularity of leggings among women across the state is proving costly for textile traders and entrepreneurs. According to an estimate, the sale of dress material made of cloth has dipped by almost 45% as more and more women, including young girls and even elderly women, are switching to the trendy leggings. The business in dress materials is worth Rs14,000 croreannually. Of this, leggings have captured business of over Rs 2,500 crore.As a whole it is a good project for new entrepreneurs to invest.
Few Indian Major Players are as under
• Adidas India Pvt. Ltd.
• Best & Crompton Apparels Ltd.
• Dollar Industries Ltd.
• Lux Industries Ltd.
• Nike India Pvt. Ltd.
• Reebok India Co. Ltd.
• Stallion Garments Export Ltd.
