Ravi Bajaj not in favour of India Fashion Weeks

In the mad rush to see and be seen on the Indian fashion scene, Ravi Bajaj stands out like a quiet voice in the wilderness.
“Over the years, there have been a lot of changes in fashion. As far as
fashion weeks are concerned, they are good launching pads for budding
designers. But I am not in [...]

WOW

Nine Indian fashion designers have been chosen to showcase their collection at the Montana World of Wearable Art (WOW) 2006 to be held in New Zealand as part of a tie-up between the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) and the New Zealand Tourism Board.
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Ashish and Manish in London

Creation by designer Ashish Gupta at London Fashion Week (S/S 07)

Creations by Manish Arora at London Fashion Week (S/S 2007)
All photos from BBC.

Hiccups mar fashion week

The Indian fashion industry has arrived but is yet to take off. That was more or less the unanimous consensus at the end of the week long Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week
An article looking at the weaknesses faced by the fledgling fashion industry.

Varun Bahl

Selecting Varun to showcase in Milan was a natural choice for the FDCI, given his brilliant work recently showcased at our just concluded WIFW (Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week) platform. He has grown from strength to strength as a designer and we are proud to have him represent the best of Indian fashion in Milan [...]

Sabyasachi Mukherjee

Ashish Soni was the first designer to show at the Olympus Fashion Week. This week Sabyasachi Mukherjee became only the second Indian designer to show his clothes at the prestigous New York fashion week.
Couture in the City has excellent reviews and some pictures of his show – link 
            FashionTribes analysyes his collection – link

Designer seeks new grounds for Creativity

‘In today’s fast-paced world, everyone yearns for an unwinding experience when they get home. My line thus uses earthy shades and soft design themes to make the homecoming an unwinding experience,’
Sabyasachi Mukherjee launches Bath and Bed Line for Bombay Dyeing.

Good News for Fashion Industry

India’s 17-year-old fashion business is estimated to be worth just $50 million (BD19m) – a tiny fraction of its $12 billion textiles industry – but is estimated to be growing at 11 per cent annually.The domestic branded apparel market is reckoned to be worth around $2.5bn, according to Atul Chand, retail vice-president at Wills Lifestyle, [...]

Ritu Kumar

An interesting article on how the Grande Dame of Indian Fashion today started out.
“I mounted a way-out, futuristic, exhibition, of macho styled kurta-pajamas. These styles, or as we called them kurtas, were designed to be held together with suitcase zips, latched and bolted with hardware from Bagri Market, and patched with arrows of leather and [...]

WLIFW

The Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week seems to have emerged victorious from the scruffle with Lakme India Fashion week. Upto 75 designers have opted to show their clothes and accessories at the Delhi fashion week.
Read more about the WLIFW here.