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Designer fraternity joins hands to revive Banarasi weaves

Organisers of the Lakme Fashion Week, along with designer-politician Shaina N C, recently launched an initiative called ‘Reinvent Banaras’, to revive Banaras handlooms. She was joined by Krishna Mehta, Shruti Sancheti and textile designer Hemang Agrawal. Ace designer Ritu Kumar, who has been working with Indian artisans to revive traditional...

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Leading designers join hands to revive Banarasi sari

A lot of effort are going on to revive India’s traditional crafts. The latest move is that the government is joining hands with designers and ecommerce platforms to revive, promote and help artisans create traditional rich product range matching the tastes of modern customers. Recently, leading designers including BJP leader and designer Shaina...

Fashion

Top fashion designers urge for revival of traditional textiles

A group of fashion designers met union textile minister Santosh Gangwar in Mumbai recently to extend their support to the revival of traditional Indian textiles and handicrafts. The group included BJP's spokesperson and fashion designer Shaina NC, Manish Malhotra, Ritu Kumar, Reena Dhaka, Anita Dongre and Sandeep Khosla. To begin with, the...

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Celebs walk for CPAA

The 9th Annual ‘Caring with Style’ fashion show was held at National Sports Club of India, Mumbai for the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA). The show had designers Shaina NC and Vikram Phadnis showcasing their creations. Yesteryear’s Bollywood diva, Sadhana now 72, looked stunning in a pink sari, and her trademark fringe framing her face....

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Mumbai hosts ‘Caring with Style’

Fevicol, a part of Pidilite Industries, hosted its 8th annual ‘Caring with Style’ fashion show in association with the Cancer Patients Aid Association (CPAA), at Cricket Club of India (CCI), Mumbai. Style icons from the film fraternity, prominent industrialists and achievers from different walks of life, including Juhi Chawla, Asha Parekh,...

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Caring with style

Pidilite Industries organised the 7th Annual ‘Caring with Style’ fashion show in association with The Cancer Patients Aid Association, at The Lalit Hotel, Mumbai on July 01, 2012. The initiative is a part of Pidilite’s continuous commitment to support children suffering from cancer for the 7th year in succession. The Bollywood diva Priyanka...

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All for a good cause

Designers Shaina NC and Manish Malhotra teamed up to host a show in aid of cancer patients in Mumbai. The high-flying event saw a mix of celebs walking the ramp all for a good cause. This was the sixth such show organized by Pidilite Industries along with Cancer Patients Aid Association. The ‘Caring with Style’ fashion show had a lavish mix of...