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Top designers to showcase at 15th Blenders Pride Fashion Tour

The 15th edition of the Blenders Pride Fashion Tour, to be held in multiple cities viz. Kolkata, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Mumbai, will feature top designers including Anamika Khanna, Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Manish Malhotra, etc. Starting on January 22, the fashion tour will end with the grand finale show ‘The Pride of India’ in collaboration with...

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LMIFW launches child initiative ‘Not Made by Children’

An initiative, ‘Not Made by Children’ was launched at the ongoing Lotus Makeup India Fashion Week (LMIFW), New Delhi, March 13 to 16, 2019 by Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation to stop child labor in India’s fashion and textile industries. The foundation works to end child labor and help children in exploitative situations as well as...

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FDCI announces dates for India Fashion Week S/S

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) will organise the 32nd edition of India Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2019 from October 10 to 13, 2018, the event will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. Besides providing a platform to several new and established designers, it will introduce new concepts to keep up with the...

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India Couture Week completes a decade of existence

The most awaited events, India Couture Week 2017 is completing 10 years this month. And the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) set to bring the most extravagant showcase in this edition which begins July 24 at the Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi and is on for seven days. Besides the star hotel there will be a few off-site locations in Delhi....

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Jharcraft to partner AIFW

Jharkhand will partner the upcoming Amazon India Fashion Week. Usually the fashion week has a partner country but this time it has been decided to have a partner state. Jharkhand is known for its fabulous fabrics. The event aims to unlock its treasures before a global audience. The soul of Jharkhand lies in its handloom legacy. Designer Shaina...

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March edition of Amazon India fashion to be for four days

The next edition of Amazon India fashion week will be held in New Delhi from March 15 to 18, 2017. For the first time, the event will be held over four days instead of five. The opening day will be dedicated solely to Indian handloom and textiles. The fashion week has been reduced from a five-day to a four-day affair, because all the show’s...

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US is the next fashion frontier for Indian designers

An evergrowing expat Indian population in the US has given a boost to Indian fashion designers who are now looking at spreading their wings there. After winning the European and Middle East markets, US is the new frontier for a growing number of designers as they explore ethnic fashion business there. In the past few years, an increasing number...

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Indian fashion is changing and growing, says Sunil Sethi

Indian fashion industry has come a long way in the last 15 years. It has grown and changed significantly for the world to take notice of it. It is growing and in the years to come, it will be a force to reckon with. Sunil Sethi, President, Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) is confident that the growth story of Indian fashion has just begun....

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AIFW: Varun Bahl plays with florals on Day-I, a scintillating line-up in the offing

The 27th edition of the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2016 kicked off in the capital on March 16 at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. This year, the focus is on menswear, with two group shows dedicated to men’s fashion. The five-day event will conclude on March 20 with nine designers showcasing on the last day in a group finale. Varun Bahl...

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AIFW Autumn/Winter 2016 will present India Modern theme at finales

‘India Modern’ will be the theme of the grand finale at the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2016. The grand finale will take place on March 20 at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. Designers such as Rajesh Pratap Singh, Rahul Mishra, Aneeth Arora, Abraham & Thakore, Anju Modi, Samant Chauhan, Rohit and Rahul, Amit Aggarwal, Pankaj and...

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Varun Bahl will be the opening designer at AIFW 2016

Fashion designer Varun Bahl will be the opening designer at the Amazon India Fashion Week Autumn-Winter 2016 (AIFW) to be held from March 15 to 20. The fashion extravaganza will be held in association with Maybelline New York. Bahl is known for his luxurious hybrid styles where he mixes an antique template with contemporary touches. His new...

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Handloom becomes trendy as more designers adapt it

The handloom sector in India is on revival mode and designers are chipping in along with entrepreneurs, and NGOs. Handloom is the flavor of the season and many designers have realised this and are working with weavers, paying them well, helping with designs to reach national and international levels. Niche stores are getting attracted by the...