A total of 35 shows are scheduled
through the week. The shows will be interspersed with interactive
seminars and workshops on the 'Business of Fashion', make-up,
style trends, hair, grooming and other fashion related topics Click
for schedule »
MODELS
The arresting
creations of the designers need the best of modelling talent
to present them. 48 leading Indian models will bring alive the
creations of India’s designer talent at the Lakme India
Fashion Week, 2002
At the Lakme India Fashion Week 2002, 53 designers from across the country will
showcase one of two collections Pret-a-Porter (ready-to-wear) and diffusion
(a line between ready-to-wear and couture/bridal) collections of the designers
through seven days of frenzied business activity in either a Solo, 2-Designer
or 3-Designer show. Click
for complete Designer profiles »
Historically, India
has been globally acknowledged as a country for its rich textile heritage, but
fashion, as an industry, continues to be challenged with several infrastructural
issues. Recognising this, in 1998, the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI)
was born. To address the need to grow the target customer base and the industry,
FDCI launched their 'fashion week' initiative to serve as a single platform. Click
to read more »
Hair's
to the stars!
Manish
Arora – the enfant terrible of Indian
fash frat – cannot guarantee “electrifying
shock” at his Lakme India Fashion Week
show tonight at 7 p.m. But he insists that
he “hasn’t changed much from the
last time he showed his collection at the
Spring-Summer 2002 Bacardi show at the Taj
Mahal Hotel Click
to read more »
What
does it take to knock the delectable Lisa
Ray out as the face of Indian cosmetic major
Lakme? Talk emerald green eyes and 5'8"
of pure oomph, and you could be talking about
the most famous export from the Czech Republic
since supermodels Eva Herzigova and Daniela
Pestova. Yana Synkova nee Gupta is
Indian fashion industry's HOT new property.
And her infectious smile and irresistible
sex appeal has already set the ramp on fire
at the Lakme India Fashion Week 2002. Excerpts
from an exclusive interview. Click
to read more »
First
Day First Show
The
most eagerly awaited event on the Indian fashion
firmament lived up to its billing. The Lakme
India Fashion Week (LIFW) 2002 took off to
a jam-packed hall of over 200 foreign buyers,
doyens of the Indian fashion industry and
PTPs (Page Three Personalities) galore. Even
on the opening day of the weeklong festivities,
eight designers sounded a great victory for
the sheer genius and depth of the Indian fashion
fraternity. Click
to read more »
