WIFW 2008: Straight from the ramp
The stunner: Katrina Kaif displays a creation by Ashish Soni at the Grand Finale of WIFW in Delhi.

'Fashion Bazaar is the need of the hour'
How about the fashion fiesta running for the whole year? Well this can be true if everything goes as planned, Deepti Kaul tells more.
WIFW ends with increase in orders
Curtains came down on the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week 2008 today with several designers going home with substantial orders from domestic and foreign buyers.
Alka Yagnik, Sameera walk ramp at WIFW
The Wills Fashion Week's last evening Sunday saw an unusual sight - Bollywood crooner Alka Yagnik walking the ramp in a silk tie-and-dye sari for designer friend Sucheta V. Merh.

 

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TIMELINE

Day 1, Wednesday, March 12
Day 2, Thursday, March 13
Day 3, Friday, March 14
Day 4, Saturday, March 15
Day 5, Sunday, March 16
 
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Designers Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna have partnered with Fiama Di Wills, a premium personal care product range from ITC to present their Fall/Winter 2008 collection - Lost in an Urban Maze.
This WIFW, designer JJ Valaya will launch a new line - Valaya Base.
When in doubt, wear a sari,” says Celina Jaitley who walked the ramp for debutant designer Khushali Kumar on Day Four of WIFW, Itee Dewan tells more.
No heroines walking the ramp, no stars hogging the limelight, while the media says blah, the models say wah!
As the most spectacular fashion show kicks off in the Capital, does it really mean good business? Asks Deepti Kaul.
The Indian fashion industry has huge potential but international buyers feel designers are unable to capture a bigger pie in the global market as they lack marketing skills.

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Vulnerable saris
I wonder why any TV channel or print media hasn’t blamed sari as an ‘imperfect’ garment to be worn by a woman, writes Vinod Nair.
An ace for fashion Week
The energetic and stylish Serena will walk the ramp in a show-stopper ensemble at Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra's show for Hewlett Packard.