WLIFW news and archive

Wills’ fashion show on October 8

The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week’s spring/summer 2012 show will be held from October 8 to 12, 2011, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The event was initially scheduled for the month of September but was postponed due to the conflicting dates with other international fashion events and the non availability of the Hall no. 18 at Pragati Maidan...

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Small town India, the new destination for designers

For a while now, the metros across India have been flooded with designers – from the big labels and quirky niche ones to wannabes, all fighting for a slice of the urban consumers’ pie. At the well-known part of the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week autumn/winter 2011 held recently in New Delhi, designer Rakhi Bhutani had an interesting comment...

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Lady Gaga wows India

Fashion has got a new name these days. Young designers popularized the World of Wearable Art (WOW) at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2011 to introduce in India what Lady Gaga brings to the international fashion platform. Art just got wearable as designers competed with each other to create wild and wacky labels as a part of an ‘...

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WLIFW does soaring business

The recently concluded five day Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WLIFW) was the best yet, with the event keeping to its essence of being a fashion trade event showcasing design innovation aligned with prolific business opportunities. This time around, there were a line-up of buyers from the Middle East, Europe and the US, along with many...

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WLIFW A/W: Designers make waves with collections

With its usual blend of style, glamour and luxury, the five day Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WLIFW) Autumn/Winter ’11 edition, signed off another season. As one of Asia’s biggest fashion event it showcases the works of India’s most talented designers across different geographical zones. Held in New Delhi, this year’s edition was unique as...

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Bollywood celebrities ousted from WLIFW ’11

Bollywood stars will no longer hog the limelight at the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WLIFW) ’11, to be held in New Delhi from April 6-10. This time the show is set to be a no-star show. With the talented designers and their models as a medium of solid representation across different geographical zones, fashion experts feel that there is...

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WLIFW showcases 141 designers

The eagerly awaited Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2011 edition is being held from April, 6 to 10 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has already chosen the star-studded list of ramp designers. The mega event is focused on the business of fashion spread over five days of design innovation...

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Neeru Kumar to open WLIFW A/W

Well-renowned fashion designer Neeru Kumar, who shies away from public attention, will be raising the curtains at the much-awaited Wills India Fashion Week A/W 2011 (WLIFW) to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from April 6-12. Kumar has been a fellow member with Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) for nearly a decade and this is her first...

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Is LFW losing luster?

The pioneering Lakme Fashion Week (LFW), that introduced India to professional and international style fashion shows seems to be losing its star status to the now successful FDCI run Wills Lifestyle Fashion Week (WLIFW). In short, Delhi is edging out Mumbai’s dominance over high fashion. Once the launch platform of many a fashion star, LFW has...

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WLIFW S/S ’12 dates announced

The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has announced the spring/summer 2012 schedule for Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WLIFW). It will be held from September 14 to 20 this year. Sunil Sethi for FDCI says the reasons behind the six months advance announcement is: “Firstly, our many designers participate in international events, so we...

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WLIFW A/W to showcase 61 designers

As a pan India fashion week, the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WLIFW) 2011 – to be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from April 6-10, ’11, will be showcasing the work of 61 talented designers as a medium of solid representation across different geographical zones. The Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) has announced the star-studded...